MEET THE HOSTS: From top, left, the Fan's hosts are Kirk McEwen, Chris Dingman, Gary Shelton, Justin Pawlowski, Todd Wright, Anthony “Booger” McFarland, Rich Herrera and Nanci Donnellan, aka “The Fabulous Sports Babe.” Credit: CBS SPORTS RADIO THE FAN TAMPA BAY

MEET THE HOSTS: From top, left, the Fan’s hosts are Kirk McEwen, Chris Dingman, Gary Shelton, Justin Pawlowski, Todd Wright, Anthony “Booger” McFarland, Rich Herrera and Nanci Donnellan, aka “The Fabulous Sports Babe.” Credit: CBS SPORTS RADIO THE FAN TAMPA BAY
  • CBS SPORTS RADIO THE FAN TAMPA BAY
  • MEET THE HOSTS: From top, left, the Fan's hosts are Kirk McEwen, Chris Dingman, Gary Shelton, Justin Pawlowski, Todd Wright, Anthony “Booger” McFarland, Rich Herrera and Nanci Donnellan, aka “The Fabulous Sports Babe.”

Sports talk radio in the Tampa Bay region sure has taken leaps and bounds over the past few years. After being dominated by WDAE since the station switched over to the format in 1997, 1040 ESPN and 1010 CBS Radio joined the game within the past three years.

This article appears in Aug 2-8, 2012.