Howard Eskin is no longer remaining silent. The former WIP radio host has denied allegations that he “forcibly grabbed” a female colleague during an argument that led to his abrupt departure from the station in December. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday that Eskin grabbed the woman — an employee of Audacy, the station’s parent company … Read more
Former WIP sports radio host Howard Eskin allegedly “forcibly grabbed” a woman — who is an employee of Audacy, the station’s parent company — during an argument that escalated into an altercation on Dec. 9 at Chickie’s & Pete’s following a remote broadcast, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Inquirer, which initially reported Thursday that … Read more
Philadelphia sports radio host Howard Eskin reportedly shouted at a female employee shortly before he abruptly left 94.1 WIP last month. Eskin, who is the father of former WFAN programmer and current WIP afternoon host Spike Eskin, shouted at the female employee after a remote radio broadcast at a South Philly Chickie’s & Pete’s restaurant, … Read more
Philadelphia radio host Howard Eskin returned to WIP on Saturday morning and addressed allegations that he made an unwanted advance on an Aramark employee at Citizens Bank Park. It was the first show for Eskin, the Eagles insider for WIP, since late June, after being banned from Citizens Bank Park and from the 76ers’ practice … Read more
Spike Eskin had the unenviable task of speaking on the radio about a scandal involving his father. Howard Eskin, a longtime sports talk radio host at Audacy’s WIP in Philadelphia, was reportedly barred from Phillies games for the rest of the season after being accused of making an “unwanted advance” toward a female stadium employee … Read more
The role of a WFAN program director in New York is akin to being the manager of the Yankees or Mets. The person’s day-to-day decisions on who to put on air and what to talk about are for public debate as if they were filling out a lineup card and making double-switches. That is why … Read more
WFAN program director Spike Eskin is leaving the station to return to his native Philadelphia and become an afternoon drive time co-host on all-sports WIP. Eskin oversaw a transitional period for FAN after taking over for station icon Mark Chernoff. While Chernoff was at the FAN for three decades, Eskin was there for two-and-a-half years … Read more