Craig Carton — who knows a thing or two about questionable decisions — has some doubts about Dianna Russini’s thought process amid her return media Wednesday. The WFAN host ripped Russini on Tuesday for opting to partner with offshore sportsbook BetUS for her return after resigning from The Athletic amid allegations she had an affair … Read more
Shaquille O’Neal never dunked on either Mike Francesa or Chris Russo, but he might have played a small part in breaking up a powerhouse radio duo. Former “Mike and the Mad Dog” producer Sal Licata, who was working for the show at the end of its run in the summer of 2008, said one of … Read more
It didn’t take long for it to come out where Sport Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina would end up next after he announced on Wednesday that he would be leaving the publication. Traina, along with former WFAN hosts Sal Licata and John Jastremski, are launching a new sports media start-up, Front Office Sports reported on Thursday. While … Read more
Sports host Katie Nolan didn’t roll out the welcome mat for her new SiriusXM coworker Boomer Esiason after the news of Audacy’s new partnership to make WFAN, which is the home of “Boomer and Gio,” available on SiriusXM. During Wednesday’s installment of “Casuals with Katie Nolan,” a twice-weekly SiriusXM podcast, Nolan played back some of the … Read more
Welcome back to the Jersey Shore, Mike Francesa. For the first time since leaving WFAN’s afternoon drive in 2019, the famous sports radio host is bringing a live version of his BetRivers show, “The Mike Francesa Podcast,” to Bar Anticipation in Lake Como, N.J. Francesa, 72, said on his podcast Wednesday that his show will … Read more
The never-ending beef between Craig Carton and Dan Le Batard has been reignited. Carton went on a tirade Friday on his WFAN show, in which he called the ex-ESPN personality a “woke scumbag … with no talent” among other insults he hurled–– and Le Batard fired right back at him. “Woke, I’ll take. No talent, … Read more
Tiki Barber and Hugh Douglas are clashing like they’re back on the gridiron. Douglas, a former Eagles defensive end, lambasted Barber, an ex-Giants running back, for telling 76ers center Joel Embiid to “stop being bitch” regarding the injuries that ultimately sidelined him for Game 2. “To say that this man is a bitch is real … Read more
John Sterling’s death came after he suffered a heart attack in January, which he revealed during what appears to be the longtime Yankees radio voice’s last interview in February. The Yankees and WFAN announced Sterling’s passing Monday at 87, though a cause of death was not disclosed. “Everything is, I say, good. For people who … Read more
It’s been one day and the Gregg Giannotti-Brandon Tierney feud has another episode. On his “Boomer and Gio” show Tuesday on WFAN with former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, Giannotti said Tierney’s former producers were celebrating after Giannotti went on a three-and-a-half minute rant Monday about how Tierney was a “bad teammate” in his time with … Read more
Gregg Giannotti went off on Brandon Tierney on Monday morning, On Giannotti’s WFAN show with Boomer Esiason, he ripped Tierney for “not having a sense of humor” in an angry rant. Tierney, who was let go by WFAN in December, had called in to preview St. John’s in the NCAA Tournament last week on the … Read more
John Sterling made a surprising reveal during an appearance on WFAN on Sunday. The former radio voice of the Yankees said that he had been on the mend from a heart attack that he suffered last month. Sterling, 87, told Rickie Ricardo that he was “very fortunate” and that “all things are good.” John Sterling … Read more
Sports updates have gone radio silent on WFAN — and a seasoned Long Islander had the honor of closing out the station’s decades-long historic chapter. “We live in a different world now,” broadcaster Peter Schwartz, who’s been on the air with WFAN since 2009, told The Post. The Wantagh man was at the update desk … Read more
The changes sweeping through WFAN have claimed the jobs of two longtime staples. Erica Herskowitz and Rich Ackerman, 20/20 “sports flash” update anchors who had been with the station for nearly three decades, each announced their departures in recent days. “After 29 years, this is my final update on WFAN. I just want to thank … Read more
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
Another sports personality has punched back at “Muhammad Kellerman.” Just days after Stephen A. Smith spurned former “First Take” partner Max Kellerman for his explosive tell-all interview on the “Bill Simmons Podcast,” Mike Francesca rebuffed Kellerman’s claim that he was in line to join the radio host at WFAN following his split from “Mike and … 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