In Boston, Chad Finn reported WEEI-FM’s afternoon drive program co-hosts Andy Hart and Nick “Fitzy” Stevens are “being let go.” Third host Ted Johnson will remain with the station in a “yet-undefined role.” Hart and Stevens had been with WEEI since 2019 and joined the afternoon program in one of its many recent iterations in August 2024. The show had been “routed in the Nielsen Audio ratings” against rival sports station WBZ-FM’s “Felger and Mazz” program (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/23).
JEOPARDY SPORTS: VARIETY’s Michael Schneider reported “ESPN Jeopardy!” has been picked up by the Disney+ and Hulu and will be launched on a date to be announced later. ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcaster Joe Buck will host, with Sony Pictures TV set to produce. In “ESPN Jeopardy!,” ESPN talent will “face off on the Alex Trebek stage and play for charities of their choice.” The tournament-style event will “lead to a $500,000 grand prize” and the title of “ESPN Jeopardy!” champion. Questions will focus on what producers call “ESPN content” (VARIETY, 4/21).
