Barrett Sports Media's Top 20 Local Sports PDs For 2022 Led By WFAN/New York's Spike Eskin, WMFS (ESPN 92.9)/Memphis' Brad Carson

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BARRETT SPORTS MEDIA's annual rankings of sports radio shows, stations, PDs, and podcasts continue with the announcement of the top 20 local sports Program Directors for both major market and mid-market stations for 2022. AUDACY Sports WFAN-A-F/NEW YORK VP/Programming SPIKE ESKIN returned to the top spot for major market PDs; the "RIGHTS TO RICKY SANCHEZ" and "CARL LANDRY RECORD CLUB" podcast co-host previously won in 2020, when he was leading sister Sports WIP/PHILADELPHIA. Meanwhile, the mid-market list was topped by AUDACY Sports WMFS-A-F (ESPN 92.9)/MEMPHIS Brand Manager BRAD CARSON, taking the top spot held last year by AUDACY Sports WKRK (92.3 THE FAN)/CLEVELAND Brand Manager ANDY ROTH.

The Major Market Top 20:

1. SPIKE ESKIN, AUDACY Sports WFAN-A-F/NEW YORK
2. JIMMY POWERS, AUDACY Sports WXYT-F (97.1 THE TICKET)/DETROIT
3. RICK RADZIK, BEASLEY Sports WBZ-F (98.5 THE SPORTS HUB)/BOSTON
4. MITCH ROSEN, AUDACY Sports WSCR-A (670 THE SCORE)/CHICAGO
5. JEFF CATLIN, CUMULUS Sports KTCK-A-F (THE TICKET)/DALLAS
6. CHAD ABBOTT, iHEARTMEDIA Sports KFXN-F (KFAN 100.3)/MINNEAPOLIS
7. ROD LAKIN, AUDACY Sports WIP/PHILADELPHIA
8. CHRIS KINARD, AUDACY Sports WJFK (106.7 THE FAN)/WASHINGTON
9. GAVIN SPITTLE, AUDACY Sports KRLD-F (105.3 THE FAN)/DALLAS
10. MATT NAHIGIAN, AUDACY Sports KGMZ-A-F (95.7 THE GAME)/SAN FRANCISCO
11. KEVIN GRAHAM, CUMULUS Sports KNBR-A-F/SAN FRANCISCO
12. RYAN HURLEY, ESPN Sports WEPN-F (ESPN NEW YORK 98.7FM)/NEW YORK
13. AMANDA BROWN, ESPN Sports KSPN-A (ESPN LA 710AM)/LOS ANGELES
14. RAJ SHARAN, BONNEVILLE Sports KKFN (104.3 THE FAN)/DENVER
15. CHUCK D'AMICO, BEASLEY Sports WPEN (97.5 THE FANATIC)/PHILADELPHIA
16. DANNY ZEDERMAN, GOOD KARMA BRANDS Sports WMVP-A (ESPN 1000)/CHICAGO
17. JOHN MAMOLA, iHEARTMEDIA Sports WDAE-A-W237CW/TAMPA
18. RICH MOORE, iHEARTMEDIA Sports KJR-F/SEATTLE
19. SEAN THOMPSON, BONNEVILLE Sports KMVP-F (ARIZONA SPORTS)/PHOENIX
20. KYLE BROWN, BONNEVILLE Sports KIRO-A (SEATTLE SPORTS)/MIAMI

The Mid-Market Top 20:

1. BRAD CARSON, AUDACY Sports WMFS-A-F (ESPN 92.9)/MEMPHIS
2. ANDY ROTH, AUDACY Sports WKRK (92.3 THE FAN)/CLEVELAND
3. RYAN HANEY, CUMULUS Sports WJOX-F (JOX 94.5)/BIRMINGHAM
4. PAUL MASON, CUMULUS Sports WGFX (104.5 THE ZONE)/NASHVILLE
5. ALLAN DAVIS, AUDACY Sports WGR-A/BUFFALO
6. MATT FISHMAN, GOOD KARMA BRANDS Sports WKNR-A (850 ESPN CLEVELAND)/CLEVELAND
7. CHUCK SAPIENZA, AUDACY Sports WJZ-F (105.7 THE FAN)/BALTIMORE
8. JEFF RICKARD, RADIO ONE Sports WFNZ-F/CHARLOTTE
9. CHAD BOEGER, UNION Sports WHB-A/KANSAS CITY
10. TOMMY MATTERN, HUBBARD Sports WXOS (101 ESPN)/ST. LOUIS
11. STEVEN SPECTOR, AUDACY Sports KCSP-A (610 SPORTS RADIO)/KANSAS CITY
12. JEFF AUSTIN, AUDACY Sports KFXX-A (1080 THE FAN)/PORTLAND
13. KRAIG RILEY, AUDACY Sports KDKA-F (93.7 THE FAN)/PITTSBURGH
14. ROBERT "CISCO KIDD" MUELLER, CUMULUS Sports WWLS (THE SPORTS ANIMAL)/OKLAHOMA CITY
15. DAVID WOOD, RADIO ONE Sports Sports WIBC-HD2-W228CX-W298BB (93.5/107.5 THE FAN)/INDIANAPOLIS
16. JIM GRACI, COX MEDIA GROUP Sports WOKV-A (ESPN 690)/JACKSONVILLE
17. TIM SCOTT, iHEARTMEDIA Sports WRNW (97.3 THE GAME)/MILWAUKEE
18. JEFF JERNIGAN, CUMULUS Sports WNML-A-F/KNOXVILLE
19. ERIN HOGAN, GENUINE AUSTIN RADIO Sports KTXX-KTAE-A-K270CO (THE HORN)/AUSTIN
20. QIANT MYERS, LOTUS Sports KRLV-A (RAIDER NATION RADIO 920 AM) and Sports KWWN-A-K265EZ (ESPN LAS VEGAS)/LAS VEGAS

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