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LOS ANGELES, September 20, 2021 – FOX Sports Radio (FSR), a division of Premiere Sports Network providing 24/7 live programming, today announced the latest addition to its industry-leading lineup. 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe with LaVar Arrington, Brady Quinn, and Jonas Knox will take over the network’s 6 to 9 a.m. ET weekday timeslot, effective immediately. The new program featuring All-American football stars and first-round NFL Draft picks Arrington and Quinn and FSR veteran sports personality Knox will broadcast on more than 350 stations nationwide, in addition to FOX Sports Radio’s channel on iHeartRadio available via iHeartRadio.com and the iHeartRadio app.
“The FOX Sports Radio family was so proud when Clay Travis was chosen to team up with Buck Sexton to continue the tradition of excellence created by Rush Limbaugh,” said Don Martin, Senior Vice President of Sports Programming for Premiere Networks. “At FSR, we make a commitment to each of our affiliates to deliver the best national sports lineup in the country, 24/7. Clay's departure left a hole in our roster, but today, we proudly continue that commitment as we serve up a breakfast of champions with the launch of ‘2 Pros and a Cup of Joe.’”
As hosts of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, Arrington - three-time Pro Bowl Linebacker and No. 2 overall draft pick, and Quinn - former Notre Dame Quarterback and first-round draft pick, join Knox to start the day with entertaining and thought-provoking conversation covering the biggest headlines.
The trio of personalities, who currently host several weekend programs on the network, have guest-hosted FSR’s weekday morning timeslot since late May 2021.
“Bolstering what’s already the best national sports talk lineup, we are injecting fun, personality, credibility, strong doses of caffeine, and thought-provoking conversation into morning-drive,” said Scott Shapiro, Vice President of Programming for FOX Sports Radio. “After already getting rave reviews from the audience over the past couple months, we are fired up to have this dynamic trio start the day with a smile every morning!”
About LaVar Arrington
LaVar Arrington is co-host of the national weekend show and podcast Up On Game, along with TJ Houshmandzadeh and Plaxico Burress, which broadcasts live on Saturdays from 12 - 2 p.m. ET on 400 radio stations. Arrington previously co-hosted FSR’s nationally syndicated FOX Sports Sunday with Mike Harmon. He first joined FSR as a weekend personality in February 2020. Prior to that, he hosted a radio program on WJFK-FM in Washington, D.C. for several years. During that time, he produced a multimedia blog for The Washington Post. In addition to his current radio duties, Arrington is a regular contributor on FS1. A former Penn State All-American Linebacker, Arrington was the #2 pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. The three-time Pro Bowler played for the Washington Football Team from 2000 to 2005. He later joined the New York Giants before retiring in 2007.
About Brady Quinn
A former record-setting, two-time All-American and Maxwell Award-winning quarterback at Notre Dame, Brady Quinn previously hosted a Sunday evening FOX Sports Radio program with Jonas Knox. Quinn is also a member of the broadcast team at FOX Sports. He joined the network for the 2014 season as a college football and NFL game analyst. He currently sits alongside host Rob Stone and analysts Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, and Bob Stoops on Big Noon Kickoff, FOX Sports’ college football pregame show. A four-year starter at Notre Dame, Quinn set 36 single-season and career records for one of the most prestigious and storied programs in college football. Quinn left South Bend as one of the most accomplished passers in the nation and was chosen by the Cleveland Browns with the No. 22 overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played seven seasons with six different teams in the league, spending 2013, his final season, with the New York Jets and St. Louis Rams. Quinn’s interest in broadcasting began during his NFL career. He co-hosted a sports talk show in Columbus with brother-in-law and former Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk in the spring of 2015 and attended the NFL’s annual Broadcast Bootcamp in June 2014.
About Jonas Knox
Jonas Knox hosts FOX Sports Radio’s, The Jonas Knox Show, which broadcasts Friday evenings/Saturday mornings from 2-6 a.m. ET/11-3 a.m. PT. He previously co-hosted Straight Outta Vegas with R.J. Bell,which airs weekdays on more than 230 stations nationwide, as well as a Saturday program with five-year NFL veteran Bucky Brooks, and a Sunday program with former Notre Dame Quarterback Brady Quinn. A former MMA/boxing expert for the network, he frequently produced FSR’s fight-night coverage, including UFC on FOX simulcasts, and served as a freelance reporter for several MMA/boxing websites. Knox got his start in Los Angeles radio at AM 830 as an intern, where he covered games for local teams. He later worked at WSPO in Charleston, S.C., before joining FSR as an overnight weekend editor in 2011. Soon after, he added various producer duties and news anchor shifts. After producing FOX Sports Daybreak with Andy Furman and Mike North for four years, he got his chance to get behind the mic again. He added fill-in hosting duties on weekends until a Saturday morning shift opened up; that shift soon expanded to Sundays, and the rest is history.
About FOX Sports Radio
The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Los Angeles, Calif., is a division of Premiere Sports Network in partnership with FOX Sports. All entities have combined their considerable resources to develop a turnkey, personality-driven sports programming network for radio stations nationwide. The FOX Sports Radio Network reaches nearly 15 million monthly listeners on more than 600 radio stations and can also be heard on iHeartRadio and FOXSportsRadio.com. Fans can also follow the network on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.