Gregg Bell is back on the air at 93.3 KJR-FM in the 10-noon time slot as the station revamps it's morning lineup. He's apparently replacing the ousted Mark James and will team with Christopher Kidd. Bell is the Seahawks and NFL writer for The News Tribune. He is a two-time Washington state sportswriter of the year, as voted by the National Sports Media Association.
The Ultimate Sports Show on KONG Jazzy music open with stadium and fan shots, a virtual man cave set with easy chairs and table snacks/chotchkes, laced with lots of joyous, high energy hype from hosts Paul Silvi and Chris Egan, who touted 60 years combined Seattle sports coverage. The graphics are very Emerald City green and white, which seemed a bit flat, but I'm red/green color blind. They did a quick billboard laying out the debut show highlights (always important to do) into the first guest, talk host Softy Mahler of KJR-FM, who cracked, "Who woke up one day and said we needed more of Silvi and Egan on TV." Softy's audio was a touch late in joining off the top on a Zoom call. They are promising top guests. Mahler interview was interspersed with Mariner player sound bites, but no field play video, just full screen stats and action still pics of the players. I'm sure K5 has file video of all the players, even from spring training or opening day....