Monday, March 25, 2019

Fox Sports Radio: Jason Smith Show Reaches Affiliate Milestone

Jason Smith and Mike Harmon
FOX Sports Radio (FSR), a division of Premiere Networks, has announced that The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon has reached a broadcast milestone of 400 affiliates.

Among the show’s recent affiliate additions are WBCN-AM/W234BY in Charlotte, N.C., WRNW-FM in Milwaukee, Wis., WHBQ-AM in Memphis, Tenn., and WLVL-AM/WLVL-X1 in Buffalo, N.Y.

Originating from FOX Sports Radio’s headquarters in Los Angeles, The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon features live, immediate reaction both during and directly after the biggest games in sports.  Hosted by veteran radio and TV sports personality Jason Smith and co-hosted by Mike Harmon, the program airs weekday evenings from 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. ET/7 p.m. – 11 p.m. PT on radio stations nationwide and iHeartRadio.  Their fun and entertaining brand of late-night sports talk has experienced +26% growth among Persons 12+ over the past two years. (Source: Nielsen Audio, Nationwide, AQH, Fa '17-Fa'19, P12+)

“We are extremely pleased to welcome 400 affiliates to the club!” said Scott Shapiro, VP of Sports Programming for Premiere Networks.  “The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon has proven time and time again to be the place to go for instant reaction to all of the big games in sports.  When major moments happen on the field or court, Jason and Mike have every angle covered.”

Prior to joining FOX Sports Radio in 2014, Smith hosted NFL Fantasy Live on the NFL Network.  He also previously hosted NFL Fantasy Zone on DirecTV and various ESPN television and radio programs, including the weekly, nationally-syndicated radio program All-Night.  Before making his transition behind the microphone, Smith won an Emmy Award in the production category for his work on SportsCenter.  A native of New York, Smith is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Mike Harmon has been partnered with Jason Smith since 2014, and he also hosts Sunday mornings on FOX Sports Radio from 9 a.m. ET– 1 p.m. ET.  From 2006 - 2014, he served a columnist and analyst for FOX Sports, covering MLB and Fantasy Football for the network. Prior to that, he spent seven years covering fantasy sports for Yahoo! Sports.

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