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Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton is an American sportscaster and radio talk show host based in San Diego, California.He was co-host of the "Hacksaw and Hayworth" show on from 6:00am–9:00am Pacific Time Monday through Friday on XEPRS-AM, known on-air as "San Diego's Sports Leader, The Mighty 1090" and he worked alongside producers Bobby Wooldridge and Alex Padilla.
Past Chargers radio broadcasters have included Josh Lewin, Ralph Lawler, Stu Nahan, Tom Kelly, Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, Dan Rowe, Ted Leitner, Nick Hardwick and Hank Bauer. Bauer served seventeen seasons (1998–2014) as the radio color analyst. However, the Chargers and then-flagship station 105.3 KIOZ decided not to renew his contract. [3]
The station's best-known sportscaster on XETRA was Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, who hosted a nightly sports talk program from 1987 until 2005, and was also the play-by-play voice of the Chargers from 1987 to 1996. Hacksaw is famous (and infamous) for his "best 15 minutes in radio" with "Hacksaw's Headlines" and using such phrases as "I am bleeping ...
The first local live program, which aired at 3 p.m. that day, was hosted by Lee Hacksaw Hamilton. [35] Outside of local programming, the new XTRA Sports broadcast the national Fox Sports Radio network. [36] In 2008, KLSD broadcast select San Diego State Aztecs baseball. [37] Hacksaw left the station in 2008 when his contract was not renewed.
Some of the personalities on WHLO's first talk incarnation include Nick Anthony (now an executive at Rubber City Radio), Steve Cannon (later at WTVN), Steve Fullerton (later at multiple Cleveland stations), Ron Vereb (today with WKBN as "Ron Verb"), and Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton (heard today on XEPRS in San Diego).
Lee Hamilton (sports), American sportscaster nicknamed "Hacksaw" Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds (born 1947), American former National Football League player; Sam Tuitupou (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union player nicknamed "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (born 1954), American professional wrestler known by the ring name "Hacksaw"
In addition, John Lynch Sr. helped introduce Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton to San Diego sports radio. In 2004, XEPRS acquired the rights to become the flagship station of the San Diego Padres. [12] XEPRS was the Padres' home station until 2016, when Entercom won the rights and began broadcasting the games on alternative rock station KBZT.
Past announcers include: Pete Gross, who called games from 1976 until just days before his death from cancer in 1992, is a member of the team's Ring of Honor, Steve Thomas (Radio: 1992–1997), Lee Hamilton also known as "Hacksaw" (Radio: 1998–1999), Brian Davis (Radio: 2000–2003), and Warren Moon (2004–2017).