For Immediate Release: December 19, 2007
Evening Drive Time Show to feature Indianapolis Star sports
columnist and prominent sports exec
Indianapolis…1070 The Fan (WFNI-AM) unveiled
plans for its new evening drive-time local sports talk show, which
will feature Indianapolis Star sports columnist Bob Kravitz and
well-known industry insider Eddie White.
The show, which will run from 3 – 6 p.m. Monday- Friday
on 1070 The Fan, will feature talk about local and national sports
topics with the occasional side of guy talk. The show premieres
on Monday, Jan. 7, when The Fan officially launches.
“Nobody has more connections in the sports world than Eddie,
and nobody has more opinions about local and national sports than
I do -- he's the fan, I'm the pundit,” Kravitz said.
"The big difference between Kravitz and me is that while
he THINKS he knows everything, I actually do," said White,
who has personally worked with legendary coaches Lou Holtz and
Don Shula. "Like Bob Knight says, most of us learn to write
in grade school and then move on to bigger and better things.
Kravitz still just writes."
"Fans now have one spot to both celebrate and bemoan our
local sports teams. Indianapolis is a world-class sports city,
and this is the world-class sports talk show to match it,"
Tom Severino, Vice President/General Manager of Emmis-Indianapolis
said.
Kravitz, 47, has been the sports columnist for the Indianapolis
Star since 2000. He’s worked for several publications, including
Sports Illustrated and the Rocky Mountain News. He’s done
previous radio work for The Fan in Denver (SportsRadio 950) and
is a regular contributor to ESPN TV and Radio.
White, who is older than Peyton Manning but younger than Donnie
Walsh, is the former Vice President of Team Properties and Sports
Marketing for the Adidas group, representing both the Reebok and
Adidas brands. He has worked for the University of Notre Dame
and the Miami Dolphins. White has worked 20 Super Bowls for the
NFL, and is an avid golfer. He’s had driving lessons from
Richard Petty and putting lessons from Jack Nicklaus.
In October Emmis announced its plans to migrate WIBC-AM news
and talk programming to the 93.1 FM frequency. On Dec. 26, 2007,
1070 AM becomes WFNI, The Fan and 93.1 FM becomes WIBC with a
news/talk lineup. From Dec. 26 until Jan. 7, 1070 AM will carry
broadcasts of the greatest Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers,
Indianapolis 500 and Indiana University games. On Jan. 7, WFNI
launches as an ESPN affiliate.
