Sports Radio's Carton To Host Spike's MMA Magazine Show

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Sports radio personality Craig Carton will host Spike TV's new MMA magazine show MMA
Junkie Live, the network announced Wednesday.

MMA veteran journalist Mike Straka and mixed martial arts middleweight
fighter Nate Quarry will serve as fight experts for the multi-platform series, which will preview the weekend's major MMA fights as well as look back at action from recent bouts, said network officials. The weekly series will premiere Feb. 23 at 11 p.m.

Spike said it will announce more on-air talent for the series in the coming
weeks.

Spike will partner with USA Today Sports Media Group's MMAjunkie.com to provide live in-studio interviews with top fighters, in-depth investigative features, action-packed highlights, as well as viewer interaction via Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels, Spike Tv said.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.