The long-rumored move of Doug Gottlieb from CBS Sports Radio to Fox Sports Radio is official.
Gottlieb will take the 3-6pm eastern timeslot vacated by Jay Mohr earlier this year and the same daypart he is currently heard on CBS Sports Radio. He will also serve as a basketball analyst for FS1 programs including Skip And Shannon: Undisputed and The Herd with Colin Cowherd. He will debut on Monday, April 24. The former Notre Dame and Oklahoma State basketball player has also hosted shows for WWLS Oklahoma City and ESPN Radio.
CBS Sports Radio previously announced the move of Brandon Tierney and Tiki Barber from 9am-12pm to Gottlieb’s afternoon timeslot and CBS Sports Network television simulcast starting April 17.
FOX Sports Radio (FSR) announced today the addition of veteran sports media personality Doug Gottlieb to the network’s weekday afternoon lineup. Beginning April 24, The Doug Gottlieb Show will broadcast Monday through Friday from 3 – 6 p.m. ET on more than 150 stations nationwide, as well as FOX Sports Radio’s channel on iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s industry-leading digital radio platform. Originating from Los Angeles, the fast-paced program will feature Gottlieb’s unique perspective on the latest headlines, as well as listener interaction and conversations with the biggest names in sports.
Gottlieb will also serve as a basketball analyst for FS1, providing insights and analysis for Skip And Shannon: Undisputed, The Herd with Colin Cowherd and other programs.
“I couldn’t be happier to join FOX Sports Radio and FS1,” said Gottlieb. “This is an exciting next step in the evolution of The Doug Gottlieb Show. FOX Sports has created a multi-platform, innovative, high-quality sports entertainment destination, and I’m looking forward to joining their industry-leading lineup.”
“We are honored to have Doug Gottlieb, one of the preeminent voices in the format, join our incredible lineup of sports entertainment personalities,” said Don Martin, SVP Sports Programming for Premiere Networks / FSR. “Doug’s experience behind the mic, on TV, and courtside makes him an ideal addition to the FOX Sports family. We look forward to sharing his quick-witted, smart and outspoken brand of entertainment with our FSR audience.”
Gottlieb currently hosts The Doug Gottlieb Show on CBS Sports Radio and is a featured analyst on CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network and CBSSports.com. Previously, the former basketball standout was a college basketball analyst at ESPN and host of The Doug Gottlieb Show on ESPN Radio. He also co-hosted a midday sports talk show at WWLS-AM in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Gottlieb was a college basketball point guard at Notre Dame and Oklahoma State, and graduated with a marketing degree from Oklahoma State in 2000, holding every assists record at OSU and in the Big 12 Conference. He is 11th all-time in assists in NCAA history.
Same day this is published, another story has come out that Gottlieb will be interviewed for the head coaching position for the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team.