John Solomon just announced to TWT staff, the launch of the Times' third radio initiative this summer. The group's newest venture is a joint project with WTEM 980 and ESPN Radio called "The Sports Fix" co-hosted by Thom Loverro.

The staff memo obtained by FishbowlDC after the jump.

Folks:

I'm proud to announce that on Monday we'll be launching our
third radio initiative this summer, a joint project with WTEM 980/
ESPN radio. Thom Loverro will joining WTEM's midday sports show
called "The Sports Fix" as a co-host. We'll be announcing the venture
in a story on tomorrow's front-page.

This latest partnership is a tribute to the extraordinary
quality of our sports pages under Mark Hartsell and John Taylor and
the undeniable personality, wit and expertise of Thom. It's also
further validation that we're transforming ourselves from a print
newspaper into a multimedia, multiplatform news and information
company through smart partnerships. Our latest collaboration with
WTEM follows:

*the launch in June of our nationally syndicated morning radio
show with Talk Radio Network that has already secured stations in
three dozen markets in just six weeks thanks to the great work of
John and Melanie. In DC, you can now listen to the show on WTNT 570.

*TV partnerships with MASN, ESPN and Sinclair Broadcasting.

*the launch of The Washington Times Top of the Hour radio
newscasts under Wally Hindes

*final preparations for two new Web ventures: The citizen
journalism site BaseNews.com under Grace Vuoto and the opinion site
TheConservatives.com under Rob Bluey and Brian Faughnan.

We'll have some more exciting news to announce in the coming
weeks. Until then, please join me in congratulating Thom on his new
endeavor and supporting WTEM on the launch on this new venture.

Regards,

John