Buck Belue, a veteran sports talk host at 680/93.7 The Fan for over 24 years, is shifting from his morning slot to a new evening show on weekdays, along with a fresh Saturday morning gig.
Belue, who teamed up with John Kincade for nearly 20 years until Kincade’s exit in 2020 amid the pandemic, had been hosting a one-hour daily show at 10 a.m. This week, The Fan switched things up, moving him to a two-hour evening slot at 6 p.m. and adding a Saturday morning show from 9 a.m. to noon.
Scott McFarlane, The Fan’s operations manager, said Belue will rotate co-hosts throughout the year based on the sports season. Kicking things off, he’ll pair with Barrett Sallee, the recently hired Atlanta Braves pregame and postgame host.
Forever etched in history as the quarterback who guided the University of Georgia to a 1980 national title, Belue has become a steady presence at The Fan. At 65, he’s still got no plans to hang it up.
“I love this gig,” he said. “Great people, great city—Atlanta’s home.”
With The Fan broadcasting Atlanta Braves games, Belue’s evening show will take a backseat at times during baseball season. “I did the math,” he said. “I’ll be off about 36% of the time through fall.” His Saturday show, though, will stay consistent.
Reflecting on his long run with Kincade, who now works at a sports station in his native Philadelphia, Belue said, “We played up the North-South rivalry.” It clicked in Atlanta, a melting pot of locals and Northern transplants. Off-air and on, he’d rib Kincade about his Philly sports fixation.
Post-Kincade, Belue teamed with ex-UGA quarterback Hutson Mason before going solo, bouncing ideas off his studio engineer.
The new schedule also frees up Belue’s days to hit the golf course, where he boasts a solid 8 handicap. “I can play as much as I want now!” he said.
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