January 5, 2011

ESPN Radio will debut a weekly show on January 8 when Dari and Mel premieres in the Saturday 8 a.m.-noon ET time slot.  SportsCenter anchor Dari Nowkhah and NFL Draft Expert Mel Kiper Jr. will co-host four-hours devoted to covering all sports leading into the network’s SportsCenter Saturday block. Dari and Mel will feature analysis and opinion, as well as interviews with the day’s biggest newsmakers and listener interaction.

Mel Kiper Jr.	Dari Nowkhah

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Nowkhah, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, joined ESPN in 2004, while Kiper has served as expert analyst for ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage since 1984. Each has ESPN Radio experience, Nowkhah hosting the network’s 8 p.m.-1 a.m. GameNight block, and Kiper co-hosting the 10 a.m.-1 p.m. part of SportsCenter Saturday.

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