Bengals Radio Network listeners will hear two new voices once the preseason kicks off. iHeartMedia host Tony Pike joins the network as a second analyst, and WXIX-TV’s Joe Danneman picks up a weekly radio hosting role, under a newly expanded partnership.
The addition comes as the Bengals and FOX19 NOW agreed to a multi-year extension of their broadcast partnership, which also expands Danneman and Pike’s roles across the team’s television coverage.
In May 2025, iHeart renewed its three-station “triple-cast” agreement with the Bengals Radio Network through 2028, with 700WLW, 102.7 WEBN, and ESPN 1530 continuing to serve as the network’s AM/FM broadcast homes.
Pike, a former University of Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback, was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 2010 after leading the school to back-to-back Big East Championships. He currently serves as the radio analyst for Bearcats football, in addition to co-hosting the Tony and Mo Football Show on ESPN 1530.
He joins play-by-play announcer Dan Hoard, color analyst Dave Lapham, and pregame and postgame host Wayne Box Miller. Pike will also co-host the weekly Bengals Line radio show alongside iHeartMedia host Lance McAlister, airing Monday nights on 700WLW.
WXIX-TV Sports Director Joe Danneman is joining the Bengals radio lineup as well, co-hosting the Bengals Pep Rally show on ESPN 1530. Danneman is a Murrow and Emmy Award-winning sports personality who was named the 2024 Ohio Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
