From calling the action to calling the shots, the Flyers named Keith Jones their team president of hockey operations Thursday.

"I consider the Philadelphia Flyers organization the gold standard of the NHL and professional sports," Jones said in a statement. "I've seen how this city and these fans can rally around their team and there is nothing that compares to that feeling."

Jones, 54, is making the surprising career change after two decades cracking jokes as part of a talk radio morning show, all while juggling hockey broadcast gigs at NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBC and most recently for TNT's coverage of the NHL in each of the past two seasons.