SportsRadio 610 KILT hosts say "the best is yet to come"
Sean Pendergast moves to mornings; Clint Stoerner and Rick Kamla named afternoon drive hosts for SportsRadio 610 KILT-AM
Longtime Houston broadcaster Rich Lord, who co-hosted the afternoon drive show on 610 AM with Sean Pendergast, will be departing SportsRadio 610 KILT-AM.
“My time at SportsRadio 610 has been the most rewarding, fulfilling and satisfying experience of my professional life,” Lord said in a statement emailed to mikemcguff.com via station owner Entercom corporate in New York. “I’ll forever be grateful to Dickie Rosenfeld for bringing me aboard in 1995. My time here has meant so much to me and my family that the biggest emotion that I feel right now is gratitude. I came here in my 30’s, I’m leaving in my 60’s. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
“Rich did an incredible job for nearly two and a half decades on SportsRadio 610,” said Sarah Frazier, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Houston. “As one of the first announcers on Houston’s first all-sports talk station, he has played an instrumental role in building this heritage station and will always be an integral part of its legacy. We’re thankful for his work ethic and contributions to the station over the years and wish him the best. He will always be a treasured player of SportsRadio 610.”
With a post on Twitter, KILT-AM morning host Mike Meltser, announced he was let go from the station today.
"I was let go after 9 years at SportsRadio 610," Meltser tweeted. "Not easy news to get, but this has been an awesome job. I want to thank all of my co-workers, but especially, and most importantly, everybody who listened. I want to thank Houston and you guys for taking that chance on me."
David Barron of the Houston Chronicle is reporting that this scheduling shakeup is the station's attempt to boost ratings.
Here is the station's announcement about the new afternoon team and schedule:
PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 18, 2019 – Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and the unrivaled leader in sports radio, announced the addition of on-air personalities Clint Stoerner and Rick Kamla as afternoon drive hosts for SportsRadio 610 (KILT-AM), Houston’s Leader in Local Sports Coverage and the flagship station of the Houston Texans. The duo’s new afternoon show “Clint and Kamla” will be on air weekdays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT, effective July 22.
“Clint and Rick are the perfect pair to bring informative and clear-cut opinions to the Houston listener,” said Sarah Frazier, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Houston. “As a native Houstonian, Clint has a natural connection with the audience and a distinct delivery and southern charm. Rick brings a national platform with instant recognition from his years at NBA TV to the station and his passion for sports will be evident instantly. We are equally as excited to provide the Houston sports community with a revamped weekday lineup that they can connect with to and from work on a daily basis.”
“I am born and raised here in Houston so football is in my DNA,” said Stoerner. “SportsRadio 610 is the king of Houston sports radio so talking sports daily to my people in south Texas is a dream come true. Tune in and turn it up H-Town.”
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to co-host afternoon drives with Houston’s own Clint Stoerner and be part of the new lineup on SportsRadio 610,” said Kamla. “My family and I are very excited for this adventure in an amazing city.”
Clint Stoerner was previously a weekly contributor and fill-in host on SportsRadio 610 since 2018. Prior to joining Entercom, Stoerner was a studio analyst for 103.7 The Buzz in Little Rock, AR, and the SEC Network. Rick Kamla was recently the midday host for sister station 92.9 The Game (WZGC-FM) in Atlanta. Kamla also previously served as a studio host and play-by-play announcer for NBA TV, a role he held since 2003.
The station subsequently announced a new weekday lineup, effective July 22. Station on-air personality Sean Pendergast will transition to the morning drive alongside co-host Seth Payne. Pendergast hosted the station’s afternoon show for the last five years.
New SportsRadio 610 weekday lineup is as follows.
6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.:
“Payne and Pendergast”
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.:
“In The Loop”
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.:
“Clint and Kamla”
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.:
“Texans All Access”
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.:
“The Six Pack with Matthew Jarecki”
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.:
“Matthew Jarecki”
Listeners can tune in to SportsRadio 610 (KILT-AM) in Houston on air, as well as nationwide on the RADIO.COM app and website. Fans can also connect with the station on social media via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
SportsRadio 610 is a RADIO.COM station. RADIO.COM, the fastest growing digital audio app in the United States and the current leader in local sports coverage, has over 300 stations and 3,000 podcasts. RADIO.COM is a part of Entercom.
