Louisville, KY – February 25th – iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other radio or television outlet, announced today the launch of a new morning drive radio program hosted by Howie Lindsey. The show, Cards First, will be airing each weekday morning from 7:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Cards Radio 790 WKRD.
Lindsey is the premier authority on University of Louisville athletics and has covered sports throughout Kentuckiana for over a dozen years. A well-known Louisville radio contributor, TV personality and reporter, Lindsey also serves as Editor and Director of Operations for CardinalSports.com, the University of Louisville’s fan site for the Rivals.com network.
“I am thrilled to be joining iHeartMedia at such a transformational time. The opportunity to work with their first class team and host this new program is something I am truly excited about,” said Lindsey. “I look forward to bringing new energy and the latest in UofL news each morning to Louisville radio,” he said.
Lindsey will be joined in-studio multiple times per week by local sports voices Katie George and Matt Willinger. A former Miss Kentucky and current sports reporter for WDRB TV, George was a standout volleyball player at the University of Louisville.
Willinger, a previous contributor to 790 WKRD’s “Early Birds” program, has worked alongside Lindsey covering Louisville sports for 15 years in various roles for CardinalSports.com. He is currently Assistant Editor for the site and also serves as the Director of Public Relations for Louisville marketing agency Bisig Impact Group.
“We’re very excited to expand our local sports coverage on Cards Radio 790 KRD," said Kelly Carls, Director of AM Programming, iHeartMedia Louisville. "Mornings, middays and afternoons, we now have local sports fans covered with updates, insights, and compelling conversation about the teams and games that really matter.
Also joining the Cards Radio 790 KRD lineup is Nick Coffey. Coffey will host a new local sports talkshow from noon to 3 p.m. weekdays. He is an online entrepreneur and founder of TheCardinalConnect.Com. Coffey has also hosted a daily sports talkshow in Southern Indiana for the last five years.
Lindsey and Coffey join a lineup which also includes Dan Patrick from 10 a.m. to noon and Tony Vanetti & Dave Jennings on The Afternoon Underdogs from 3-5:30 p.m.
Both new programs debut Monday, March 7, on Cards Radio 790 KRD.
About iHeartMedia Louisville:
iHeartMedia Louisville owns and operates WTFX-FM; WQMF-FM; WAMZ-FM; WNRW-FM; WLGX-FM; WKRD-AM; WHAS-AM; WKJK-AM; and is part of iHeartMedia. With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S and over 80 million social followers, iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America.
It serves over 150 markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets and smartphones, and on gaming consoles.
iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over 800 million downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history and reached 70 million users faster than any other radio or digital music service and even faster than Facebook.
The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. iHeartMedia is a division of iHeartMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: IHRT). Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.
