Atlanta Radio: Sports WZGC The Game Launches New Morning Show

Hugh Douglas, John Fricke

WZGC 92.9 FM / The Game has mined its weekend staff for its new morning show: Hugh Douglas and John Fricke.

The pair started Tuesday morning. Fricke has been a weekend host for three years since the Game came to be. Douglas joined last year. Their weekend show aired 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday nights.

“The Fricke and Hugh team are our highest rated weekend show,” said Terry Foxx, program director at the Game since its launch. “Their chemistry clearly resonates with our listeners and we are excited to bring them on to a larger stage so more people can enjoy their insightful and entertaining take on sports.”

WZGC also announced that Randy Cross will take over for Jamie Dukes and join Rick Kamla in mid-days. Cross and Kamla worked together the first year on the Game in 2012-13 in the mornings.

Dukes left last week after three years, citing health reasons and a long commute.

Fricke is a media veteran, having started with CNN in the 1980s as a sports anchor, a broadcast sports anchor in different cities in the 1990s.

Douglas is a a former NFL defensive end who played for a total of 10 years with the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars. He has been analyst for ESPN.

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