Jim MacKay joins talk lineup at 1160 ESPN WPIE in Ithaca

Sept. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Less than 18 months out of college, Jim MacKay has accepted a job that includes sports talk show hosting, play-by-play and an opportunity to learn management skills. An STAA client and former STAA All-America, MacKay is joining 1160 ESPN WPIE in Ithaca, NY.

MacKay will be hosting an afternoon sports talk show, the first local show in the station’s lineup. He will also broadcast high school sports play-by-play, handle traffic and production responsibilities and learn radio station management skills, working closely with WPIE Owner/GM Todd Mallinson.

For MacKay, a 2009 graduate of the University of Maine, the job is a great fit for many reasons.

“My family is in area, there is a salary increase, and it is basically all sports related,” he says. “I’m going to get more air time here, at an ESPN affiliate, in my part of the country.”

“We didn’t post this job on our website, but STAA assisted Todd Mallinson identifying and reviewing candidates for this position,” says STAA CEO Jon Chelesnik. “Todd was impressed with Jim from the outset.”

MacKay moves to Ithaca from WSJS 600/1200 AM The Triad's News Radio in Winston-Salem, NC. He joined the station last fall and was promoted to Sports Director earlier this year. MacKay has also been working as a college football and basketball studio host for ISP, also in Winston-Salem.

As much as he has enjoyed and appreciated his time in North Carolina, MacKay says the decision to move to Ithaca was easy.

“Todd was great on the phone and was persistent and prompt with letting me know what was going on and keeping me up to date,” MacKay says. “It really hit home all around.”

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