Craig Carton will make WFAN return to call three Yankees games
Craig Carton will get his chance to try his hand at baseball broadcasting next month when he joins WFAN’s broadcast crew with Suzyn Waldman for the Yankees-Rangers series. Carton announced he will be working with the veteran baseball announcer on the series, which runs from Aug. 9-11. Appearing on WFAN’s “The Evan & Tiki Show” […]
WFAN host Sal Licata hates Grimace getting credit for Mets’ rise
Sal Licata may be said to be a Hamburglar, since he takes the honor away from Grimas. Licata, WFAN’s hot-take guru, has spent the past two days trying to discredit the purple face, or, in Licata’s words, “fat purple ass,” of the Mets’ current seven-game winning streak. The Mets are undefeated since Grimus, who is […]
WFAN caller ‘claims’ Suzyn Waldman floated John Sterling replacement
A caller at WFAN claimed to have a clue as to who the Yankees’ new radio announcer will be. Veteran play-by-play announcer John Sterling retired earlier this season due to health issues, so attention is focused on who will be his long-term replacement. A person calling themselves “Dr. Joe” called into WFAN’s morning show with […]
Why Jon ‘Stugotz’ Weiner turned down his WFAN dream job
John “Stagotts” Weiner appears to have turned down a one-time dream job to run WFAN. As Spike Eskin was set to leave his position as program director at the iconic sports talk radio station to become afternoon drive host at WIP in his hometown of Philadelphia, the search for his replacement ultimately turned to Dan […]
RFK Jr.-Aaron Rodgers ticket an attention ploy: WFAN host
WFAN host Greg Gianotti believes a potential Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Aaron Rodgers ticket is just an attention grabber and will never materialize. “I think it’s clear what’s going on, but first of all, he’s not going to be vice president. One, because I can’t beat him, and two, because he’s Robert F. “I […]
Boomer and Gio find out live on WFAN they booked wrong Randy Moss
Boomer Esiason and Greg Gianotti got into a surreal kerfuffle at the 2024 Super Bowl on Tuesday morning. Every year, during Super Bowl week, former NFL stars flock to host cities to partner with sponsors, go from show to show, do interviews, and connect products before answering football questions. So WFAN’s morning drive show found […]
Spike Eskin outrage shows how strong WFAN still is
The role of the WFAN program director in New York is similar to that of the Yankees or Mets manager. A person's daily decisions about who to broadcast and what to say are subject to public debate, as if filling out a lineup card and doing a double switch. That's why when someone like Spike […]
WFAN losing program director Spike Eskin in network shakeup
WFAN Program Director Spike Eskin has left the station to return to his hometown of Philadelphia and co-host All Sports WIP's Afternoon Drive Time. Eskin oversaw a transition period at FAN after taking over from station icon Mark Chernoff. While Chernoff was with FAN for 30 years, Eskin was there for two and a half […]