That doesn’t always make him popular, but people respect him.” “He’s made as many enemies as he has friends. “Stan’s blatantly honest, almost to a fault,” Junker said in 2009. Savran ended up hosting the show solo for the remainder of its duration, bringing his conversational yet perceptive style to consumers across the city while aggrandizing the zeitgeist. Savran was known for his time hosting Sportsbeat with Guy Junker on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh, a studio program featuring interviews with sports figures in the city. “He was a gentleman in every way possible, and he did so much for our city and Western Pennsylvania with his honest candor and knowledge of all sports.” “Today is a sad day in the city of Pittsburgh as we lost a legendary person, media icon and close friend with the passing of Stan Savran,” Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement. The area’s professional sports teams – the Penguins Pirates and Steelers – all offered condolences to Savran’s family, as did various personalities and fans in the locale. He had been battling lung cancer and diabetes, and leaves an indelible legacy in the Steel City and beyond. Stan Savran, one of the hallmarks of sports media in the city of Pittsburgh, passed away at the age of 76. Still, national syndication was one goal that had been elusive, until this weekend. He and partner Mike Bell even have a beer named after their show. He has been on stage sharing his thoughts and opinions on the state of the industry at past BSM Summits.
He revealed the news of his new opportunity on Friday’s edition of Dukes and Bell.Ĭarl Dukes is used to success in the radio world. He posted on Twitter that something big was coming. Last month on his House of L podcast, Holmes announced that it was a schedule he could not keep up and he stepped away.ĭukes began teasing his announcement on Thursday. 670 the Score’s Laurence Holmes then took over. John Kincade held the spot until earlier this year when he announced he was joining 97.5 the Fanatic in Philadelphia. The Sunday morning slot has been at the center of plenty of turnover for the network. He will be on Sunday mornings from 6 until 10. The Atlanta host will now be heard across the country on CBS Sports Radio. Congratulations are in order for Carl Dukes of 92.9 the Game.
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