The Portland Trail Blazers have reached a multi-year agreement with iHeartMedia Portland to extend their partnership as the official broadcast carrier for Blazers games across the Trail Blazers Audio Network, the organization announced Wednesday. The extension means iHeartMedia Portland’s Rip City Radio 620 AM will enter its 13th season as the team’s flagship station, providing pre-game and post-game coverage, game broadcasts, and ancillary content throughout the year.
The press release announced
that play-by-play announcer Travis Demers and analyst Michael Holton will continue to serve as Portland’s radio broadcast team on the Trail Blazers Audio Network. Rip City Radio’s Chad Doing is also back as radio host on the Trail Blazers Audio Network of both pre- and post-game shows.
Additionally, Rip City Radio’s Chris Burkhardt is returning, and the station is expanding its Blazers coverage this season with two new weekly shows.
In addition to the game day broadcasts, which includes Blazers Gameday (pre-game) and 5th Quarter (post-game) hosted by Chris Burkhardt on Rip City Radio 620 AM, the station will enhance its Blazers coverage with the Trail Blazers Insider Report, a weekly one-hour show hosted by Sean Highkin, airing live on Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 p.m. with a replay on Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. Another new program airing Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 p.m. is The Blazers Wrap Up, a weekly recap of all the Trail Blazers News, hosted by Brendan Slaughter.
