Press Release
April 4, 2008
The Fabulous Sports Babe is Back in the Game in Tampa
Tampa, FL - Genesis Communications, Inc. announced today that The Fabulous Sports Babe, has been signed as a free agent to co-host the Scot Brantley Show on WHBO ESPN AM 1470 in Tampa, FL. The show will become “Brantley and The Babe” and air weekday afternoons from 3 to 6 starting Friday, April 11th.
In 1994, The Fabulous Sports Babe became the first - and remains the only - woman to host a national sports talk radio show when she debuted on the ESPN Radio Network. For the next 8 years, “The Fabulous Sports Babe Show” was heard by millions of listeners every weekday on over 300 radio stations nationwide. The Babe’s encyclopedic knowledge, sharp wit and aggressive, controversial style wowed fans from coast to coast. Her critically acclaimed daily TV show on ESPN2 enjoyed a loyal following. Twice nominated for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Syndicated Personality of the Year, The Babe took home a Silver medal in radio’s prestigious New York Festival for Best Personality Network/Syndicated. Her book, The Babe In Boyland was a raucous jaunt of Babe-isms published by Harper-Collins.
She has been featured on the CBS Morning Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Access Hollywood, the Bill O’Reilly Show, and Last Call on NBC. She has appeared numerous times on CNN, MSNBC, and FOX as a guest commentator. Print features on The Fabulous Sports Babe include Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, USA Today Weekend, and the New York Times, as well as countless newspapers nationwide.
In 1998, The Babe was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent successful treatment. She continued to host her show every day during her treatment hoping to encourage other women facing a similar situation. The Babe has now been cancer free for nearly 10 years.
The Babe decided a long vacation was in order and headed south to her Florida beach house, where she floats in her pool and hurls insults at the neighbors. Since 2006, she has filled in at several radio stations including Tampa, Seattle and New York. At the neighbors’ insistence, she has gone back to work.
Scot Brantley has hosted the afternoon show on WHBO ESPN AM 1470 for two years. Scot has been broadcasting in Tampa since the early 90’s in sports talk radio, Florida Gator Network and the Tampa Bay Buccaneer Network. He was recently voted to the Florida Gator All Century Team. He was a standout linebacker for 8 years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
WHBO ESPN AM 1470 Program Director Dro Silva said, “Adding The Babe to Brantley’s show and our already great lineup cements WHBO ESPN AM 1470 as Tampa Bay’s leading sports station. Pairing these two superstar broadcasters and the best brand in sports, ESPN, allows us to super serve our listeners and advertising clients. Plus, with the response from the advertising community now that The Babe has arrived, I’m not sure who’s more pumped: the staff, the listeners or our advertisers. It’s going to be a great run!”
The Babe quipped, “There isn’t a better huddle to get into than with WHBO AM 1470 and the ESPN brand where I’m re-launching my broadcast career fulltime. I’m especially pleased that I already know so many people employed with Genesis. I am and have always been a huge Scot Brantley fan! It’s like coming back home. Exciting times are ahead.”
Genesis Communications, Inc. owns and operates radio stations in Florida: News Talk AM 1040 WWBA and ESPN AM 1470 in Tampa, ESPN AM 1080 and Talk Radio AM 1190 in Orlando and ESPN AM 1060 in Melbourne.
For more information contact Dro Silva at 813-281-1040.
