VALDOSTA —
Since the mid 1980’s, Sports Talk Radio has grown into one of the most profitable forms of radio. I am joining the push and I am taking you with me.
Along with maintaining my duties here at The Valdosta Daily Times, I will now serve as the host of ‘The Ed Hooper Show’ on The Jock 1150 AM, 96.1 FM, which will air weekdays from 1-2 p.m. The first show launches today.
The focus of my show will be on local sports, and nothing else. I am leaving the national sports talk to the other guys. Being that I am a local sports reporter, it is my duty and my priority to focus on the local sports world. After all, there is plenty to talk about.
While there are local sports talk shows that already fill the local area waves, and that do a fine job, my show will be one with no bias towards any local high school. I have no allegiance to local teams, which is something I can’t say with 100 percent of confidence about other shows. I am not from this region, so I’m bringing the facts forward with no bias.
I won’t be talking about the Miami Heat, L.A. Lakers, Tim Tebow or anything else national. No, instead I will be talking about the Lowndes Vikings, Valdosta Wildcats, Valdosta State, Valwood, Georgia Christian all of our outlying area schools, like Berrien, Cook, Brooks County and Lanier County.
I will also key in on local organizations in town, such as the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA and the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation.
This is a local show, built for you, and it is built to go along with what we do each and every day at The Valdosta Daily Times.
I will spend ample time preparing for each show, working to bring you the biggest and best names in the local sports world, and we will take your calls. This will be your time to ask your tough questions to the local sports figures and me. Calls will be accepted at 229-469-4299.
Today’s guests will include Valdosta football coach Rance Gillespie at 1:07 and members of the VSU softball team in the final half hour.
The Jock 1150 was established in January 2011 and serves as the home of ESPN Radio, the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Valdosta State Athletics and Valwood football. Programming includes Mike and Mike in the Morning (6-9 a.m.), The Herd with Colin Cowherd (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), The Ed Hooper Show (1-2 p.m.), The Scott Van Pelt Show (2-3 p.m.) and the local flagship program, The Big A Show with Charles Hurd (3-6 p.m.).
Ed’s column appears in the Monday edition of the Times. He can be reached on Twitter at @Ed_Hooper.
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