As hinted earlier, from even the same source, former WKNR sports talk host Kendall Lewis is “back on the airwaves”. Well, the cable lines and satellite waves.
Akron Beacon Journal sports media columnist George M. Thomas reports that Lewis will join FOX Sports Net Ohio’s 2007 version of “Cleveland Rants”, co-hosting with FSN Ohio’s Les Levine. The show’s new season starts March 5th.
The show aired last year with Levine and WKNR/850’s Neil Bender, but the 2007 version will not be simulcast on the Good Karma sports talk outlet. Thomas reports that this year, it will also only air Monday through Friday, after Indians and Cavaliers’ games.
However, Thomas reports that Lewis’ voice will be heard on his former radio home soon, at least for a one-time stint. “The BSK” is set for a guest stint on ‘KNR on March 3rd. The former WKNR talker has been heard on Paul Belfi’s Internet sports outlet SportsTalkCleveland.com, and we haven’t heard if that relationship will continue or not.
While we’ve got WKNR on the mind, we hear that the station ran ESPN Radio’s “Mike and Mike in the Morning” and “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” in the 9-noon slot normally occupied by local host Greg Brinda.
We’re told on-air announcements said Brinda was out due to the inclement weather, and would return tomorrow. We’re also told that the ESPN shows were presented as “a special presentation of Cleveland’s ESPN Radio 1540”.
Is this a sign that “Mike and Mike”, in particular, are primed for a return to the WKNR airwaves in morning drive? It may be too early to predict it, but the ESPN programming being used as a fill-in vs. whatever FOX Sports Radio airs in that slot might be a positive sign in that direction…
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