Jarrett Payton, former NFL running back and son of Bears legend Walter Payton, has been hired as afternoon co-host at Tribune Broadcasting sports/talk WGWG LP 87.7, station officials confirmed Monday.

Starting Wednesday, he’ll join Harry Teinowitz and Spike Manton from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday on The Game 87.7 FM.

“I think Jarrett is way more than sports royalty in this town,” said Todd Manley, vice president of creative content at The Game. “He’s the sort of creative, inventive mind that will help us define the future of this brand.”

Payton, 33, grew up in the northwest suburbs and played for the University of Miami, where he was named MVP of the 2004 Orange Bowl. His pro football career included a season with the NFL Tennessee Titans and stints with NFL Europe, the Canadian Football League and the Indoor Football League. Since retiring from the Chicago Slaughter in 2010, he has headed the Jarrett Payton Foundation and marketed a craft beer, Jarrett Payton All-American Wheat Ale, brewed by Argus Brewery.

His previous radio work included hosting Bears post-game shows for ESPN Radio sports/talk WMVP AM 1000 and podcasting for Chicagoland Sports Radio.

Payton’s sister, Brittney, also is pursuing a media career as host of the weekly “Chicago’s Best” on Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9, and as a contributor to the NFL network.

The Game debuted Feb. 17 as the FM counterpart of Tribune’s news/talk WGN AM 720, under a local marketing agreement with Venture Technologies Group, which owns the low-power station’s license.

http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/03/03/jarrett-payton-joins-harry-spike-on-the-game/

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

Running back radio, apparently.

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Gonna have a hell of a softball team.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

They just keep hiring people to work in teams of 3.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Quantity over quality?

Can I just say that it's a little bit clownshoes for one of Chicago's most academically selective prep schools to be named after a football player? Like, do New York's best and brightest graduate from L.T. High?

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No, they just use numbers.

You just compared one guy who the NFL uses as an example for its MAN OF THE YEAR award, essentially its top humanitarian award and a guy who plead guilty of raping a teen and pled out of a jail term with probation after he kicked his coke habit. Any difference between the two you just used as a comparison?

Maybe they tried to use an example of someone that might not have been the smartest, best, most gifted but worked hard to become great as an example?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Is rape better or worse than shooting someone?

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Ditka should have been first

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When Mac goes fishing this summer and Terry retires, the new extended mid-day show on The Score will be Dan Bernstein, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes.

Matt Bowen & LoHo will be breaking down game film while Bernstein is shouting; "The safety doesn't matter!", "The line doesn't matter!", "Nobody matters except ME!"

Meanwhile, Spiegs will be trying to talk about baseball and hoping Mac & Finfer can get him on The Game as well.

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

I would love to absolutely wreck Brittany Payton.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Jarrett Payton is my buddy's neighbor.

We're happy for ya.

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Misleading thread title. Sounds like Payton is a guest.

Walter Payton was sports royalty in Chicago. Jarrett Payton is not.

Harry still looks like Ann B. Davis. Is he still saying "What's growin' on?" or is there a stipulation in his contract that he can't say that?

i'd have to say no, but there's a good chance that's new york's most high and infamous have a fair chance of graduating from there.

* plays artie lange's "....and taylor" bit in his head *

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Nice to see an old fat balding Jewish guy wearing a football jersey to work every day

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And a dead guy at that


I dont know why, but that looks weird to me now that McNair is dead

Would a Payton jersey look weird to?


+1 gd

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Where the hell is shakes?

Jesus, man, you've got ONE GODDAMN STORY! Let's go!

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You know me like that.

I guess the whole being murdered thing is what makes it weird.

But you dont see too many dead jerseys

You're going to Pitchfork this year, right?

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Back off, Warchild. Seriously.

Wait, wait, wait...Shakes made romance explosion with Brittney Payton?

Screw that. Don't you guys want to hear about my Betty Davis fling?

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

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This is why i cant quit you

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You know me like that.

The Game is such a horse abortion.

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Wont be for long.

I think they came up with this idea on a wednesday and then went on the air the following monday



Who the fuck is this Spike guy?