From Vegas, Chevalier moved up to Sporting News Radio, where he hosts one of the network's most popular shows. Wednesdays are now enormously popular, with callers flooding the studio lines, anxious to vent their frustrations about the sports world. Sporting News Radio travels to high-profile events like the Super Bowl, the Final Four and the Kentucky Derby to deliver coverage aimed at providing the fans' perspective from these events. Because of Chevalier's great relationship with his audience, hosting his show live from these key events is a natural choice. Chevalier's popularity is evident when he travels on the road for affiliate appearances.
Fans turn out in droves, swamping sports bars and local venues.
Creating a highly successful show based on a pro-fan approach is uniquely Chevalier's domain. His passionate devotion to sports and to the fans has taken his show to the top. After a few years of listening to every kind of sports story and debate, Ballou ruled when it came to high-spirited conversation. The rest, as they say, is history. It was at the famous Docks Sports Bar in Tallahassee, Florida that Ballou met Tom Block, host of the sports talk show Ballou listened to in his headphones while jogging.