Memphis Radio: Sports Host Chris Vernon OUT At WMFS

Chris Vernon

An ongoing contract dispute between Chris Vernon and WMFS 680 AM / 92.9 FM taken the popular sports talk radio show host off the airwaves for a third consecutive day.

According to The Commercial Appeal, Vernon's contract expired earlier this week, and he posted on Twitter this morning that "it appears that I no longer work" at 92.9 FM, the area's ESPN Radio affiliate.

Vernon, who hosted the station's midday show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., has been removed from 92.9 FM's online program schedule, as well as the station's official Twitter and Facebook pages. Local radio veteran Forrest Goodman hosted a show during his time slot today with Vernon's longtime producer Jon Roser.

Vernon joined 92.9 FM in 2012 after previously hosting an afternoon show on KQPN 730 AM. He has been on the air for more than a decade and has also served as an on-air analyst for Fox Sports Tennessee's coverage of the Grizzlies.