

Schlereth, a high-profile TV commentator on ESPN, is scheduled to depart at the end of the year because The Fan and sister station 1600 AM no longer will have ESPN programming.ĮSPN will move to Front Range Broadcasting, probably on a new station, which will team with The Ticket.Ī lot of backstage drama precedes the CBS telecast of the Alabama-LSU game, a Southeastern Conference showdown Saturday night matching the nation’s top two college football teams.ĬBS has a contract that allows it to televise Saturday afternoon SEC games and one Saturday conference game in prime time. weekday slot on The Fan or perhaps be part of The Fan’s local morning team, which will replace ESPN’s “Mike & Mike” show.

Klatt could replace former Broncos guard Mark Schlereth in the 4-7 p.m. While Klatt declined comment Sunday, a logical landing place for him would be 104.3 FM The Fan. Nate Kreckman, who formerly worked the 9 a.m.-noon shift, now teams with Charles Johnson. shift on 102.3 FM The Ticket, noting via Twitter: “I’ll be on the radio again somewhere soon.” Joel Klatt, a former Colorado quarterback, has left his noon-3 p.m. The winds of change are blowing again on the sports- talk scene in Denver-area radio. You have to believe that part of Friday’s audience was there because fans either saw or heard about the spectacular ending of Game 6. Joe said it so naturally.”Īfter Buck’s line last week, Buck and McCarver wisely remained silent, letting the Cardinals and their fans take over the telecast.Īccording to Nielsen ratings, Game 7 on Friday night drew 25.4 million viewers, the largest World Series audience since the champion Red Sox drew 28.8 million against the Cardinals in 2004. “There’s a lack of authenticity about it if you do. “You can’t plan something like that,” McCarver said of Joe Buck’s call. Worth noting: Tim McCarver, Buck’s Fox partner, was in the 1991 World Series booth when Jack Buck, who died in 2002, made his memorable call. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
