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Audacy Strikes Deal to Simulcast “Sports Daily” on Wichita TV Station

Audacy’s sports talk KFH-AM, Wichita enters into a deal with CBS television affiliate KWCH-TV, Wichita to simulcast video and audio of KFH’s morning show, “Sports Daily” starring co-hosts Jacob Albracht andim Tommy Castor, on KWCH’s streaming service, 12 News Connected, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. KFH operations and brand manager Tony Duesing comments, “We’re delighted to expand the reach of our wildly popular morning show, ‘Sports Daily,’ and introduce the program to a broader audience in video form. Co-hosts Jacob Albracht and Tommy Castor have a unique chemistry that resonates with Wichita’s biggest sports fans, and now viewers can enjoy their insights and banter on 12 News Connected every weekday morning.”

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Motor Racing Network Co-Founder Ken Squier Dies at 88

Motor Racing Network co-founder Ken Squier passed away on November 15 at age 88. Squier, who was Motor Racing Network’s first anchor, was also known for his time broadcasting NASCAR on theim CBS Television Network and later with TBS. MRN says that NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. encouraged Squier to build a nationwide network of radio stations to cover the growing sport. He began with his family-owned WDEV-AM/FM in Waterbury, Vermont and Daytona Beach’s WNDB-AM – both of which still air MRN programming today.  He added hundreds more stations to air the very first MRN broadcast of the Daytona 500 in 1970.