WMMR to broadcast weekly Freak Show by Laura Nachman Bucks County Courier Times www.bradyresidence.com/ontheair.html September 2, 2004 Eagles defensive end Jevon Kearse and WMMR 93.3-FM have agreed on an exclusive deal for the upcoming NFL season. Kearse, who wears No. 93 and is nicknamed "The Freak," will join the 93.3 WMMR morning show "The Philly Guys" every Friday for "The WMMR Friday Freak Show with 93 Jevon Kearse." The Philly Guys and Jevon will discuss the team, the season, the city and more. Kearse will also participate in comedy bits, discussions and contests. Additionally, Kearse and WMMR will partner on station and charity-driven events to be announced. "I love the realness of the fans in Philadelphia," Kearse said. "I love rock music before a game, and I'm very happy to be part of the WMMR team." "WMMR fans love football in a big way. When WMMR decided to have an Eagle player join our team, we wanted to do that in a big way," said Bill Western, WMMR program director. "Not just any guy on the roster, but a marquee player, whose unique perspective can give our listeners more in-depth and personal insight on the team. No doubt, Jevon Kearse will make a big impression on the field. He'll also make a big impression on WMMR listeners looking for stories and information on the Eagles unavailable elsewhere." Kearse's first day on WMMR will be Friday, Sept.10. Phillies games on move? According to radio insiders, it's unlikely that the format change of WPEN 950-AM from Adult Standard to Oldies will have an effect on the Phillies situation. The Phillies' three-year deal with WPEN expires at the end of the season, and many fans are hopeful that the team will go elsewhere, as WPEN's weak signal makes it difficult to listen to night games (With some of the announcers that could be a good thing). Likely contenders to get the Phillies are WPHT 1210-AM, which had the team previous to the WPEN deal and WNTP 990-AM. According to an industry source, WNTP, which changed its format a few months ago from Christian to Talk, is hot to get the Phillies to raise its profile in town. Musical broacasters Get out your pencil and paper to keep note of the changes in the NFL broadcast booths this season. CBS, which airs the AFC games, has a revamped "NFL Today." Greg Gumbel will take over for square Jim Nantz as the host. Shannon Sharpe will replace Deion Sanders, who returned to the NFL. Dan Marino, who almost went to the Miami Dolphins' front office, will remain, alongside Boomer Esiason. Nantz should do better as the No. 1 play-by-play announcer with Phil Simms. Bonnie Bernstein will be the top sideline reporter, as Lesley Visser recovers from hip replacement surgery. Is third one a charm? ABC's "Monday Night Football" will trot out its third sideline reporter in three years. Michele Tafoya replaces Lisa Guerrero, who replaced Melissa Stark. John Madden and Al Michaels will be in the booth for the second year in a row. Summerall returns ESPN's "Sunday Night Football" crew will use Pat Summerall for at least the first month of the season and possibly longer while Mike Patrick recovers from heart surgery. Joe Theismann, Suzy Kolber and Paul Maguire make up the rest of the crew. Fox team returns Fox is status quo with Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver as its No. 1 announcing team, and James Brown, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Terry Bradshaw as the pregame guys. CSN news Comcast SportsNet will bring back Michael Barkann, Ray Didinger, Vaughn Hebron and Gov. Ed Rendell for "Eagles Post Game Live.'' Derrick Gunn and Lance Crawford will handle the locker room interviews. ... "The Angelo Cataldi Show" will return to Chickie's and Pete's in South Philadelphia at 7 p.m. Mondays. I enjoy this show because it has a live audience. ... For the fantasy football followers, CSN will air "Spotlight: Fantasy Football" at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays. My main stars this year are Tom Brady, Edgerrin James, Peerless Price, Kellen Winslow Jr., and David Akers. Speaking of "Spotlight," the show will be tweaked beginning Sept. 13. Instead of the one-on-one interview, a different topic will be discussed each day. September 3, 2004 6:25 AM