The Jason Present, which has run on Fox-owned KMSP Minneapolis since 2015, may even air on Fox’s WPWR Chicago. Generally known as My50, WPWR is a MyNetworkTV affiliate. Hosted by KMSP leisure information anchor Jason Matheson, The Jason Present debuts on WPWR June 5. It can air weekdays at 11 a.m. by means of August 11.
Matheson interviews celebrities and invitations specialists into the studio to share their recommendations on meals, health and vogue.
“Jason has been brightening mornings all through the Midwest and past for years,” mentioned Marian Davey, senior VP and common supervisor, KMSP-WFTC. “Now, similar to his theme music says, ‘Let’s make it day’ for Chicagoland too.”
The Jason Present airs weekdays on KMSP, often known as Fox 9, at 10 a.m., and repeats on WFTC, often known as Fox 9 Plus, at 1 p.m. Over the previous eight years, it has expanded its attain to Eau Claire and LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Rochester and Duluth, Minnesota, and most just lately, KZJO Seattle. The present additionally has had restricted runs on Fox-owned stations in Los Angeles, Dallas and Phoenix.
Well-liked segments on the present embody “Fish out of Water,” the place Matheson goes past his consolation zone to aim the surprising, and “Sizzling Dish” cooking items. For the WPWR summer season run, Matheson will produce a sequence of tales that spotlights Chicago and connects it to the Twin Cities and the remainder of the Midwest.
“I’m so proud to attach my adopted hometown of the Twin Cities with my house of Chicago and produce our personal wacky model of daytime TV to the Windy Metropolis,” Matheson mentioned.
The Jason Present is govt produced by Jeff Orcutt and produced by Ted Johnsen.
Matheson joined Fox 9 in 2000 as producer for the day by day leisure phase, “The Buzz,” which aired within the 9 p.m. newscast. He grew to become an on-air presence on Good Day Minnesota, offering popular culture stories and interviewing Hollywood stars. In 2009, when Fox 9 launched leisure information program Fox 9 Buzz, Matheson was named co-host, in addition to co-host for the early morning hours of Fox 9 Morning Information.
He additionally co-hosts the morning radio present Jason & Alexis with Alexis Thompson on KTMY MyTalk 107.1. Earlier than he landed on the Fox stations, Matheson was an leisure reporter for WCCO Minneapolis.
