Sal Licata has placed his afternoon drive dreams in the rearview. The New York radio star opened up on his departure from WFAN following Craig Carton’s return to the station in early December. During a Friday appearance on “Stugotz and Company,” Licata, who hosted the midday slot with Brandon Tierney, revealed that he wasn’t surprised … Read more
Craig Carton has broken his silence about his latest WFAN return. The longtime New York radio star sounded off on his latest big career move, which will bring him back to station in January for a third time to take over the afternoon drive-time slot. “Yes, what you’ve read is true. I am coming back … Read more
Craig Carton’s return to WFAN has left Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata in limbo, and ESPN’s Don La Greca isn’t so sure that’s a good call. The ESPN radio co-host, who used to run a show with Michael Kay, hates the new move to bring in the embattled radio personality, as Carton will take over … Read more
With his return to the vast radio wasteland that is WFAN, Craig Carton has been released from a prison for a second time, having left the bright lights of his Fox Sports show from which he faded from view and his ill-gained fame. Now he can again return to being a crude, name-calling, excrement-reliant junk-talker … Read more
Evan Roberts is a happily married man. The WFAN host wasn’t talking about his wife Wednesday, rather his partnership with Tiki Barber that has been going two years strong since Craig Carton ended his second stint at the station to focus full-time on his FS1 morning show. With the TV show canceled, Carton is nearing … Read more
With their WFAN futures up in the air, Sal Licata and Brandon Tierney addressed the elephant in the room to open their midday show Wednesday. Craig Carton is finalizing a deal to return to the station for a third time and take over the afternoon drive slot, news broken by The Athletic during their Tuesday … Read more
Craig Carton is returning to WFAN — again. The longtime radio star is finalizing a deal to head back to the station next month for a third run and take over the afternoon drivetime slot, The Athletic reported Tuesday. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber, who currently host the afternoon drive from 2 p.m. to 7 … Read more
Craig Carton is well aware of the NBA’s gambling worries. The WFAN radio host revealed Thursday that the league recently brought him in to speak to players about the “dangers of gambling,” such as the alleged gambling and poker schemes purportedly involving Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones that shook the NBA and betting … Read more
The question hanging over WFAN right now is whether former morning show host Craig Carton will return to the station after his Fox Sports show, “Breakfast Ball” was canceled last summer. Boomer Esiason, Carton’s former co-host at WFAN, seems to think it’s a strong possibility. Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock “If they want to put him back … Read more
WFAN host Sal Licata issued a stern warning to former colleague Craig Carton. Carton recently had his show, “Breakfast Ball,” canceled by Fox Sports and The Athletic reported that a WFAN return could be in the offing for the 56-year-old. “And by the way, I’m not worried about Craigy coming back,” Licata said Wednesday on … Read more
The FS1 lineup has taken shape after Skip Bayless’ exit. The new morning show, “Breakfast Ball,” will feature former WFAN host Craig Carton, Mark Schlereth and Danny Parkins from 8-10 a.m. ET, The Post has learned. Schlereth is a three-time Super Bowl champion and a veteran of sports talk TV, while Parkins joins after co-hosting … Read more
The FS1 lineup continues to evolve this summer. Michelle Beadle is in serious talks to join former WFAN broadcaster Craig Carton’s morning show as a daily co-host, The Post has learned. A deal has not been finalized, according to sources. Michelle Beadle is in serious talks to join FS1. Getty Images A Fox Sports spokesperson … Read more
Roughly 60 years ago, Mad Magazine, published for kids with a bent toward satire before they graduated to the National Lampoon, invented a game called 43-Man Squamish. Mad included play diagrams depicting 43 players running in 43 different directions, a comical absurdity that perhaps inspired StatCast graphics that networks purchase then seriously present to show … Read more
It’s WFAN on WFAN crime. “Boomer and Carton” producer Al Dukes roasted hosts Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber and producer Tommy Lugauer of “Evan & Tiki” for ignoring a potential major complication of the just-announced Craig Carton-Suzyn Waldman Yankees radio pairing in August while speaking with Carton on Monday. Carton will serve as WFAN’s play-by-play … Read more
The Cowboys (8-3) are on a three-game winning streak and host Seattle (6-5) on Thursday night, starting their tough stretch of December games. But Craig Carton sees a potential bump in the road. On Tuesday’s “The Carton Show” on FS1, Carton learned that quarterback Dak Prescott is expecting a daughter with girlfriend Sarah Jane Ramos … Read more
Craig Carton will have a new TV partner as FS1 has once again hired a former ESPNer in David Jacoby, The Post has learned. In what has been an active offseason for the morning TV sports talk shows, Jacoby joins “The Carton Show” as a co-host. Jacoby spent more than two decades at ESPN on-air … Read more
Regrets, he’s had a few. Or at least one. WFAN radio legend Mike Francesa said in an interview Monday with Barstool Sports that his initial retirement in 2017 was perfect and he “should have kept it at that.” But like Michael Corleone, just when he thought he was out the station pulled Francesa back in. … Read more
Dan Le Batard takes offense to Craig Carton’s career resurgence. Or, more specifically, what it says about his profession. Carton is leaving WFAN next month to solely do his Fox Sports 1 television show “The Carton Show” full-time for a seven-figure salary, The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported. “As it relates to our sorry sad sack, … Read more
Michael Kay is happy Craig Carton got a second chance, but he’s still bothered by the way his radio-ratings competitor spoke about him on-air. “That’s the only thing that bothered me about Craig Carton is how nasty he was toward me when I never did anything to him,” Kay said while a guest on “The … Read more
WFAN will be turning the volume up in middays. With Tiki Barber moving to afternoons, Sal Licata will succeed Barber as Brandon Tierney’s partner from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays, The Post has learned. Licata, 43, had been doing overnights. He is expected to continue his SNY nightly work and his weekly spot on … Read more