If Pete Weber joins the show, the Preds will get some well-deserved
air time on their flagship statiion. Pete seems to be extremely
knowledgeable about all sports as well. He is also a super-nice guy
for those of us who have met him!

Joe

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Tennessean staff reports


Veteran radio talk show host George Plaster will no longer be
associated with WWTN-FM and the popular, long-running Sports Night
show that airs from 4-7 p.m.

Mike Dickey, general manager for Cumulus Broadcasting in Nashville,
said Plaster's attorney, Jack Waddy, informed him yesterday that
Plaster will not transition his contract from Gaylord Entertainment
Co. to Cumulus.

Cumulus has purchased WWTN and WSM-FM from Gaylord Entertainment and
hopes to officially close the reported $65 million transaction on
Friday.

''We are sorry that George has chosen not to join the Cumulus team,
but that decision was his,'' Dickey said.

Plaster did not immediately return phone messages left by The
Tennessean.

''We are excited about going forward with the lineup we have and are
confident that Joe Biddle and Blake Fulton will carry on the
tradition of Sports Night,'' Dickey said. ''We're talking with a
highly respected member of the broadcast media and hope to have that
person join our Sports Night team in the near future.''

Speculation centers around Predators play-by-play man Pete Weber to
replace Plaster. He was a guest host Thursday, Friday and yesterday.

WWTN serves as the flagship station for the Nashville Predators and
is under contract to continue that relationship, Dickey said.

Plaster has been part of what is currently the highest-rated sports
talk show in Nashville for a number of years. He joined the show when
it was broadcast on WSIX-FM and hosted by Duncan Stewart and Biddle.
Plaster and Biddle made the transition to WWTN-FM when the station
was in bankruptcy for several years before being purchased by Gaylord
Entertainment.