Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease)
September 26, 2008 - 620 The Bull – ESPN Radio (WDNC), one of the Triangle’s leading sports talk radio stations, has added Bomani Jones to its weekday line-up to host the 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. time slot. Jones has been heard on 620 The Bull and 850 The Buzz for the past 2 years as a fill-in host. During this time, Bomani has established himself as a great, young and rising talent in sports talk radio.
Bomani has a background that covers a wide range of topics. He has written on music, politics and social issues and sports for the South Florida Sun Sentinel and Salon.com, as well as a two-year stint with ESPN.com's Page 2.
Bomani is a native of Houston, a graduate of Clark College in Atlanta and has multiple master’s degrees, the most recent being from UNC-Chapel Hill (2005) in economics.
"Bomani is incredibly bright, has a great passion for sports and he can't play a lick. That makes him great for the sports talk family at 620 the Bull," said Adam Gold, Program Director.
Bomani will continue to host Sports Saturday, 9 a.m. to Noon, Saturday mornings on Sports Radio 850 The Buzz (WRBZ).
About WRBZ/WDNC:
McClatchey Broadcasting is privately owned and operates Sports Talk stations WRBZ - “850 The Buzz”, and WDNC “620 The Bull”. The McClatchey stations offer the latest sports information, breaking news, local coverage, and nationally syndicated sports talk programming. Some of the local shows McClatchey Broadcasting produce include: “The Adam Gold Show”, “The Sports Pig – with Morgan Patrick, “The Dave Glenn Show” and “The Bomani Jones Show.” The McClatchey stations are also home to some of the nation’s top syndicated shows such as Jim Rome, Mike & Mike, Colin Cowherd and others. WRBZ/WDNC are ESPN and Fox Sports Radio affiliates. The company maintains sports affiliations and relationships with Duke, UNC, NCSU, ECU, ASU, the Carolina Panthers, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Charlotte Bobcats.
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