Former Toledo talk-show host Bob Frantz is replacing Norm Wamer as the 3 to 5 p.m. host of a local sports radio show on WLQR-FM 106.5 The Ticket.
Frantz will broadcast much of the time from a studio Cumulus Media Toledo is building in his Cleveland home, as well as at Cumulus studios in Toledo, said Andy Stuart, regional vice president and marketing manager for Cumulus, which owns WLQR.
“It will be a northwest Ohio sports talk show,” Stuart said, with a regional focus that includes Detroit, Cleveland, and South Bend.
Frantz jumped to Cleveland in March, 2006, and most recently worked at WTAM-AM 1100, where he hosted a popular talk show from 7-11 p.m. that covered news, politics, popular culture, and sports. Frantz was let go by the Clear Channel-owned station in mid-July.
Frantz had a morning show on WSPD-AM for two years before being reassigned in 2005. He took over a show that was No. 8 in the morning race and led it to as high as No. 2. Frantz also covered sports in the Toledo market.
“He understands the peculiar area that is northwest Ohio for sports, with so many teams to talk about,” Stuart said. “And he’s a great sports talk talent.”
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First Published October 16, 2014, 4:00 a.m.
