Blaine Bishop’s run at 104.5 The Zone is over.
The former Titans safety is no longer co-hosting Cover Two with Zach Lyons, bringing an end to a stretch at the Nashville station that began in January 2010. Bishop had been on the air daily from 1-3 p.m. with Lyons, and his last appearance on the show came last Thursday, Oct. 15.
Bishop’s time at The Zone went far beyond Cover Two. He joined the station in January 2010 as part of 3HL and also spent years on the Titans’ flagship station’s pre- and postgame programming.
The station has also made changes to the show’s online presence. It removed Bishop’s photo from the Cover Two web page, along with the show archives, before later restoring the archives.
Pictures of talent from other shows were also pulled so those pages would match, with logos used instead. Another Cover Two page is now a dead link.
Bishop and Lyons did not respond to text messages. Allison Warren, vice president and market manager for Cumulus Media, who oversees The Zone, also did not return texts.
A former NFL defender with a long track record in Tennessee, Bishop played 10 seasons in the league - nine with the Oilers/Titans franchise and one with Philadelphia. He was selected to four Pro Bowls.
Since Friday, producer Ross Johnston has been filling in for Bishop on Cover Two.
The Zone’s on-air lineup was in New York on Tuesday for the Marconi Awards, where the station and its podcast The Install with Greg Cosell were nominated but did not win.
On social media, Dawn Davenport of 3HL posted a group photo that did not include Bishop. “We did not win our Marconi, but we still have THE best team at @1045TheZone ❤️ @TheRonSlay @brentdougherty @TheZachLyons @Robby_Walsh @BuckReising @will_boling @lucaspanzica @RamonFoster @Mase1045TheZone https://t.co/i2fG2Pjkq7”
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