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92.9 The Game To Add New Midday Show With Steak Shapiro, Sandra Golden

“Again, the two will be partnered under the moniker The Front Row. It was the same name their show used on 680 The Fan.”

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Steak Shapiro and Sandra Golden are returning to the airwaves in Atlanta. The former 680 The Fan morning duo are moving across town to join 92.9 The Game for a new show with an old name. Barrett Sports Media broke the news earlier today, it was officially confirmed at 4pm on The Game’s afternoon show Dukes and Bell.

The longtime friends and on-air partners will team up again under the moniker The Front Row. It was the same name their show used previously on 680 The Fan. Additional members of the show cast are expected to be named at a later date.

As with their previous partnership, Shapiro and Golden will not necessarily stick to sports. An email sent to Barrett Sports Media promises the show will cover a variety of Atlanta topics in addition to sports including food and entertainment.

During an appearance today on Dukes & Bell, which included Mark Zinno who was filling in for Mike Bell, Shapiro expressed his excitement to join the station, and specifically to be heard on a big signal on the FM dial.

“After doing this for twenty five years, practically every day of my life, I’ve been off the radio for a minute,” said Shapiro. “To be with Sandra, and bring back The Front Row, and be at this station, I’m used to stations with little bitty signals. That’s been my career. Having started and built a station called 790 The Zone and then somewhere else, to be at a 100,000 watt flamethrower with the NFL, NBA, Atlanta United, big personalities, in a city that’s given me everything I could’ve ever asked for, a city that I love, and to squeeze me in from 9 to 11 every morning, and to be surrounded by these properties, and meet some new guys, I’m thrilled, and have to thank Rick Caffey, Mike Conti and everybody here for putting us in a great spot.”

Shapiro and Golden were radio free agents. Steak lost his job at 680 The Fan in Atlanta amidst Covid-19 related layoffs in 2020. He had been with the station since 2014 in morning drive working alongside Golden and former Falcon Brian Finneran. Prior to that he built an impressive profile as one of the city’s top talents at 790 The Zone, a station where Golden worked as well. Since losing his show at 680, Shapiro has continued hosting his locally produced television show Atlanta Eats.

Golden meanwhile announced she was leaving The Fan a short time after Shapiro. Her final day was February 19, 2021.

“I’ve had a ten year run at the station,” Golden said when announcing her departure from 680. “I’ve been here in Atlanta doing media since 1997 and I feel like it is the greatest blessing of all time.”

The new incarnation of The Front Row will launch on Thursday August 4th. The show will be heard weekdays from 9a-11a. The program is being added to The Game’s current lineup, not replacing another show. Instead, the station will replace a ‘Best of’ hour of John & Hugh’s, and reduce Andy & Randy’s show by 1-hour.

The new lineup at 92.9 The Game will look like this:

5-9 AM: John & Hugh

9-11 AM: The Front Row

11-2 PM: Andy & Randy

2-7 PM: Dukes & Bell

7-11 PM: John Chuckery

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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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Ronnie Lane and Tom Krasniqi Put a Bow on The Ronnie & TKras Show After Nearly 10 Years

“Finally, Tampa Bay can sleep easy knowing this hideous show is finally over.”

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After nearly 10 years, The Ronnie & TKras Show with Ronnie Lane and Tom Krasniqi came to an end today as the duo broadcast their final show on remote with many listeners, friends and co-workers on hand. Earlier this month, WDAE announced changes to its programming lineup which will take place starting tomorrow. Ronnie Lane will take on a new role as host of the Tampa Bay Rays pre-game show The Inside Pitch. Tom Krasniqi will continue on in afternoon drive with producer Chris Mathis for The Drive.

Their final show kicked off with station voice Jim Cutler saying, “…Finally, Tampa Bay can sleep easy knowing this hideous show is finally over.”

And with that went three very fast hours of looking back on a nearly decade-long run for Lane and Krasniqi. “It seems kind of surreal, doesn’t it?” said Lane.

Mathis had several special guests lined up for the final show and many others left voice messages which were played coming out of breaks. Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht and Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford took part in the final show. Tampa Bay Rays closer Pete Fairbanks also called in and, at first, identified himself as “Pete from St. Louis” before asking what the hosts thought of the Rays bullpen.

“I’m telling you man, when I hear all of these tributes it really brings a tear to my eye, Ronnie,” said Krasniqi. “It’s a surreal moment…It makes me feel so fortunate and blessed to be in this position sitting next to you all these years. This is one of those moments where I am almost speechless and just so incredibly overwhelmed by the support and the love that everyone has shown here today.”

Lane responded, “…Our time together is really coming to an end. I might get a little emotional before this show is over, but we have had a great time and been through many ups and downs…This business is crazy and for us to be able to do what we are doing and doing it on our terms…And for a company that believes in both of us to give us this opportunity to go in different directions with the same company is truly amazing…It doesn’t happen like this always in this business, usually it’s an ugly goodbye.”

As the show came to an end, Lane reminded everyone, “It has been a blast, but we’re not freakin’ leaving!”

“We’re not leaving folks,” ‘TKras’ said. “Thanks very much for being a part of our lives and thanks for having us as part of yours. Onward and upward. You are dismissed.”

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