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WFAN commits to 'Boomer and Gio' in the mornings
Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti have signed contract extensions with WFAN, The Post has learned. “Boomer & Gio” will be doing their morning show until at least the end of...
WFAN is really close to a Craig Carton reunion
Talks between Craig Carton and WFAN have intensified to the point that a formal offer to host in the afternoons is expected to be extended by the end of the...
Michael Kay continues ratings dominance as ESPN Radio considers other change
In the first full ratings book of the second Mike Francesa semi-retirement era, the story stayed the same in sports radio afternoons. ESPN New York’s "The Michael Kay Show" remained...
Mike Francesa and top WFAN hosts asked to take pay cut
As part of its layoff and furlough plan brought on by the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, WFAN’s parent company, Entercom, has asked its top hosts, from Mike...
Coronavirus cases knock 'Boomer & Gio' off TV
WFAN’s “The Morning Show with Boomer & Gio” was not simulcast on the CBS Sports Network because of positive tests for the coronavirus at the CBS building, host Gregg Giannotti...
The vulgar scam leagues, TV networks are running on fans
Don’t let them push you from the high road. You’re neither crazy nor alone. Hardly. One day, likely too late, those who run sports, TV and other forms of media...
All of Mike Francesa’s feuds are coming back to haunt WFAN
While the ratings destruction of Mike Francesa continues in his final drive-time book, ESPN New York is in deep discussions to strengthen its hand in the local market with yet...
WFAN's Mike Francesa-driven turmoil gives Bart Scott leverage
Even as Mike Francesa fades into semi-retirement, turmoil and anxiety remain high at WFAN. Here in November, FAN is scheduling, holding and canceling live on-air auditions as it tries to...
Boomer Esiason, Mike Francesa are showing off WFAN's worst
Despite WFAN’s unsporting drive-time inhabitants, it’s called sports radio. Sunday afternoon, Boomer Esiason, aka Weekend Boomer, was, as usual, seen and heard on CBS’ NFL studio show as a well-comported...
NBC jumping into sports-betting game with Kentucky Derby
As it tries to become a known player in the emerging sports-betting TV space, NBC is turning to a longtime wagering staple for its next venture: the Kentucky Derby. For...
Mike Francesa goes insane on WFAN hosts over Giants' shot draft pick
First time, long time … and unhinged. An enraged Mike Francesa called in to WFAN’s “Boomer & Gio” show Tuesday and skewered the morning co-hosts for criticizing him over his...
Mike Francesa mad he can't attack people who attack him
Mike Francesa would like if we could all just talk sports, please. A day after escalating a verbal sparring match with fellow WFAN host Gregg Giannotti — and making back-page...
Inside WFAN's war: Obsessive Francesa, sensitive Carlin and Gio in middle of it all
In daily texts to his boss at WFAN, Mike Francesa will weigh in on a variety of topics. While Francesa may come across as charged up on the air, this...
WFAN war picks up: Mike Francesa is a miserable 'bully'
A day after Mike Francesa lashed out at "Boomer & Gio" co-host Gregg Giannotti — saying his show "stinks," among other complaints — Giannotti clapped back, calling Francesa a miserable,...
Mike Francesa angrily lashes out at another WFAN show: 'Boomer & Gio'
The Sports Pope is going after his self-perceived underlings at WFAN again. A few weeks after he sided with Garden chairman James Dolan over FAN teammate Maggie Gray, Mike Francesa on...
WFAN now has a theme song for James Dolan feud
Let's see if laughter solves this one. Morning host Gregg Giannotti injected some humor into WFAN's war with MSG chairman James Dolan on his Tuesday show with Boomer Esiason. "This...
WFAN morning show unloads on Mike Francesa return
Back, after these disses. Mike Francesa is being welcomed back to WFAN not with open arms but with anger. The tenants of the radio station — and perhaps its biggest...
Mike Francesa proclaims WFAN return in cryptic revenge plan
Mike Francesa says he is coming home. A day after The Post's Andrew Marchand reported that a desperate Francesa was trying to work his way back to WFAN, the broadcasting...
Boomer Esiason fires back at 'classless' Mike & the Mad Dog
They weren't laughing. Chris Russo and Mike Francesa took some shots Wednesday over WFAN's struggling ratings in the months after Francesa's departure, and morning-show hosts Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti, as well...
'We haven't spoken since 2010': How Mike Francesa has welcomed his replacements
` The congratulations from Mike Francesa may not come too quickly. WFAN officially introduced the trio — Chris Carlin, Bart Scott and Maggie Gray — replacing the longtime host, using...