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During a six-week sprint to the restart of the season, ABC/ESPN, in partnership with the NBA and Turner, has tried to turn what has long been billed as the “Happiest Place on Earth” into the safest. In creating the NBA’s bubble at Disney World in Orlando, the league and the networks hope to shield players …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: sports media. Boog [Sciambi] and Chipper [Jones] sounds like an A-Rod/“Sunday Night Baseball”/playoff booth. Think they could get it? …
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Mike Francesa won’t be “back afta this.” The New York sports radio legend signed off from his daily WFAN show for the final time Friday, a day after announcing that he would be stepping away from the half-hour program. It marked his second retirement from the station in three years. Francesa’s final show was filled …
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During a 30-minute interview, one question caused ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski to pause for 12 seconds. Wojnarowski is used to being the one breaking the news, tweeting it and talking about it on TV. So being on the other end of a query is not his triple-threat position. Known for “Woj bombs,” his scoops …
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Mike Francesa was late. In his heart of hearts, he must know that. He should have walked away for good the first time. But now he does, retiring for real on Thursday. Better late than never. On his WFAN show Thursday, he talked about the coronavirus pandemic making him more aware of wanting to increase …
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This is it. Mike Francesa is retiring again from his daily WFAN show, he announced on Thursday’s program. Francesa, 66, will do his final half-hour show on Friday. “I want to spend more time with my family,” Francesa said on the air Thursday. He said it wasn’t a retirement. It seems conceivable he could do …
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Boston sports radio host Fred Toucher will be off the air for a yet-to-be-determined amount of time, and he says he will enter a mental institution. The radio host sparked concern during Tuesday’s edition of the highly rated “Toucher and Rich” show on 98.5 The Sports Hub, during which he went on several intense rants …
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Religion of Sports Media, co-founded by NFL legends Tom Brady and Michael Strahan and filmmaker Gotham Chopra, has raised $10 million to fund a new leg of growth. The Los Angeles-based media venture — whose sports documentaries have included “Kobe Bryant’s Muse,” which it produced for Showtime and “Greatness Code,” which it made for Apple …
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Fox will utilize virtual fans for its MLB game broadcasts beginning Saturday. The use of augmented reality is designed to make viewers feel as if telecasts are as normal as possible, despite the ongoing pandemic that has left ballparks empty. “The original concept sounds like something that would never even happen — pie in the …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: sports media. Any news on what’s happening with Trey Wingo after gone from morning show. There is nowhere else …
During a six-week sprint to the restart of the season, ABC/ESPN, in partnership with the NBA and Turner, has tried to turn what has long been billed as the “Happiest Place on Earth” into the safest. In creating the NBA’s bubble at Disney World in Orlando, the league and the networks hope to shield players …
