BICKLEY & MAROTTA

Dan Bickley to write exclusively for ArizonaSports.com

Apr 5, 2018, 4:38 PM | Updated: Apr 6, 2018, 11:07 am

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Bonneville Phoenix announced Thursday that acclaimed local sports columnist Dan Bickley will be bringing his written content exclusively to ArizonaSports.com.

In addition, 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Bickley & Marotta will be extended to four hours beginning on Monday, April 23. The show will then air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“I’m ecstatic to join a team as talented and powerful as Arizona Sports,” Bickley said in a press release. “It’s a blessing to have an on-air partner like Vince Marotta, to work alongside the most engaging personalities in Arizona and to bring my column to one of the fastest growing platforms in the country.”

Bickley has been covering the local sports scene for 20 years as the lead sports columnist at the Arizona Republic and AZCentral Sports.

“This is a win-win for sports fans in the Valley,” said Scott Sutherland, Bonneville Phoenix Vice-President/Market Manager. “Dan’s readers will now be able to access his content in a clean, easy to use, subscription free format on ArizonaSports.com. And his radio audience will have twice as much time to listen to Dan’s unique and entertaining perspective on radio.”

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