My name is Kelly Troff and I am excited to be a part of the Cumulus family. I grew up listening to WIVK and always wanted to work here. I have spent the past 5 and ½ years working as sales manager for Townsquare Media in Kalamazoo Michigan and the previous 6 years before that…… MORE
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Account Executive Dodie Mañalac
Dodie Mañalac came to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1988 – fell in love with the city, and he decided to stay. In 1996, Dodie got married, bought his first house and began his career in radio. In 2021, he celebrates his 25th anniversary in Media Sales, and what keeps him in…… MORE
Account Executive Mark Fricke
Mark started in radio as an on-air personality in 1979, but has spent the last 26 years as a leading developer of broadcast and digital marketing plans. Mark returns to the South after many years “up North”. In his spare time Mark is an avid sports enthusiast and memorabilia collector as well as a musician.…… MORE
The Lead Lap Podcast
The Lead Lap is presented by Food City and produced by TrendsettersMedia. It is the longest running NASCAR radio show in the South. It airs Saturdays 10am – 12pm on 99.1 The Sports Animal, AM 990, streaming here on 991TheSportsAnimal.com, the free WNML app and on your smart speakers. Listen to all archived podcasts below.… MORE
Coach-To-Coach Thursdays 10 to 11pm
Big Orange Football Talk. Smart conversation. Pure x’s and o’s. No hot takes. Welcome to our weekly coaches meeting… MORE
The Nation Podcasts
“The Nation” one-hour radio show, featuring Chris Low of ESPN and Austin Price of Volquest.com airs in Knoxville and East Tennessee on 99.1 The Sports Animal, Sundays at 6 p.m. Eastern / 5 p.m. Central. They have the latest on UT sports with interviews with players and coaches.… MORE
High School Football Game Broadcast Podcasts
Commercial-free game broadcast replays of the Rivalry Thursday, Catholic, Hardin Valley and our Game of the Week are below, as well as interviews and the postgame scoreboard show.… MORE
Golf Talk – Mondays 7 to 8pm
Golf Talk is back on 99.1 The Sports Animal! Longtime show host Jimmy Hyams hosts the show each Monday from 7 to 8pm. Jimmy is joined on Golf Talk by co-host Braxton Hunter, a PGA Teaching Professional/Club Fitter at Fairways and Greens Golf Center and a Product Specialist for Titleist. Jimmy and Braxton discuss all…… MORE
Brent Hubbs Hour Podcasts
Here’s the podcast archive home of the Brent Hubbs Hour on SportsTalk, Tuesdays 8:20am, with John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara on 99.1 The Sports Animal in Knoxville. His hour is powered by Diversified Enclosures & Screen.… MORE
Saturday SportsTalk Podcasts
See below, the podcast archive of interviews and shows from the weekend 99.1 The Sports Animal on-air tradition, Saturday SportsTalk, hosted by Joel Silverberg and Eric Cain each week 8-10am!… MORE
