![]() ![]() The area’s professional sports teams – the Penguins Pirates and Steelers – all offered condolences to Savran’s family, as did various personalities and fans in the locale. He had been battling lung cancer and diabetes, and leaves an indelible legacy in the Steel City and beyond. Stan Savran, one of the hallmarks of sports media in the city of Pittsburgh, passed away at the age of 76. He took a break from sports media until 2017 when he joined the LSU Sports Radio Network as host of the pre and postgame football shows. ![]() ![]() Palmer is another Louisiana native himself, growing up in Shreveport before covering LSU football, basketball, and baseball for Bayou Bengals Insider from 2011 to 2014. It’s going to be one heck of a journey, and I’m looking forward to everyone joining me.” “I’m so fortunate and excited to join a new family covering sports daily. “Being a local kid from Baton Rouge listening to 104.5 with my dad on the way to school every day, this is an incredibly surreal opportunity for me,” Hill said in a press release. Hill’s 1,401 rushing yards in 2013 rank 2nd in LSU history for a single season. He finished his LSU-career ranked 7th in school history in rushing touchdowns and 11th in rushing yards. Hill grew up and played football in Baton Rouge up through college, where he was a star running back for the LSU Tigers before playing with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots in the NFL. Hunt and Hill, featuring veteran broadcaster, Hunt Palmer and former LSU and NFL running back Jeremy Hill, are taking over the station’s 12-2 p.m. Guaranty Media announced its newest addition to South Louisiana’s Exclusive Sports Talk Leader. The afternoon lineup on 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge just got an influx of local star power. ![]()
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