Zach Gelb (born August 9, 1994) is an American
sports talk radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comedy ...
personality who is best known as host of the ''Zach Gelb Show '' on
CBS Sports Radio.
Career
Gelb attended
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then calle ...
where he was sports director for the student radio station WHIP. He also interned at
94 WIP. On March 25, 2016 he was hired as PD and host for
WNJE
WNJE (920 AM) is a sports talk radio station in Trenton, New Jersey. The station is owned by Townsquare Media.
History
This station first operated as WTTM in 1942. It was affiliated with NBC in its early years, eventually shifting to the Mutu ...
Fox Sports 920 the Jersey, the only
Fox Sports Radio affiliate in the area. In August 2017 he began working ''Eagles Postgame'' on
WPEN (FM)
WPEN (97.5 MHz, "97.5 The Fanatic") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Burlington, New Jersey, in the Philadelphia radio market. The station is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC an ...
. On March 1, 2018 Gelb announced he would be leaving WNJE for a national show 2–6 AM EST weekends with
CBS Sports Radio. On Monday October 7, 2019 Gelb announced he would leave CBS for
Sirius XM Mad Dog Radio
Since 2008, Sirius XM Radio has had a similar channel lineup, with a few differences based on whether the individual has a Sirius, XM, or SiriusXM radio. For technical reasons, separate radios continue to be manufactured for the separate services ...
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday and Sirius XM NFL Radio Monday and Thursday. He returned to CBS in 2020 with a 6-10 PM EST show.
Personal
Zach Gelb is the son of Bob Gelb, who has been a part of the first sports radio station,
WFAN
WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a sports radio format known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the New York metropolitan area while ...
, since its founding in 1987.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-gelb-6b41174 ]
References
External links
* https://twitter.com/ZachGelb
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1994 births
Living people
American radio personalities