Super Bowl Update

24/7 Wall St. has named Dish Network the worst company to work for.  Some 346 current or former Dish employees went online to share their tales of woe ― and it gave the satellite giant the worst spot, beating out such other poor places to work as Dillard's and RadioShack. [Bloomberg Businessweek]

Paducah sports radio station WPAD-1560 AM/99.5 FM has dumped its ESPN Radio programming for a combination of Fox Sports Radio shows and part of the new CBS Sports Radio schedule.  Dan Patrick, Jim Rome, and Doug Gottlieb are part of the station's all-new lineup. [West Kentucky Star]

NBCUniversal and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) have reached a new agreement to offer NBCUniversal’s entire portfolio of broadcast and cable content to NRTC’s members. NRTC represents the advanced telecommunications and information technology interests of 1,500 rural utilities and affiliates in 48 states. [Press Release]

Fox Sports Radio has given actor and comedian Jay Mohr the nod to host the network's midday show, replacing Jim Rome, who is moving over to CBS Sports.

Mohr's show ― to be named Jay Mohr Sports ― is set to debut Jan. 2 and will air from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT each weekday.  In the Tri-State, the show will air on Fox Sports Radio affiliates WVLN-740 AM in Olney and WMSK-1550 AM in Morganfield.

"After spending the last 15 years guest-hosting, I couldn’t be happier to get the opportunity to host my own show!" Mohr said in a statement.  "I’m looking forward to talking sports, connecting with listeners, and interviewing amazing guests every day, while being a part of the Fox Sports Radio family.  It was worth the wait."

Fox Sports Radio, in conjunction with Big Ten Network, has introduced BTN Live, a daily Big Ten football show airing Monday through Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. CT on nearly 20 affiliates in the Big Ten Conference region.

Hosted by Big Ten Network personalities Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and others, BTN Live will take listeners inside every Big Ten campus as teams prepare for games, and provide the latest news, expert analysis and interviews with players and coaches.

The show is an extension of Fox Sports Radio’s weekly Big Ten show, which launched last year.

A list of stations carrying the new program was not immediately available Wednesday morning; Fox Sports Radio has two affiliates in the Tri-State, WVLN-740 AM (Olney, Ill.) and WMSK-1550 AM (Morganfield, Ky.).