Jonathan Hutton, Chad Withrow and Paul Kuharsky had no real reason to look elsewhere.
The trio hosted what many believed was the top sports talk radio show in Nashville, and their former employer, 104.5 The Zone, was reaping the reward from the popularity of their mid-day show, the Midday 180, which drew consistently high ratings and offered unfiltered analysis of the city’s sports landscape.
But as their contracts were expiring heading into 2021, a difficult decision was placed in front of them: sign a fourth contract with The Zone or take the riskier option of joining Clay Travis at Outkick, where they would help launch the company’s newly formed radio network.
“You reach a point in any job I think where…we could have done that for 30 years, and…
