Memphis sports talk with sharp elbows.
Jeffrey Wright & Company turns afternoon sports news into loose, opinionated conversation with a Memphis center of gravity. The show moves from Grizzlies roster debates to college football money, NBA playoff scheduling, trivia nights, and whatever argument is waiting at the break.
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Jeffrey Wright & Company is sports radio with a Memphis address and a national reach. The show is built around Jeffrey Wright’s afternoon conversations with a rotating group of voices and guests who can argue without turning the room formal. It moves quickly. A contract update, a playoff schedule, a college roster question, or a local trivia note can all become the day’s working material. The best stretches come when the show takes a small sports-news hook and keeps pulling on it until the larger question shows up. Jacoby Brissett’s offseason position becomes a conversation about leverage, quarterback rooms, and how few places actually need him as a starter. Lakers and Rockets talk becomes a broader argument about trust, injury timing, television incentives, and the way star power bends a playoff calendar. Grizzlies conversation stays especially concrete. Draft preferences, lead-guard needs, shoe-deal concerns, old roster exits, and Ja Morant controversy all get handled through the lens of what Memphis fans have already lived through. College sports get the same treatment. NIL spending, transfer-portal rosters, season-ticket costs, parking, tailgates, seat licenses, and donor fatigue are discussed as real household math, not just athletic-department theory. The show can be funny without leaving the argument. It jokes about bad-owner instincts, media golf disasters at Augusta, and the strange logic of retirement tours, then circles back to the sports point underneath. Guest segments keep that rhythm. Blake Topmeyer’s Masters stories turn into a detailed discussion of Augusta, CBS coverage, and Haotong Li’s unraveling on the course. David W. Cobb brings college basketball and football texture into conversations that still sound loose and local. Damichael Cole adds Grizzlies reporting and NBA rhythm without making the show feel like a panel. Kevin Cerrito’s appearances bring trivia, music bingo, and Memphis community notes into the sports flow. George Ruggiero’s producer presence gives the room another live-radio edge. The result is not polished debate theater. It is more like sitting near a smart sports table that keeps changing subjects but never loses its appetite for the next angle.
Made for: Built for Memphis sports fans who follow the Grizzlies, college football, college basketball, and the local radio rhythm around them. It also fits national sports listeners who prefer lived-in debate over polished studio monologues.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its combination of local specificity and loose argumentative momentum. It can move from college football donor fatigue to Lakers scheduling to Memphis trivia without losing the feeling of one continuous conversation.
Jeffrey Wright anchors “Jeffrey Wright and Company” live weekdays 2-4PM and always on the FREE Audacy App! Wright is the long-time Executive Producer of 929’s Geoff Calkins Show each weekday and now hosts every afternoon with a rotating cast of co-hosts like DaMichael Cole from the Commercial Appeal & Drew Hill from the Daily Memphian among others. Wright is a specialist on college football including his time hosting and now contributing to the “Oxford Exxon Podcast”. Wright holds a Bachelors from Pepperdine and a Masters from Ole Miss and lives in Memphis with wife Aleia and daughter Josephine.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jeffrey Wright makes Memphis sports decisions legible through pointed questions, informed disagreement and a steady eye on money, rosters and expectations.
Jeffrey Wright & Company turns Memphis sports into a running argument, with Jeffrey Wright guiding co-hosts and guests through the decisions behind the results.
Jeffrey Wright turns Memphis's reported $11 million athletics figure into your next question: who got what?
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose sports-radio episode that turns quarterback leverage into a broader argument about who gets paid and why.
Arizona's quarterback room gives the episode its first real spark. Jacoby Brissett is skipping phase one of the offseason program while pushing for an extension that would pay him like a starter, with $9.06 million scheduled for 2026 and only $1.5 million guaranteed.
Friday sports talk that moves from weekend previewing into Memphis roster second-guessing and NBA playoff debate.
Jeffrey Wright and Damichael Cole start with weekend previewing, then move into an NBA playoff debate that reaches Houston, the Lakers, series spacing, and the way television shapes the bracket.
A Masters conversation that stays specific, lively, and a little unruly.
Jeffrey Wright and Blake Topmeyer open with a clear point: the Masters feels different, and Topmeyer makes that case by treating Augusta National like a place with its own rules and habits. He sets it against the PGA Championship and the U.S.
A draft-room thought experiment where Darius Acuff's range, shoe politics, and social-media spin all get negotiated at once.
The episode frames the No. 3 decision through a hypothetical owner's lens, with Jeffrey arguing for Darius Acuff as the kind of lead guard who should control the ball and stretch defenses from well beyond the line.
A playoff-night debate about athlete pay, fan expectations, and the routes that shape a basketball career.
Jeffrey Wright and Company turns night one of the NBA playoffs into a sharp, loose conversation about fandom, money, and the expectations that come with both.
Memphis's about $11 million revenue-sharing bill leads into sharp talk on expectations, coaches, media, and ESPN access.
Memphis's first pass at revenue-sharing payments gives the episode its cleanest hook, with the host and Cobb working through the about $11 million figure, the $20.5 million maximum, and how money might be divided between football and basketball.
A candid basketball press conference is weighed against the only test that can settle it: reaching the NCAA tournament next season.
The episode treats a basketball press conference as more than offseason messaging. It follows the decision at the center of the room, the shared appearance by two program figures, and the attempt to show alignment after the previous season.
Jeffrey Wright and DaMichael Cole analyze Penny Hardaway's 40-minute press conference addressing the Memphis Tigers' disappointing season.
Host Jeffrey Wright welcomes Kevin Cerrito to discuss Monday trivia events, local news about University of Memphis and Penny Hardaway, and promote various entertainment options including movie passes and bingo nights.
This episode features host Jeffrey Wright and guest Damichael Cole discussing NBA games, anti-tanking proposals, World Cup price gouging, and sports viewing experiences.
The hosts discuss NCAA tournament betting trends, travel logistics for teams, and humorous tangents about hot dogs while analyzing upset potential and game lines.
Jeffrey Wright and David Cobb discuss a breaking story from Jonah Dillon revealing Memphis has spent $11 million on revenue sharing, below the $20.5 million cap.
Jeff Wright and George examine CBS's split with Tony Romo after his Milwaukee arrest and a financial settlement.
Jeffrey Wright & Company opens on Jacoby Brissett after Ian Rappaport reported that the Arizona Cardinals quarterback skipped phase one and wants extension security on a $9.06 million 2026 deal.
Jeffrey Wright opens the hour by welcoming Demichael Cole and setting up a Friday show that will preview the weekend and tee up a list segment later on.
Blake Topmeyer says Augusta National feels unlike the PGA Championship or US Open because the patrons know golf and want to be there.
Jason Smith lays out the Paul George trade haul and says it is why "Sam Presti will forever have a lifetime contract."
Host Jeffrey Wright introduces his radio show and welcomes sports writer David Cobb for a discussion on sports media and related topics.
This episode discusses donor fatigue and financial pressures in college football, focusing on rising costs for season ticket holders and the impact on mid-level fans.
Jeffrey Wright and Coach Norton Hurd argue that NBA coaches have become less important while stars and agents control more.
Host Jeffrey Wright welcomes Kevin Cerrito to discuss Monday trivia events, local news about University of Memphis and Penny Hardaway, and promote various entertainment options including movie passes and bingo nights.
Host Jeffrey Wright and guest David Cobb discuss sports topics including opening day, college basketball's Sweet 16, and LSU's potential rehiring of Will Wade.