104.5 The Zone’s Mickey Ryan Joins Titans Pre/Post-Game Broadcast Team
NASHVILLE, TN, AUGUST 11, 2016 – Cumulus Media-Nashville announces that veteran sports broadcaster Mickey Ryan will join the Titans Radio Broadcast Team as a co-host for Titans Pre- and Post-Game coverage beginning Saturday, August 19, 2016, at 5pm CST. The announcement was made today by Brad Willis, Program Director for 104.5 The Zone and Titans Radio.
Ryan joins fellow broadcaster Mark Howard and former Titans players Blaine Bishop and Kevin Dyson on the show, providing two hours of pre-game and post-game coverage during the Tennessee Titans games. This season, Titans fans can catch the Lee Company Countdown to Kickoff pre-game show LIVE from the new Titans Fan Zone, outside the south end zone of Nissan Stadium.
“Mickey is one of the most respected and insightful sports commentators in Nashville,” said Allison Warren, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Media-Nashville. “He has covered sports at its highest level and his reputation, contacts and relationships within the sports field are outstanding. We have the strongest ensemble of voices in football analysts and sports commentators, and the addition of Mickey to our team makes us even stronger and deeper.”
Ryan said: “I have listened to Titans Radio since the very first broadcast, and I consider it an honor and the culmination of a lifelong dream to join the best team in NFL Radio. I look forward to sharing an upcoming season of Titans Football with Mark, Blaine, Kevin, and Titans fans all over our listening area.”
Ryan will debut on 104.5 The Zone Titans Pre- and Post-Game coverage on Saturday, August 13, 2016, for 104.5 The Zone’s coverage of the 2016 Tennessee Titans season. In addition to Titans Local Pre and Post-Game coverage, he will remain with 104.5 The Zone’s popular 3HL afternoon show airing weekdays from 3pm-6pm CST with co-hosts Brent Dougherty and Blaine Bishop.
104.5 The Zone is the official broadcast partner of the Tennessee Titans, providing the game day broadcast play-by-play from Mike Keith with analysis by former Titan Frank Wycheck, in addition to two hours of pre- and post-game local coverage during the Lee Company Countdown to Kickoff.
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