“When you get married, it’s a team effort,” Neal said. “And you have to do what’s best for the team.”
Neal had the longest-running sports talk show in Dayton. Dayton Sports Scene started 15 years ago with Neal as host, running half an hour twice a week. The eight years, the show was on 4-6 p.m. every weekday during drive time.
“When I first started, sports talk radio, 24/7 was new,” Neal said. “When I started working at the station in 2000 we were a CNN affiliate and we ran block programming in the afternoon. It’s really evolved.
Getting to do drive time, in my own home town, and being someone people got to know - this will always have a special place in my heart.”
Neal said he hopes WING-AM continues Dayton Sports Scene. Justin Kinner has hosted the show since Neal announced his departure.
“I’m hoping (the show) continues forever,” Neal said. “This is a great sports town.”
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