ESPN Radio is making some intriguing changes in their weekday evening lineup including some comings and goings. First, Sedano and Stink is no more. Mark Schlereth is moving on and Jorge Sedano will be going it alone at 7 PM ET with The Sedano Show.

The biggest headline grabber is the creation of a new show for the uber-talented Bomani Jones. He finally gets his own program in a lead role as The Right Time With Bomani Jones will air from 9-11 PM ET.

Finally, the very likable Freddie Coleman, longtime ESPN Radio veteran, will take the 11-2 ET late night shift with The Freddie Coleman Show.

The news was first reported by The Big Lead. Here’s the official announcement from ESPN:

ESPN Radio will debut an enhanced weekday evening lineup beginning Monday, March 30, with shows hosted by three distinct ESPN voices with disparate takes on the sports world – Jorge Sedano, Bomani Jones and Freddie Coleman. The new lineup will kick off at 7 p.m. ET with The Sedano Show, followed by an evocative new program The Right Time with Bomani Jones at 9 p.m. and continuing with the three-hour The Freddie Coleman Show at 11 p.m.
The restructured lineup will provide sports fans the opportunity to listen to three dynamic individuals who all offer thought-provoking opinions on the most impactful topics of the day.

“The new weeknight lineup underscores our commitment to serve sports fans by offering the most compelling, interesting, informative and entertaining content from an on-air team that is dynamic, distinctive and diverse all week long,” said David Roberts, vice president, ESPN Audio network content.

Jones has contributed to ESPN as a writer and commentator for close to a decade. He became a fulltime co-host of Highly Questionable, on ESPN weekdays at 4:30 p.m., in May 2013 and had previously appeared regularly on ESPN Radio’s The Dan Le Batard Show. The Right Time with Bomani Jones will showcase Jones’ provocative opinions, relevant guests and listener interaction while discussing topical issues. Jones’ show will be broadcast from Miami.

“The best radio shows are the most fun, and that’s what I want The Right Time to be,” said Jones. “The show will feature smart stuff, tackle the most important topics, and I can promise we’ll handle sports in a way no one else does on radio.”

With more than 15 years of radio broadcast experience, Sedano hosted Sedano & Stink alongside Mark Schlereth since joining ESPN in 2013. The Sedano Show will focus on the latest sports news with an emphasis on listener interaction.

Coleman joined ESPN Radio in 2004.The Freddie Coleman Show, with a new start time of 11 p.m., will remain the post-game destination for radio listeners, with an emphasis on reaction, opinion and post-game interviews with the night’s difference makers.

I really like all three of these moves. Sedano is a strong personality and it’ll be interesting to see where he goes without Schlereth and how that show continues to evolve. Jones is obviously a very popular figure in the blogosphere and having his own national show on ESPN Radio is just the next step forward in what has been quite a remarkable journey for him. He’s been a contributor for Around the Horn and Highly Questionable, but this finally represents an opportunity for him to be the headliner. (I’m just disappointed ESPN couldn’t keep The Evening Jones name going.) And Coleman is a trusty hand who can carry three hours in the late evening on his own. Three solid moves that help to strengthen the ESPN Radio daily lineup.

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