2 months ago
It's been a busy last twelve months for Craig Carton. Following the cancellation of his FS1 program, Breakfast Ball, in July, many speculated about where Carton's path would lead after his network television debut. The results of that journey to today shouldn't be surprising.
First, Carton remained a partner with FOX and worked with Red Seat Ventures to develop a one-hour daily program **** led The Craig Carton Show. His return to WFAN followed, with the official announcement coming in early December. Earlier this year, Carton added another layer to his growing media presence by teaming with Lil Wayne for The Joint Venture podcast. Beginning today, Carton elevates that initial project by bringing The Craig Carton Show to a rebranded and growing OutKick digital platform.
"I have been a frequent guest on OutKick as well as FOX News. So, there's some familiarity that I have with them, and they have with me," said Carton about the early discussions surrounding bringing The Craig Carton Show to OutKick. "I was a guest with Dan [Dakich] about six months ago. Afterwards, they reached out and inquired about my deal with FOX expiring. The interest was mutual."
With Carton's FOX contract coming to an end earlier this summer, the network made an offer to keep him in tow along with The Craig Carton Show podcast. However, the network allowed Carton to retain the podcast and shop it around to other distributors outside of his prior arrangement with SportsGrid.
"I had the ability to go look for other partners, but they [OutKick] had an interest in me. It sort of came together at the same time. I have great respect for FOX as a company. They've been great to me on the sports side. Then to take that and evolve our relationship under the FOX News umbrella was a no-brainer," explained Carton, who co-owns the IP for The Craig Carton Show with FOX. "We're partners in every sense of the word."
#craig #network #program
First, Carton remained a partner with FOX and worked with Red Seat Ventures to develop a one-hour daily program **** led The Craig Carton Show. His return to WFAN followed, with the official announcement coming in early December. Earlier this year, Carton added another layer to his growing media presence by teaming with Lil Wayne for The Joint Venture podcast. Beginning today, Carton elevates that initial project by bringing The Craig Carton Show to a rebranded and growing OutKick digital platform.
"I have been a frequent guest on OutKick as well as FOX News. So, there's some familiarity that I have with them, and they have with me," said Carton about the early discussions surrounding bringing The Craig Carton Show to OutKick. "I was a guest with Dan [Dakich] about six months ago. Afterwards, they reached out and inquired about my deal with FOX expiring. The interest was mutual."
With Carton's FOX contract coming to an end earlier this summer, the network made an offer to keep him in tow along with The Craig Carton Show podcast. However, the network allowed Carton to retain the podcast and shop it around to other distributors outside of his prior arrangement with SportsGrid.
"I had the ability to go look for other partners, but they [OutKick] had an interest in me. It sort of came together at the same time. I have great respect for FOX as a company. They've been great to me on the sports side. Then to take that and evolve our relationship under the FOX News umbrella was a no-brainer," explained Carton, who co-owns the IP for The Craig Carton Show with FOX. "We're partners in every sense of the word."
#craig #network #program
2 months ago
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, along with the league's owners, offered a new proposal as part of the latest collective bargaining sessions that would create a limited free agent signing period. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
On Thursday, Major League Baseball made its latest proposal to the MLB Players ******* ociation for the next collective bargaining agreement. It would create an extreme shift in the free agent signing period, looking to mirror other sports by placing a strict limit on the window in which signings could take place.
As first reported by MLB.com, the five days after the World Series would still allow players and clubs to trigger or decline options. After that, free agents would be allowed to negotiate deals, but signings would only be allowed after 12 p.m. on the Monday of the first day of the Winter Meetings through December 21st. From Dec. 21st through the first Monday in February, no free agent signings or trades would be allowed. After the first Monday in February, free agent signings would then be allowed to resume.
It is not the first time that the league has sought to have a limited free agent signing period. The league proposed it as part of the negotiations of the current labor deal in place since 2021, and as recently as January, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discussed it on WFAN, touting it as a way to promote excitement.
"I think there's going to be some more conversation about it, because I do believe that there's a marketing opportunity," Manfred said. "Let's face it, we operate in a really competitive environment. Just put entertainment, generally, to one side — just sports, right? It's really competitive. And I think that you make a mistake, particularly during the offseason, when you don't take every advantage to push your sport out in front of your fans during that down period."
#allowed #Monday #signing
On Thursday, Major League Baseball made its latest proposal to the MLB Players ******* ociation for the next collective bargaining agreement. It would create an extreme shift in the free agent signing period, looking to mirror other sports by placing a strict limit on the window in which signings could take place.
As first reported by MLB.com, the five days after the World Series would still allow players and clubs to trigger or decline options. After that, free agents would be allowed to negotiate deals, but signings would only be allowed after 12 p.m. on the Monday of the first day of the Winter Meetings through December 21st. From Dec. 21st through the first Monday in February, no free agent signings or trades would be allowed. After the first Monday in February, free agent signings would then be allowed to resume.
It is not the first time that the league has sought to have a limited free agent signing period. The league proposed it as part of the negotiations of the current labor deal in place since 2021, and as recently as January, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discussed it on WFAN, touting it as a way to promote excitement.
"I think there's going to be some more conversation about it, because I do believe that there's a marketing opportunity," Manfred said. "Let's face it, we operate in a really competitive environment. Just put entertainment, generally, to one side — just sports, right? It's really competitive. And I think that you make a mistake, particularly during the offseason, when you don't take every advantage to push your sport out in front of your fans during that down period."
#allowed #Monday #signing
2 months ago
The New York Yankees face the Houston Astros tonight. Here's how to watch.
The Yankees will play the Astros at 7:05 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Yankees game against the Astros is on Amazon Prime Video (Yankees) and ******* e City Home Network (Astros). You can also listen on WFAN 660/101.9 FM and WADO 1280 (Yankees), and KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2 and KLTN-TUDN 102.9 FM (Astros).
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Peter Lambert (Astros) vs. TBD (Yankees)
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The Yankees will play the Astros at 7:05 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Yankees game against the Astros is on Amazon Prime Video (Yankees) and ******* e City Home Network (Astros). You can also listen on WFAN 660/101.9 FM and WADO 1280 (Yankees), and KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2 and KLTN-TUDN 102.9 FM (Astros).
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3 months ago
ESPN talent changes continued this week, with NFL **** yst Damien Woody reportedly parting ways with the network.
Andrew Marchand was first to report the news for The Athletic, reporting Woody's contract was not renewed. Woody will, however, continue contributing to ESPN's NFL coverage for the remainder of this month, which he told Marchand was his choice.
Karl Ravech, who was unceremoniously laid off this summer after 33 years with ESPN, will similarly continue working this month, calling Wednesday night's New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners game before returning to his post as the voice of the Little League World Series one last time. In contrast, Ryan Clark was laid off and forced off NFL Live during a commercial break.
Several years ago, ESPN made a big contract offer to keep Woody from going to FS1, who sought to pair him with Craig Carton. At the time, Woody still had a year left on his contract, allowing ESPN to keep him from making the switch. Carton has since returned to WFAN in afternoon drive after his FS1 show was ultimately canceled.
Woody's media career has surpassed his NFL one in longevity, having played 12 seasons with the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets before retiring in 2011. From there, Woody immediately transitioned into broadcasting with ESPN, where he became synonymous with the network's NFL coverage.
#york
Andrew Marchand was first to report the news for The Athletic, reporting Woody's contract was not renewed. Woody will, however, continue contributing to ESPN's NFL coverage for the remainder of this month, which he told Marchand was his choice.
Karl Ravech, who was unceremoniously laid off this summer after 33 years with ESPN, will similarly continue working this month, calling Wednesday night's New York Yankees-Seattle Mariners game before returning to his post as the voice of the Little League World Series one last time. In contrast, Ryan Clark was laid off and forced off NFL Live during a commercial break.
Several years ago, ESPN made a big contract offer to keep Woody from going to FS1, who sought to pair him with Craig Carton. At the time, Woody still had a year left on his contract, allowing ESPN to keep him from making the switch. Carton has since returned to WFAN in afternoon drive after his FS1 show was ultimately canceled.
Woody's media career has surpassed his NFL one in longevity, having played 12 seasons with the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Jets before retiring in 2011. From there, Woody immediately transitioned into broadcasting with ESPN, where he became synonymous with the network's NFL coverage.
#york
3 months ago
Katie Nolan seems about as excited to call Boomer Esiason a colleague as Frank Isola was when Kenny Beecham joined SiriusXM Radio earlier this year.
Last week, Audacy announced a new partnership to make WFAN and 41 other local radio stations available on SiriusXM, which means Esiason's morning show with co-host Gregg Giannotti will soon be heard on satellite radio in addition to their usual platforms. Esiason and Giannotti will not be broadcasting their show from SiriusXM, and they won't be SiriusXM employees, but the new partnership between Audacy and SiriusXM is enough for Katie Nolan to kinda sorta call them colleagues. For Nolan and her producer Isabella Joson, that's a bad thing.
"You and your arch-nemesis are going to be co-workers," Nolan told Joson. "Of course we're referring to Boomer Esason. Isabella, not a huge fan."
Nolan hosts Casuals on Mad Dog Sports Radio as a lead-in to The Stephen A. Smith Show. And to welcome Esiason to SiriusXM, Nolan played back some of the former NFL MVP's more polarizing takes, pretending HR wanted to make sure Joson would be able to maintain a safe workplace environment with their new colleague.
Nolan began with Esiason calling Chinese-American freestyle skier Eileen Gu "insufferable" after watching her at the Olympics earlier this year. From there, they played Esiason saying "pipe down" and "respect the flag" in response to Olympic athletes speaking out against ICE and the Trump administration. Nolan also went back to late last year, where Esiason reacted to Yankees radio voice Dave Sims cutting a promo for Dude Wipes by suggesting a Vagisil endorsement for Suzyn Waldman.
#radio
Last week, Audacy announced a new partnership to make WFAN and 41 other local radio stations available on SiriusXM, which means Esiason's morning show with co-host Gregg Giannotti will soon be heard on satellite radio in addition to their usual platforms. Esiason and Giannotti will not be broadcasting their show from SiriusXM, and they won't be SiriusXM employees, but the new partnership between Audacy and SiriusXM is enough for Katie Nolan to kinda sorta call them colleagues. For Nolan and her producer Isabella Joson, that's a bad thing.
"You and your arch-nemesis are going to be co-workers," Nolan told Joson. "Of course we're referring to Boomer Esason. Isabella, not a huge fan."
Nolan hosts Casuals on Mad Dog Sports Radio as a lead-in to The Stephen A. Smith Show. And to welcome Esiason to SiriusXM, Nolan played back some of the former NFL MVP's more polarizing takes, pretending HR wanted to make sure Joson would be able to maintain a safe workplace environment with their new colleague.
Nolan began with Esiason calling Chinese-American freestyle skier Eileen Gu "insufferable" after watching her at the Olympics earlier this year. From there, they played Esiason saying "pipe down" and "respect the flag" in response to Olympic athletes speaking out against ICE and the Trump administration. Nolan also went back to late last year, where Esiason reacted to Yankees radio voice Dave Sims cutting a promo for Dude Wipes by suggesting a Vagisil endorsement for Suzyn Waldman.
#radio
3 months ago
The Philadelphia Phillies face the New York Yankees tonight. Here's how to watch:
The Phillies will play the Yankees at 6:05 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Phillies game against the Yankees is on NBCSP (Philly) and YES (Yankees). You can also listen on 94WIP and the 106.1 Rumba (Philly), and WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (Yankees).
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Cam Schlittler (Yankees) vs. TBD (Phillies)
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The Phillies will play the Yankees at 6:05 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Phillies game against the Yankees is on NBCSP (Philly) and YES (Yankees). You can also listen on 94WIP and the 106.1 Rumba (Philly), and WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (Yankees).
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Cam Schlittler (Yankees) vs. TBD (Phillies)
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3 months ago
The Philadelphia Phillies (56-47) kick off an interleague weekend series against the New York Yankees (57-45) on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. Here's how to watch:
The Phillies will play the Yankees at 6:45 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Phillies game against the Yankees is on Apple TV (National). You can also listen on 94WIP and the iHeart app (Philly), and WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (Yankees).
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Will Warren (Yankees) vs. Jesús Luzardo (Phillies)
#york #Friday #bank
The Phillies will play the Yankees at 6:45 p.m. Eastern.
Today's Phillies game against the Yankees is on Apple TV (National). You can also listen on 94WIP and the iHeart app (Philly), and WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (Yankees).
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Will Warren (Yankees) vs. Jesús Luzardo (Phillies)
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4 months ago
The USMNT’s loss to Belgium last week was so spectacular that it would be impossible to peg it on one single explanation, but star striker Folarin Balogun has confirmed the team was uneasy over the political influence it faced over his reinstatement by FIFA.
The U.S. team got a surprise boost about 24 hours before the game when FIFA suspended Balogun’s one-game ban over a questionable red card against Bosnia. Soon after, reports surfaced indicating the Trump administration had lobbied FIFA on Balogun’s behalf, leading Belgium to appeal.
The clear disparity in energy between Belgium and the U.S. in Seattle last Monday led some to speculate that the USMNT was overwhelmed by the scrutiny brought upon it by the ruling. And in an interview on CBS Mornings, Balogun confirmed it led to “a bit of nerves” among his teammates.
“My initial reaction was I was happy to be back on the team. But when I kind of started to reflect, I knew it was going to cause a lot of controversy,” Balogun said. “And I could almost see within my teammates, a bit of nerves because it was something that’s so unique. But the closer we got to the game, I tried to just focus as best as I could. But it was difficult, you know, a lot of outside noise.”
As with President Donald Trump’s appearance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals and his administration inserting itself into Team USA’s dual gold medals in hockey at the Winter Olympics earlier in the year, the backlash was significant to Balogun’s reinstatement. Even supporters of the president, such as WFAN’s Boomer Esiason, were critical of his involvement with the USMNT.
The U.S. team got a surprise boost about 24 hours before the game when FIFA suspended Balogun’s one-game ban over a questionable red card against Bosnia. Soon after, reports surfaced indicating the Trump administration had lobbied FIFA on Balogun’s behalf, leading Belgium to appeal.
The clear disparity in energy between Belgium and the U.S. in Seattle last Monday led some to speculate that the USMNT was overwhelmed by the scrutiny brought upon it by the ruling. And in an interview on CBS Mornings, Balogun confirmed it led to “a bit of nerves” among his teammates.
“My initial reaction was I was happy to be back on the team. But when I kind of started to reflect, I knew it was going to cause a lot of controversy,” Balogun said. “And I could almost see within my teammates, a bit of nerves because it was something that’s so unique. But the closer we got to the game, I tried to just focus as best as I could. But it was difficult, you know, a lot of outside noise.”
As with President Donald Trump’s appearance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals and his administration inserting itself into Team USA’s dual gold medals in hockey at the Winter Olympics earlier in the year, the backlash was significant to Balogun’s reinstatement. Even supporters of the president, such as WFAN’s Boomer Esiason, were critical of his involvement with the USMNT.
4 months ago
After 44 years, longtime sports radio programmer Len Weiner is retiring. The journeyman programmer, who began his sports radio career as an original member of WFAN in 1986 after spending several years in news beforehand, has decided it’s time for his next chapter in life. For the last 12 years, Weiner has called Miami home, where he programmed both 790 The Ticket and 104.3 WQAM. At one point, he programmed both stations under the Entercom/Audacy umbrella.
For the last eight years, Weiner has guided WQAM from a heritage brand featuring legacy talent on the AM band to a 100,000-watt flamethrower on FM. Now in his mid-60s, he felt the time was right to step away.
“I’ve done this a long time, and have been lucky to have been a part of some good things. I just felt at this point in time, there’s other things that I want to do. It’s time,” said Weiner reflecting on the weight of the decision.
When navigating the path to ultimately deciding to step away, it wasn’t an overnight decision. Over the past couple of years, Weiner watched friends begin that path and make the same decision he has now made. As the days and months went on, thoughts of retirement slowly entered his mind, with every conversation leading him closer to finalizing how he envisioned retirement would come.
“I’ve been thinking about this for maybe a year and a half. Probably longer to be honest,” notes Weiner. “I got a lot of advice from friends and family. I like to plan, and I was trying to think about what I’m going to do. I’ve been planning what retirement could look like for about that amount of time.”
For the last eight years, Weiner has guided WQAM from a heritage brand featuring legacy talent on the AM band to a 100,000-watt flamethrower on FM. Now in his mid-60s, he felt the time was right to step away.
“I’ve done this a long time, and have been lucky to have been a part of some good things. I just felt at this point in time, there’s other things that I want to do. It’s time,” said Weiner reflecting on the weight of the decision.
When navigating the path to ultimately deciding to step away, it wasn’t an overnight decision. Over the past couple of years, Weiner watched friends begin that path and make the same decision he has now made. As the days and months went on, thoughts of retirement slowly entered his mind, with every conversation leading him closer to finalizing how he envisioned retirement would come.
“I’ve been thinking about this for maybe a year and a half. Probably longer to be honest,” notes Weiner. “I got a lot of advice from friends and family. I like to plan, and I was trying to think about what I’m going to do. I’ve been planning what retirement could look like for about that amount of time.”
5 months ago
The Knicks have tapped legendary ABC play-by-play voice Mike Breen, who is also the team’s local play-by-play voice on MSG, to be the emcee of the championship ceremony at New York’s City Hall.
The news comes from Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. According to Bondy, Breen will also be part of the larger parade down New York’s “Canyon of Heroes.”
Breen grew up a Knicks fan in Yonkers, New York, just north of the Bronx. He would go on to attend Fordham University in the Bronx.
He has been ******* ociated with Knicks broadcasts since 1991, when he was hired on Knicks radio on WFAN. He moved to the television booth in the 1997–98 season, replacing Marv Albert after Albert’s firing. Breen later returned to radio from 1999 to 2004 before rejoining the television booth, where he has remained ever since.
Nationally, Mike Breen worked with NBC as a backup play-by-play announcer and primary WNBA voice from 1998 to 2002 before joining ESPN in 2003. He became ESPN’s lead NBA voice in 2006 and has called every NBA Finals since.
The news comes from Stefan Bondy of the New York Post. According to Bondy, Breen will also be part of the larger parade down New York’s “Canyon of Heroes.”
Breen grew up a Knicks fan in Yonkers, New York, just north of the Bronx. He would go on to attend Fordham University in the Bronx.
He has been ******* ociated with Knicks broadcasts since 1991, when he was hired on Knicks radio on WFAN. He moved to the television booth in the 1997–98 season, replacing Marv Albert after Albert’s firing. Breen later returned to radio from 1999 to 2004 before rejoining the television booth, where he has remained ever since.
Nationally, Mike Breen worked with NBC as a backup play-by-play announcer and primary WNBA voice from 1998 to 2002 before joining ESPN in 2003. He became ESPN’s lead NBA voice in 2006 and has called every NBA Finals since.
5 months ago
James Dolan said the New York Knicks have accepted an invitation to the White House after winning their first NBA championship in 53 years
The Knicks owner called Donald Trump a friend and said he is “very proud” to bring the team to the White House
Dolan also reflected on Trump's attendance at the NBA Finals, which he said marked the first time a sitting president attended a Finals game
The New York Knicks are headed to the White House.
James Dolan, the executive chairman and CEO of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., which owns the Knicks, revealed during an appearance on WFAN New York on Wednesday, June 17, that the team has accepted an invitation from the White House following its championship victory.
The Knicks owner called Donald Trump a friend and said he is “very proud” to bring the team to the White House
Dolan also reflected on Trump's attendance at the NBA Finals, which he said marked the first time a sitting president attended a Finals game
The New York Knicks are headed to the White House.
James Dolan, the executive chairman and CEO of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., which owns the Knicks, revealed during an appearance on WFAN New York on Wednesday, June 17, that the team has accepted an invitation from the White House following its championship victory.
