Bonneville Phoenix announces new Arizona Sports at Night show
Sep 4, 2024, 2:49 PM | Updated: 9:03 pm
PHOENIX – Bonneville Phoenix on Wednesday announced an exciting update to the evening programming lineup for Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.
Arizona Sports at Night with Kellan Olson and Mitch Vareldzis will air weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m. when there is no play-by-play on 98.7 FM. The show will be fast-paced with entertainment and information that Arizona Sports fans need in their evenings.
“The new show is an exciting addition to the Arizona Sports lineup and extends our local talk into the evenings,” said Brian Long, Bonneville Phoenix director of programming operations. “Arizona Sports at Night will serve Valley sports fans with live, local content on their commute home and all throughout the evening.”
Arizona Sports, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns and Arizona State football and basketball, will now have more local programming when the teams are not on the court or field.
Olson has been with Bonneville Phoenix for nine years. He has covered the Phoenix Suns and co-hosted the Empire of the Suns podcast since 2015. His role will shift to help with Arizona Sports at Night and fill-in work on the daily shows. Olson will continue covering the Suns with in-depth coverage of games and practices, both for ArizonaSports.com, on pregame and postgame shows, and on the Empire of the Suns podcast.
Vareldzis has been with the company for six years, primarily as the producer of Burns & Gambo. His role will also expand to include pregame and postgame coverage of the Suns.
Vareldzis has also previously been host of Arizona Sports Saturday and the State of the Sun Devils podcast.
The first Arizona Sports at Night airs on Monday, Sept. 9. It will also air shortened shows around partner specials such as the Arizona Cardinals’ Big Red Rage and Arizona State football’s Sparky’s Den.
Updated Arizona Sports 98.7 weekday lineup:
6 to 10 a.m.: Bickley & Marotta
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Wolf & Luke
2 to 6 p.m.: Burns & Gambo
6 to 8 p.m.: Arizona Sports at Night (when there is no play-by-play on 98.7 FM)
