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Under The Radar – November 22, 2016

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As we gear up for Thanksgiving, here are a few sports media items that have trickled in and you may have missed. If you have future news to share you can send it via email to [email protected].

Cumulus Dallas has found their successor to Tyler Cox, who is retiring after 40+ years in the industry, including the past ten as program director of Dallas News Talk stations WBAP and KLIF. Veteran sports radio programmer Kevin Graham, who last managed WEEI in Boston, and who’s served as PD for KFNZ in Salt Lake City, KTAR and KMVP in Phoenix, WXYT in Detroit, and WEPN in New York City, will succeed Cox. Graham says he’s long admired Dan Bennett and Jeff Catlin of Cumulus Dallas, and considers it a great honor to follow in Cox’s footsteps to assist in the continued growth of two of the country’s most successful News/Talk brands, WBAP and KLIF.

A special crew will be in place for tonight’s Monday Night football game on Westwood One, live from Mexico City, and featuring the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans. CBS Sports’ Spanish-language broadcast team of Armando Quintero, Benny Ricardo, and Brady Poppinga will call the action. The network’s regular broadcast team of Kevin Harlan and Boomer Esiason have the night off.

Rob Parker is heading west to Los Angeles to take on a larger role as a debate analyst at FOX Sports 1. Parker had made appearances on FS1 since the network launched but was still living and working in Detroit. No word yet on which shows he’ll contribute to regularly. The former opinionist previously worked for ESPN, and was a regular contributor to First Take before the show was altered to revolve around Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith.

In San Francisco, KPIX 5 Sports Anchor Dennis O’Donnell profiled former big leaguer turned KNBR 1050 morning host Kevin Frandsen. To check out the clip and learn more about Frandsen’s transition into the sports media industry click here.

Zach McCrite is doing some fill-in work this week in St. Louis for his former employer 101 ESPN. McCrite, who now resides in Louisville and last worked full time for 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma City, is stepping in for Anthony Stalter and Chris Duncan on The Turn.

Also in St. Louis, KSDK-5 has promoted sports anchor Frank Cusumano to Sports Director. Cusumano has been a sportscaster at KSDK since 1993, winning an Edward R. Murrow Award and 17 Emmys. He added “Some kids want to be doctors, others want to be lawyers, all I have ever wanted to do is to talk about sports on television and radio in St. Louis. I am honored to be able to tell the stories of these incredible athletes in our town.”

Longtime Toronto Blue Jays announcer Jerry Howarth is undergoing a cancer operation this week to remove a small tumor. Howarth said a biopsy failed to find any prostate cancer, but the growth was later detected during an MRI scan.

Jacksonville University has a new public address announcer. Joshua Jackson has agreed to be the PA voice for Men’s basketball games. He made his debut last week.

A new website (TheRaidersWire.com) is being launched by the USA Today Sports Media Group, and the company has hired Will Reeve Jr. to serve as the site’s managing editor.

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Former 670 The Score Host Tommy Williams Has Died

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Tommy Williams, who was heard for a decade on 670 The Score, died on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Williams began his broadcasting career in his hometown of Gary, Indiana in 1982 at WLTH before moving on to The Score. In 2003, Williams became the PA Announcer for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association where he had his signature call to get the attention of the fans, “People, People, People.”

A story in The Times of Northwest Indiana said, “The longtime RailCats public address announcer and Lakeshore Public Media sports journalist was known for broadcasting countless games, interviewing countless athletes and covering Region sports at all levels. The Gary native and co-host of “Prep Sports Report,” “Prep Football Report,” and “Lakeshore PBS Scoreboard” often signed off shows saying, “Gary, Indiana, you know I love you.”

“The cadence he had in his voice echoed across the Region in a way we may never see again. He was widely known and widely loved,” Tom Maloney, vice president of radio operations at Lakeshore Public Media told the paper.

“He’d want to be remembered as the voice of Lakeshore sports,” his Regionally Speaking co-host and producer Dee Dotson told The Times. “Most people will remember him for covering prep sports all the way up to semi-pros. He’ll be remembered for treating each of his subjects like they were world champions. His depth of knowledge of sports at all levels is commendable. He was a walking encyclopedia of stats.” 

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Members to Oversee Play-by-Play Sports Platform

“It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Media Networks has announced the promotions of three long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” said Peter Kosann, CEO/Founder of Compass Media Networks. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Robet Blum has been appointed Vice President & General Manager of Sports and will also continue to serve as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News-Talk and Sports. Tyler Brewer has been appointed Executive Producer – Sports Programming. And Chris Kleiber has been appointed Senior Producer – Sports Programming.

Compass Media Networks broadcasts annually over 100 play-by-play sporting events involving college men’s basketball and football (including the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game), NFL 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday Doubleheaders, and complete coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. The broadcasts are distributed across hundreds of terrestrial sports, news-talk and music stations as well as digital distribution platforms such as SiriusXM, Verizon Mobile, and the Varsity App.

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Charley Steiner Injured; Tim Neverett to Handle Dodgers Radio Play-by-Play

“This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

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As the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their first home game on Thursday, team play-by-play voice Charley Steiner has revealed he will not be doing games at the beginning of the season due to a severe back injury.

Through the Dodgers, Steiner posted a statement which said, “Over the winter, I landed on the Injured List with three compound fractures in my back. (I don’t recommend it.) With the start of the baseball season upon us, the Dodgers are ready to go – but I’m not. This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes. I look forward to returning to the mic later this season. In the meantime, go Dodgers!”

TrueBlueLA.com reports Tim Neverett will handle play-by-play duties while Steiner recovers. Neverett called the first two regular season games with Rick Monday as the Dodgers started the season in South Korea. Neverett and Monday did not travel with the team, however, they called those games in a studio back home.

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