Out at The Fan as of April 8 are long-time radio veterans Jagger and Gregg Henson, to be replaced Monday, April 11, by "New School with Shan and RJ," a more sports-centric show hosted by former Kansas City sports talk host Shan (pronounced Shawn) Shariff and long-time 103.3 FM ESPN voice RJ Choppy. Sticking with The Fan's goal of spicing its flavor with female voices, Jasmine Sadry will remain a part of the new morning team.

"New School" will air weekdays 5-9 a.m., with the remainder of The Fan's lineup remaining intact.

While 1310 AM The Ticket's George Dunham and Craig Miller have a stranglehold on morning drive-time radio listeners, it's The Fan's hope that a show founded more on local sports can win its battle for second place with ESPN's nationally syndicated Mike Golic & Mike Greenberg.

​While Jagger and Henson -- two consummate professionals I thoroughly enjoyed working with -- did not have their expiring contracts renewed, Shariff, 30, comes to Dallas -- via Maryland -- from 610 Sports KCSP, Kansas City's home of the Royals, Kansas Jayhawks and NASCAR.

​Choppy served several roles during his nine years at ESPN Radio, from reporting on the Dallas Cowboys, anchoring Dallas Mavericks' pre- and post-game shows and co-hosting shows all up and down the time slots. He even, once upon a time, hosted a show with someone named Greg Williams.