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’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 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
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
Sal Licata has seemingly done an about-face on his blistering hot take on the Grimace phenomenon in connection to the Mets. The WFAN host had poo-pooed the beloved McDonald’s character’s fame following fans and media giving Grimace credit for the Mets’ turnaround after the purple creature had thrown out the first pitch at Citi Field … Read more
Sal Licata may as well be the Hamburglar with the way he’s stealing credit from Grimace. Licata, WFAN’s hot-take extraordinaire, spent the last two days discrediting the purple face — or, as Licata called it, the “fat, purple ass” — of the Mets’ now-seven-game winning streak. The Mets are undefeated since Grimace, pals with iconic … 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
Sal Piro, a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” role-paying super fan and the subject of an upcoming biopic, has died. He was 71. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club, which Piro founded in 1977, announced his death in a tweet on Sunday. They did not give a cause. “With profound sorrow we pass on the … Read more