Fox Sports Picks Jay Mohr To Fill Jim Rome Time Slot

Actor-comedian Jay Mohr will take over Jim Rome’s noon (eastern) time period Jan. 2 on the Fox Sports Radio Network.

Rome left Fox Sports for the new CBS Sports Radio. His show will air noon-3 p.m. starting January 2 on an expected network of 100+ stations.

Fox says “Jay Mohr Sports…. will feature sports talk and entertainment highlighted by Mohr’s trademark comedic style and unique perspective as a multi-media star, in addition to conversations with top athletes and celebrities. He has been a frequent guest host in the Fox Sports Radio studios in Los Angeles.

"After spending the last 15 years guest-hosting, I couldn’t be happier to get the opportunity to host my own show!" Mohr said in a statement.  "I’m looking forward to talking sports, connecting with listeners, and interviewing amazing guests every day, while being a part of the Fox Sports Radio family.  It was worth the wait."

The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member (1993-95) has been seen on TV’s “Suburgatory,” “Gary Unmarried,” “Ghost Whisperer” and “Action” (the 1999 Fox series in which he played a foul-mouthed Hollywood movie producer whose crude vocabulary is barely bleeped out by Fox censors, leaving little to the imagination.) He’s also appeared in more than 25 feature films, best known from “Jerry Maguire.”