Two veteran Philadelphia sports talkers are teaming up for a new show as the JAKIB Media Network announced a partnership with Jody McDonald and John McMullen. The duo will host Birds 365, focused on the Philadelphia Eagles and set to air every weekday from 8 – 10am ET beginning April 5.
The live, local and digital flagship home for Birds 365 will be Philly Voice, with YouTube serving as the show’s video home. Listeners around the country will also be able to tune in on the JAKIB Media Network.
“This will be wall-to-wall Eagles Content,” Jody Mac said in the press release. “I am grateful to speak directly to the Eagles Fan Base and provide very defined and specific football content in a great Football City.”
McDonald has been a prominent voice in Philadelphia for more than 30 years, dating back to 1990 when he co-hosted Mac and Mac with Glen Macnow on WIP. Now paired with McMullen, McDonald has an uncanny ability to find co-hosts who share the first syllable of his last name.
The son of former Mets general manager Joe McDonald, Jody Mac also has strong ties to New York, having hosted weekday shows on both WFAN and the city’s ESPN Radio affiliate. The relations make him uniquely one of the few people who are beloved by both rival markets. McDonald still regularly fills in on WFAN and WIP in addition to national radio work.
McMullen has three decades of sports media work on his resume and currently covers the NFL and the Eagles for SI. Last year, the veteran longtime NFL beat writer and reporter began a weekly show titled Extending The Play on the newly launched 1490 Sports Betting Radio in Atlantic City.
“Jody Mac & Johnny Mac will provide football content in one of the most passionate sports cities in the world. Listeners will be drawn to this show,” said JAKIB Media Founder Joe Krause. “This show is for fans who know it all and for fans that want to understand it all.”