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Brady Ackerman will be leaving his full-time position as morning show host on ESPN Radio in Gainesville and Ocala on Friday August 10th . Ackerman has spent the last six years in morning drive from 7-10am with WMOP am 900 and WGGG AM 1230. Brady will move his show" The Brady Ackerman Show" to ESPN in Orlando and Melbourne (WHOO AM1080 AND WIXC AM 1060) from 3-6pm Monday-Friday.

He has spent the last nine months co-hosting in Orlando/Melbourne with former Auburn coach Terry Bowden. Bowden will remain as a guest on Ackerman’s new show while he is pursuing his interest in getting back into coaching.

Brady will continue to be featured as a guest on Espn Radio in Gainesville and Ocala. He and his family will maintain their residence in Ocala,Florida where they have lived for the past six years. Brady will also continue to serve as Sun Sports college football analyst and co-host of Gator Post Game. The Brady Ackerman Celebrity Golf Challenge will continue for it’s sixth year in June 2008 at the Country Club of Ocala. The fundraiser is for the Boys and Girls Clubs and is one of their primary revenue streams.

Ackerman Quotes:
“This is a great opportunity for me professionally and I am really excited to take on a new challenge”

“One of the great selling points for me is I will be able to continue to raise my family in North Central Florida while not having to relocate”.

“ I have really enjoyed my relationship with Espn in Gainesville and Ocala and will miss the many friends and callers that were a part of my life on a daily basis”.

About the author

Brady Ackerman

Brady Ackerman is a former running back at the University of Florida from 1987-1991. He is currently a college football analyst on Sun Sports and you can hear his radio show "The Brady Ackerman Show" in Orlando on Espn AM 1080 and the Space Coast on Espn AM 1060. His radio show is Monday-Friday 3-6pm and you can listen on-line at www.espnflorida.com. Ack's email is brady@espn1080.com.

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