104-5 The Zone Analysts
Everyday, 104-5 The Zone brings you insight and analysis from the deepest lineup of experts on sports radio. Your favorite sports, Nashville's teams, sports' biggest stories: we bring you the insiders to cover them all mornings with Mark, Frank and Kevin as well as afternoons with George & Willy. We are THE Sports Station, 104-5 The Zone.
Tony Barnhart: Midday Wednesdays & Saturday With Doug Mathews
They call him Mr. College Football and for good reason. Tony Barnhart is SEC Football and he's live each week on 104-5 The Zone. A native of Union Point, Ga., Barnhart began his newspaper career in June of 1976 at the Union (S.C.) Daily Times, and in March of 1977, he joined the Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record, where he remained until joining the staff of the Journal-Constitution in 1984. Besides his newspaper, radio and television work, Barnhart has written several books, including Southern Fried Football: The History, Passion and Glory of the Great Southern Game, What It Means To Be A Bulldog, and his latest, Vince Dooley: My 40 Years at Georgia.
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Barry Booker Friday's at 7:30am
Barry Booker joins the Wake Up Zone again in 2010 as their college basketball analyst. A 1989 graduate of Vanderbilt with a B. A. in Economics, Barry was a standout player helping the Commodores coached by C. M. Newton to the only back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in school history in 1988 and 1989. Barry was a starting guard for three years earning Academic All-SEC Honors in 1988 and he was named the University’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete in 1989. He still holds the all-time career three-point shooting percentage record in the SEC -- 46%. Barry earned an MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management graduating in 1997. In addition to his broadcast duties, he is a Relationship Manager for Wells Fargo Commercial Bank in Nashville.
David Climer: Afternoons With George & Willy
David Climer has been covering sports for The Tennessean for 30 years, including the last 13 years as a columnist. He's written about everything from the Olympics to the Super Bowl to a frisbee golf tournament. "My biggest fear is that some day I'll have to get a real job," Climer said. Climer brings his unique perspective to SEC and middle Tennessee sports afternoons on 104-5 The Zone.
MLB.Com's Seth Everett
Join the Wake Up Zone each Wednesday morning at 8:10 for MLB.Com's Seth Everett. You can expect the raw opinions from Seth, where he won't hold anything back on the hot topics surrounding Major League Baseball.
Monday's: The Drivers Zone with Eli Gold
Join Eli Gold for all the happenings from the NASCAR world every Monday at 2:00p on 104-5 The Zone. Eli brings a true, passionate love for auto racing to 104-5 The Zone, where he takes your questions and comments at 73-1045. Having spent some three decades around NASCAR Sprint Cup racing, Gold's passion and interest in auto racing comes through loud and clear on The Drivers Zone.
Mike Keith Talks Titans Football
Tune in to hear "The Voice of the Titans" Mike Keith throughout the NFL season for the latest happenings from Baptist Sports Park leading up to Sunday's kickoff. The National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters named Keith Tennessee's Sportscaster of the Year seven of the past nine years, including this past May at its annual convention in Salisbury, NC. Hear Mike on The Wakeup Zone as well as some Saturday mornings with Doug Mathews.
Paul Kuharsky: Mornings With Mark, Frank and Kevin
Paul Kuharsky is in his 14th year covering professional sports and his second year with ESPN.com covering the NFL's AFC South. He's a regular part of 104-5 The Zone's Wakeup Zone mornings. Kuharsky started tracking the Houston Oilers for The Tennessean in 1996, and then reported the details of the Tennessee Oilers’ relocation to Nashville, their commute to Memphis, their season as a tenant at Vanderbilt and their transformation into the Tennessee Titans. When you're not listening to Paul on The WakeUp Zone, read his work on ESPN.com. Story Archives || Hashmarks || Email Paul
John McClain: Middays Tuesday & Afternoons With George Plaster
He's nicknamed "The Commissioner" and he governs NFL coverage for the Houston Chronicle. For the last half-dozen years, John McClain's been a staple of 104-5 The Zone's pro football coverage as well. A graduate of Baylor University in 1975, McClain has covered the National Football League for 30 years. A popular and widely-respected sports journalist, he began his career with the Waco (TX) Tribune-Herald. He joined the Houston Chronicle staff in 1976 and in 1977 covered his first Houston Oilers' training camp. McClain is a past president of the PFWA, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. He also serves on the Hall of Fame's nine-member Seniors Selection Committee that considers candidates whose careers have been over for at least 25 years, and is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
NFL Insider Chris Mortenson
ESPN's NFL Insider Chris Mortenson joins 104-5 The Zone's Wake Up Zone every Thursday morning at 8:30a.m. Want the inside scoop on the biggest stories in the league? What about the news no one is talking about? Chris Mortenson gives all the details only to Mark, Frank and Kevin and 104-5 The Zone.
Will Perdue On The NBA
Will Perdue, no stranger to the Nashville area because of his Vanderbilt roots, serves as the NBA analyst each Friday throughout the basketball season on 104-5 The Zone's Sports Zone. Perdue is best known in the NBA circuit as a member of the Chicago Bulls' three consecutive NBA championship teams in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Originally drafted by Chicago with the 11th overall pick in the 1988 Draft, Perdue registered his 3,500th career rebound, 500th assist and 200th steal during the 1997-98 season. Perdue appeared in 93 career NBA playoff games, averaging 3.8 ppg and 3.7 rpg.
Jayson Stark In The Zone Mondays
Jayson Stark is a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com, writing several columns a week, including Friday's Week in Review and Saturday's Rumblings and Grumblings. He also appears as an analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight. Simply one of the best analysts in baseball, hear Jayson Monday's at 4:05 with George and Willy.
Jim Wyatt: Middays Tuesday
Jim Wyatt is in his 11th year covering the Titans for The Tennessean, including the past nine seasons as the team’s beat writer. Wyatt was recently named the 2007 Sports Writer of the Year in the state of Tennessee by the National Sportscasters and Sports Writers Association, an award he also won in '03 and '06. Wyatt authored "Tales from the Titans Sideline", a collection of stories about the team since arriving in Nashville. Wyatt joins 104-5 The Zone each Tuesday afternoon at 2:00p to discuss the latest with the Titans.
Jonathan Hutton: 104-5 The Zone Insider
A six-year veteran of Titans coverage, middle Tennessee native Jonathan Hutton brings his knowledge to the journalistic side of 104-5 The Zone. His coverage goes beyond just the Titans, as he was the only Nashville broadcaster to cover the last three Super Bowls. Jonathan can also be heard broadcasting from SEC and other middle Tennessee sport events. His reports can be heard on all three local weekday shows on The Zone lineup. Hutton's Zone Insider Blog || Twitter: @Hutton1045 || Email Jonathan
