If Felger and Mazz executive producer James “Jimmy” Stewart ran 98.5 The Sports Hub, he’d move the station’s night host to the middays.

As the third chair on Zolak and Bertrand remains open after Rob “Hardy” Poole moved to the mornings, several names have been floated to fill that key midday role.

Stewart on Thursday was asked about who should get the third chair.

“My opinion is, I would move Joe Murray from the nights to the third chair in the midday, if Joe wants it,” Stewart said on the “Off-Air Show” with Mike Felger.

“If not, I would go with Matt McCarthy,” Stewart added. “I like Matt. I don’t know how his production skills are, but I like Matt as far as somebody who will get in there. He can run the show if Marc (Bertrand) is off. He’ll challenge (Scott) Zolak. Matt really can do every sport well. That’s if we’re talking about internal candidates.”

Phil Perry, Patriots Insider for NBC Sports Boston, has also been mentioned as a possible fit for the midday third chair. Perry filled in for the show’s four hours earlier this week.

“Phil Perry seems to be getting a lot of run,” Felger said. “I feel there’s momentum behind Phil Perry.”

But if Perry joined the former Pats QB on the midday show, that could be a show “overloaded” with Patriots content, Stewart said.

“But he (Perry) can write for the website,” Stewart said. “Because that’s going to be a part of it. Because we’re a digital media company, Felger. I know you don’t have to deal with that, yet.”

“(McCarthy) can do stuff for the website, too,” Stewart later added.

Last week, Felger and Mazz host Tony Massarotti mentioned Perry, Cerrone Battle, and Michael Holley as good fits for the midday show.

“When Mike Holley was in here for the first time working with Beetle and Zolak, somebody in the building said, ‘Don’t let Michael Holley leave without a contract!’ ” Stewart said.

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Some other names that have been floated for the midday show’s third chair are Ryan Johnston, Kendra Middleton, and Tim McKone.

A 98.5 spokesperson said last week, “The on-air full-time position at the Sports Hub remains posted and we are actively searching for the right fit for the mid-day show.”