Arizona Sports at Night debuts Monday on 98.7 FM and the app

Sep 9, 2024, 1:03 PM

Arizona Sports at Night debut on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Arizona Sports)

(Arizona Sports)

Arizona Sports at Night with Kellan Olson and Mitch Vareldzis debuts Monday at 6 p.m. MST to cover the Valley sports scene with an exciting fall calendar ahead.

The Arizona Cardinals are coming off a disappointing season-opening loss considering the heightened expectations. Meanwhile, the Arizona State football program has begun picking up steam with its first win against an SEC school on Saturday.

Arizona Sports at Night will air on weeknights from 6 to 8 p.m. when there is no play-by-play on 98.7 FM.

“The new show is an exciting addition to the Arizona Sports lineup and extends our local talk into the evenings,” Bonneville Phoenix director of programming operations Brian Long said. “Arizona Sports at Night will serve Valley sports fans with live, local content on their commute home and all throughout the evening.”

Arizona Sports, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns and Arizona State football and basketball, will now have more local programming when the teams are not on the court or field.

The new show will be fast-paced with entertainment and information that Arizona Sports fans need in their evenings.

Olson has been with Bonneville Phoenix for nine years. He has covered the Phoenix Suns and co-hosted the Empire of the Suns podcast since 2015. His role will shift to help with Arizona Sports at Night and fill-in work on the daily shows. Olson will continue covering the Suns with in-depth coverage of games and practices, both for ArizonaSports.com, on pregame and postgame shows, and on the Empire of the Suns podcast.

Vareldzis has been with the company for six years, primarily as the producer of Burns & Gambo. His role will also expand to include pregame and postgame coverage of the Suns.

Vareldzis has also previously been host of Arizona Sports Saturday and the State of the Sun Devils podcast.