Madden to WXDX in early October
Pittsburgh:Speculation has been brewing for much of the summer that former ESPN (WEAE-AM 1250) host Mark Madden would end up on the FM dial at WXDX (105.9). ESPN will release Madden from his contract at the end of the month to allow him to make the move to Greentree and the Clear Channel outlet. A source indicated to the Post-Gazette that ESPN could have kept Madden off the air for another year, but opted to release him in order to use the $12,000 monthly salary in other areas.
October 6 is a likely start date during the 3-7 pm shift. That will pit him up against the "Paulsen, Logan and Crow" show which replaced the former Madden show on 1250. With Madden off the air, WBGG's (970) Joe Bendel Show - a more controversial show - has picked up a lot of listeners. It is expected that former Madden listeners will flock back with new, younger listeners being attracted by the FM format. The move will mean that between 6 and 7 pm Clear Channel will have 3 sports programs - Madden on WXDX, Bendel on WBGG and Ellis Cannon on WPGB (104.7).
Madden was removed from the air back in May after making controversial statements about Senator Ted Kennedy.
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As if there isn’t enough hate-mongering on news/talk radio, now the Pittsburgh sports radio circuit gets, possibly, the biggest hate-mongerer this side of Jim Rome.
Rick - September 26, 2008 at 1:51 pm