WRBZ Sports Radio 850 The Buzz Signs Carolina Hurricane's Chuck Kaiton/Announces Hockey Programming Line-Up

WRBZ Sports Radio 850 the Buzz, the Triangle area’s leading sports talk radio station, announced today that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Carolina Hurricanes’ play-by-play radio announcer Chuck Kaiton to provide team updates, insight and commentary for the 2005/2006 season. Chuck Kaiton will appear each weekday afternoon on WRBZ prior to every Carolina Hurricanes game and each weekday morning following a Carolina Hurricanes game. In addition, Chuck will be used as WRBZ’s exclusive hockey analyst throughout the season.

“Chuck will provide valuable insight into the team and the sport; furthermore, our listeners have always appreciated Chuck’s tremendous knowledge of the sport of hockey,” said WRBZ Program Director Adam Gold.

Chuck Kaiton stated: “I'm happy that I’ll be able to update fans on the Hurricanes this season with the premier sports radio station in the Triangle…my association with 850 the Buzz has been most enjoyable.”

Chuck Kaiton has been the team’s radio play-by-play announcer since the organization joined the NHL in 1979. Kaiton served as President of the NHL Broadcasters Association for seventeen seasons from 1986-2003. In 2004 the NHL Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario awarded Chuck Kaiton the Foster HewittMemorial Award for his work as a broadcaster.

Also announced by WRBZ was the continuation of the popular “Stormfront” and “Aftermath” programs. WRBZ will produce and air pre and post game shows prior to and after the majority of Carolina Hurricane games, both home and away. The Stormfront and Aftermath programs have been a staple of the radio station and for fans since the Hurricanes came to the Triangle in 1996.

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WRBZ Sports Radio is the Triangle’s only all-sports radio station offering the latest sports information, breaking news, local coverage and nationally syndicated sports talk radio programming, including Imus in the Morning and The Jungle with Jim Rome. WRBZ Sports Radio, owned by McClatchey Broadcasting, has a proven track record of audience growth, and is one of the fastest growing radio stations in the Raleigh-Durham metro area. WRBZ Sports Radio has been recognized for its community service as a National Finalist in the National Association of Broadcasters’ Crystal Awards, and as a recipient of the NAB's 2002, 2003 and 2004 Outstanding Community Service Award. WRBZ Sports Radio is a leading marketing partner for new Triangle businesses that are looking to build loyal customer bases, and for established businesses seeking to retain and to grow their existing customer bases. For more information, contact General Manager Brian Maloney at 919.875.9100 or by e-mail at manager@850thebuzz.com.