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Jason Fitz
Jason Fitz (Born August 18th, 1977) is an ESPN radio host and cohost of the Jordan Rodgers and Jason Fitz and Spain and Fitzradio shows. He is also an Grammy nominated Violin player for his time in the Band Perry.

=The Band Perry and Before ESPN= Fitz studied Violin at the Julliard School of Music.He was a licensed financial broker for a short time, grew tired of the job. Due to his talents playing the violin, he then started playing for multiple artists in Tennessee, until he became the fiddle player for the band Perry. Fitz then became the band's musical director. The Band Perry became successful, but Fitz did not enjoy the stress and the time on the road.

ESPN
After becoming burnt out with the Band Perry, his wife, Sunny, encouraged him to pursue his dreams: Sports. He started with a small podcast on his Facebook page which then blossomed into a program that was picked up by Sirius Radio. After that, ESPN gave Fitz the opportunity to host a college football show on ESPNU each week in August, 2016. Fitz stayed with ESPN until they approached him with the chance to host a radio show, along side Sarah Spain, called Spain and Fitz. The show was launched on January 2nd, 2018 and is still on air at this time.