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Clay Travis Set Up Call From Donald Trump To Big 10 Commissioner

“After being contacted by the White House and weighing the pros and cons, Cecil, Warren and the Big Ten agreed to speak with the president.”
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Can the cancellation or resumption of a college football season influence who wins the 2020 presidential election? The answer can be debated, but President Trump isn’t taking any chances.

While it was widely reported President Trump had a phone call with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren on Monday, Michael Smith and John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal are reporting POTUS can thank FOX Sports Radio’s Clay Travis for organizing the chat. 

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The president’s “one yard line” claim in the tweet above has been disputed, with Yahoo’s Pete Thamel claiming that his sources at the Big Ten Office “heartily laughed at it.” Nonetheless, a conversation with the Big Ten commissioner did take place. 

Aug. 11, the same day President Trump appeared on Travis’ FOX Sports Radio Show Outkick The Coverage, the Big Ten announced the cancellation of fall sports, including the football season because of COVID-19. The Pac-12 followed, but the other Power Five conferences announced plans to play the 2020 fall sports seasons. In response to the cancelled seasons, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden began running commercials in Big Ten markets, blaming Trump’s handling of the pandemic as the cause of no football. 

President Trump has aggressively worked to convince all sports, schools and industries to reopen amid the global pandemic, and similarly, Travis has been outspoken in his belief that the country’s response to COVID-19 has been an overreaction. Travis has also continued to highlight media biases, likely winning fans within the White House. 

To help handle the negative reaction from cancelling their football season, the Big Ten hired Carrie Cecil, CEO of the media strategy firm Anachel Communications. According to SBJ, Cecil contacted Travis about easing his criticism and claimed hypocrisy in the decision making by first-year Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren. In those discussions, Travis reportedly accelerated contact between the two parties. After being contacted by the White House and weighing the pros and cons, Cecil, Warren and the Big Ten agreed to speak with the president.  

Following the conversation, Travis was involved in a conference call with Cecil and White House aides, with everyone agreeing they were hopeful for a Big Ten season. Big Ten football being on the “one yard” line might be a stretch, but if the federal government expressed a willingness to provide more rapid testing for athletes, the conference’s fall sports seasons might be nearing.

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FOX Sports Radio Broadcasting Live From Arizona & Las Vegas For Super Bowl Week

Jordan Bondurant

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Sports radio will descend upon Glendale, Arizona and the greater Phoenix area next week for Super Bowl LVII, and FOX Sports Radio will be out in full force.

FOX Sports Radio announced Thursday that Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, LaVar Arrington, Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox, Doug Gottlieb, Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Chris Broussard and Rob Parker will all be live from either radio row, State Farm Stadium or Scottsdale Stadium starting Monday.

Dan Patrick and his crew will be at Scottsdale Stadium, which is the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants and the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. Colin Cowherd will broadcast two shows from State Farm Stadium, site of this year’s Super Bowl, on Thursday and Friday.

The rest of the FSR names mentioned above will all be doing their respective shows from radio row at the Phoenix Convention Center.

FOX Sports Radio also announced Jason Smith and Mike Harmon will broadcast from the Wynn Las Vegas resort on Thursday and Friday. They will have a strong focus on all things betting with regards to the Super Bowl.

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Alpha Media Ends San Antonio Sports Star Simulcast, 1250 AM Goes All ESPN Radio

“Alpha launched Sports Star on 94.1 back in June of last year, giving San Antonio its first FM sports talk station.”
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San Antonio now has a frequency where people can find local sports talk and the full ESPN Radio lineup.

RadioInsight reported owner Alpha Media has tweaked what was on 1250 AM, launching it as ESPN 1250. The station will be San Antonio’s 24/7/365 home for ESPN Radio. That will include NBA, NFL and MLB play-by-play on top of talk.

San Antonio’s Sports Star had been simulcasting on 1250, but Alpha will carry on with live and local programming on the stronger FM frequency. Alpha launched Sports Star on 94.1 back in June of last year, giving San Antonio its first FM sports talk station.

Sports Star is the home of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers in San Antonio.

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ESPN Radio 94.1 Sells Station Naming Rights To Priority Automotive Group

“The programming on the station does not change.”
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February 2, 2023

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Max Media has found an interesting new revenue stream in Virginia Beach. ESPN Radio 94.1 has sold its naming rights. The station has rebranded as Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1 ESPN.

“This is an important partnership for us,” said Priority Automotive COO Matt Elmer. “At Priority Automotive we think sports ties everyone together, so this is a great opportunity for us to be a voice in the community and partner with the number one voice for sports in Hampton Roads, ESPN 94.1.”

The programming on the station does not change. Listeners in the 757 will still hear the nationally syndicated ESPN Radio lineup except for in afternoon drive when The Tim Donnelly Show is on the air.

“The partnership between ESPN 94.1 and Priority Automotive is a natural evolution for both companies,” President and Market Manager Keith Barton added. “From the many youth organizations to college teams, Priority Automotive Has been dedicated to sports in Hampton Roads for decades. Max Media is incredibly proud to be partnered with such a class organization.”

Priority Automotive owns 17 car dealerships across Virginia.

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