Zach Gelb (born August 9, 1994) is an American
sports talk radio personality who is best known as host of the ''Zach Gelb Show '' on
CBS Sports Radio
Infinity Sports Network is an American sports radio network. It debuted as CBS Sports Radio with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with 24/7 programming on January 2, 2013.
Infinity Sports Network is programmed by Audacy, Inc ...
.
Career
Gelb attended
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
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 Fox Sports 920 the Jersey, the only
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio is an Radio in the United States, American Sports radio, sports radio network. Based in Los Angeles, California, the network is operated and managed by Premiere Networks in a content partnership with Fox Corporation's Fox Sports ...
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 ...
. On March 1, 2018 Gelb announced he would be leaving WNJE for a national show 2–6 AM EST weekends with
CBS Sports Radio
Infinity Sports Network is an American sports radio network. It debuted as CBS Sports Radio with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with 24/7 programming on January 2, 2013.
Infinity Sports Network is programmed by Audacy, Inc ...
. On Monday October 7, 2019 Gelb announced he would leave CBS for
Sirius XM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting corporation headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, that provides satellite radio and online radio services operating in the United States. The company was formed by the 2008 merge ...
Mad Dog Radio 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. In September of 2023 Gelb's show moved to the 3-6 PM Eastern slot on CBS Sports Radio.
Personal
Zach Gelb is the son of Bob Gelb, who has been a part of the first sports radio station,
WFAN WFAN may refer to:
* WFAN (AM)
WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, with a sports radio format, branded "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the New Y ...
, since its founding in 1987.
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References
External links
* https://twitter.com/ZachGelb
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1994 births
Living people
American radio personalities