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The Sports Animal-Tulsa programming is aired on 97.1 FM (Muskogee/Tulsa), 96.1 FM (Vinita), AM 1470 (Vinita) & 101.1 FM (Caney, Kansas).

Who’s on First?

12Midnight-6am (M-F) ESPN Radio

The Morning Animals
6am – 9am (M-F)
Starring; Fitzpatrick, Murdoch, Spinozzi and Enzinga
The Morning Animals feature an energized blend of callers, music and parodies. The quick-witted Curtis Fitzpatrick, respected stat guru and currently with Fox 25 in OKC leads the charge!

9am-10am Sports Morning with Craig Humphries

10am-11am The First Word with Al Jerkens.  The original Sports Animal host from the 1990’s returns in October of 2024 after a six-year absence.  Al is your first local voice of the day.

The Pat Jones Show with Al Jerkens and Cayden McFarland 11am – 2pm (M-F)
Host Pat Jones Oklahoma, Arkansas and Gator Bowl halls-of-fames, former Oklahoma State University head football coach (2-time Big 8 Coach of the Year), 11 year NFL coach with Miami and Oakland and broadcaster of the year in 2020.  Al Jerkens co-hosts hour number 1 and KJRH Channel 2 Sports Director, Cayden McFarland, co-hosts hours 2 and 3.  Kenneth Rumsey is behind the controls of the show.

Afternoon Sportsbeat 2pm – 4pm (M-F) Host; Jim Traber (right), former Oklahoma State quarterback and baseball player and former member of the Baltimore Orioles.

Dominant Duo 4pm – 5pm (M-F) Jim Traber & Al Eschbach (left)

Total Dominance Hour 5pm – 6:00pm (M-F) Jim, Al, Daily Oklahoman sportswriter, Berry Tramel and Dean Blevins

The Paul Finebaum Show 6pm-10pm

The Sports Animal is also an affiliate of ESPN Radio

Saturdays:
Features college football in the Fall and college basketball in the Winter from ESPN.

Sundays:

Suit Up, Kevin Ward interviews people in sports about their faith, 8am-830am

 

Top of the Hour Sports Updates, M-F, 7a-6p produced local sportscasts that cover local, State and National news and events. Produced by NBC Sports in the AM and Kevin Ward in the PM.

Other features on The Sports Animal; The Final Lap with Kerry Murphy airs each weekday at 5pm.