Philadelphia sports radio host Howard Eskin reportedly yelled at a female employee shortly before abruptly leaving 94.1 WIP last month.
Eskin, father of former WFAN programmer and current WIP afternoon host Spike Eskin, yells at a female employee after a remote radio broadcast at a Chickie's & Pete's restaurant in South Philadelphia. I shouted this. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported..
The report did not elaborate on the exact details of the incident, but said it occurred on a remote broadcast that Easkin co-hosted with Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham.
WIP's parent companies, Audacy and Eskin, have not publicly commented on the new report.
A short time later, Eskin announced he was leaving the sports talk station after nearly 40 years, without providing a detailed explanation.
“I leave the station with great love for the listeners who have made my job so fulfilling during my time there,” Eskin said. I wrote to X in December.. “I'm looking forward to what's next career-wise. I promise you'll be the first to know.”
In the statement, An Orcassie spokesperson at the time said the two sides had “parted ways” and thanked Mr. Eskin for his “longstanding contributions to WIP.”
This comes after it was reported in July that Eskin was banned from Citizens Bank Park for making unwanted advances on a female Aramark employee who worked at the Phillies' home stadium.
The employee accused Eskin of giving her an “unwanted kiss.”
The former WIP organizer admitted to the incident later that month.
“I apologized to her at the time of the incident and I apologize again now. I am truly sorry that this happened,” he said less than a month after the story first broke. Said on the broadcast.
