Monday, January 14, 2013

Twin Cities Radio: Sports Talker Jeff Dubay Returns

Jeff Dubay
Jeff Dubay, the sports talk radio personality who was fired from KFAN 1270 AM after being charged with crack cocaine possession, has been hired to co-host a show on KSTP 1500 ESPN.

According to Twin Cities Business Journals, Dubay, 44, will join Judd Zulgad to co-host "Judd & Dubay" from 9 a.m. to noon starting on Monday.

That's the same time slot he had at KFAN, when he teamed up with Paul Allen on the popular "PA and Dubay Show." He worked at KFAN from 1994 to 2008, which included a decade of working with Allen.

Dan Seeman, vice president/market manager for Hubbard Radio in the Twin Cities, said the station had been talking to Dubay about a job for the last year.

"We know he has great talent. We know he has great equity in the market," Seeman said in a statement. "We've been meeting to figure out the right timing, and we all believe that Jeff is healthy and ready and the time is right for him to get back into the business that he loves."

Dubay was arrested on drug charges in October 2008 and fired from KFAN soon afterwards.

In recent months, Dubay has been outspoken about his battle with crack cocaine addiction. He has been sober for 22 months and was selected to join Zulgad after a successful guest co-hosting stint last month.

"I've been out for four years," Dubay said. "I always thought there would be a second chance. But if it didn't happen soon, I was going to wonder if it ever would.

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