John Kincade will return to afternoons on Atlanta sports radio station 680/93.7 The Fan, joining longtime host Matt Chernoff beginning Aug. 31, the station announced Thursday.
End of a long-running partnership
The move ends a daily on-air partnership that has been a fixture of the Fan for nearly two decades. Chuck Oliver, who co-hosted the Chernoff show for 18 years, will step aside from the daily broadcast with his last day set for Aug. 18. Oliver will not be heard daily on the Fan going forward, though he will continue to contribute college football coverage and analysis.
Oliver shifts to syndicated college football focus
Station officials said Oliver will concentrate on his two-hour syndicated college football show and accompanying podcast carried on the Southern Sports Today network, which reaches dozens of smaller radio stations around the Southeast. While he exits the daily role, the station said he will still appear via exclusive segments and promotions, including the Fan promotion "Win Chuck’s Dinner."
What the change means for the Fan and listeners
The arrival of Kincade reunites a veteran voice with the Fan’s afternoon schedule. Kincade is a familiar presence in regional sports radio and his return to afternoons with Chernoff signals a strategic shift for the station as it reconfigures its lineup while preserving Oliver’s regional college football footprint through syndication.
The timetable laid out by the station compresses the transition: Oliver’s final daily show on Aug. 18 will be followed by Kincade’s debut on Aug. 31. That gives listeners a roughly two-week interim between the end of one long-running era and the start of the next.
- Aug. 18: Chuck Oliver’s last day co-hosting the daily afternoon show with Matt Chernoff.
- Aug. 31: John Kincade joins Matt Chernoff on the Fan’s afternoon show.
| Host | Role before change | Role after change |
|---|---|---|
| John Kincade | Returning host (off-air at the Fan) | Afternoon co-host with Matt Chernoff, starting Aug. 31 |
| Matt Chernoff | Afternoon co-host with Chuck Oliver | Afternoon co-host with John Kincade |
| Chuck Oliver | Afternoon co-host with Matt Chernoff (18 years) | Focus on syndicated college football show and podcast; occasional Fan segments |
Context and consequences
Personnel moves at prominent regional sports stations can ripple beyond local airwaves. For the Fan, reconfiguring a long-established afternoon team addresses both programming needs and the broader economics of sports media, where hosts increasingly split time between local platforms and syndicated networks or digital content like podcasts. Oliver’s shift to the Southern Sports Today network preserves and potentially broadens his reach across the Southeast, while Kincade’s return is a clear play to retain and re-energize the Fan’s afternoon audience.
For listeners, the change means a new on-air dynamic in the afternoon daypart. Fans who have tuned in to Chernoff and Oliver’s rapport for nearly two decades will find a different rhythm when Kincade arrives. Meanwhile, Oliver’s continued involvement through segments and special promotions ensures his voice won’t vanish completely from the Fan’s schedule.
As the Aug. dates approach, attention will turn to how the new Chernoff-Kincade pairing is received and how Oliver’s syndicated programming performs across the Southern Sports Today network. The station’s handling of the transition — from promotion to on-air chemistry to audience retention — will determine whether this shuffle strengthens the Fan’s foothold in a competitive sports-media market.
Listeners can expect the formal lineup change later this month and into next, with the Fan positioning the move as both a return for a familiar voice and a continuation of Oliver’s established college football presence in syndicated radio and podcasting.
