ESPN Radio Hoping for ‘The Pat McAfee Show’

ESPN’s hope is to simulcast “The Pat McAfee Show” on national radio when it unveils its new schedule, sources told Ryan Glasspiegel and me.

The NY Post reports it is not official and there are still some hoops to go through to make it happen, but it would mean more distribution for McAfee’s program.

Between being on ESPN, YouTube and potentially national radio, McAfee’s show will be available everywhere. He and his team also do a very nice job of getting their segments out on social media in a timely fashion.

The 12-3 p.m. time slot was Jason Fitz and Harry Douglas’. Fitz was cut during ESPN’s recent layoffs that saw around 20 on-air people let go.

ESPN Radio is getting a total reboot this fall. While seemingly not a company priority these days, it is a place where the network, historically, likes to feature its stars and still does, as in the case of Mike Greenberg, who has a 10 a.m-to-noon show with his name on it, though he appears on it a bit irregularly.

McAfee officially landed at ESPN in May, signing what was reported as a five-year $85 million contract to bring his talents to the Worldwide Leader. While those talents include being a former radio host, McAfee’s undefined role at ESPN has not been advertised as hosting a radio show.