• WFAN’s lazy, dull programing is only getting worse

    WFAN’s lazy, dull programing is only getting worse

    Old gag: They call radio a medium because when it’s well done, it’s rare. WFAN is much like ESPN in that all these years later — since 1979 in ESPN’s case, 1987 in FAN’s — both by now should be much better than they are. Seems that every change in hosts turns WFAN flatter, less …
  • Trey Wingo, Wendi Nix in ESPN limbo due to massive reshuffling

    Trey Wingo, Wendi Nix in ESPN limbo due to massive reshuffling

    The future of ESPN Radio’s Trey Wingo is in limbo as the network continues to mull changes to its audio and television lineups, The Post has learned. ESPN is in the midst of reshaping its radio and NFL presentations and it is unclear where Wingo will end up. With Wingo’s contract up, ESPN has explored …
  • Trey Wingo, Wendi Nix in ESPN limbo due to massive reshuffling

    Trey Wingo, Wendi Nix in ESPN limbo due to massive reshuffling

    The future of ESPN Radio’s Trey Wingo is in limbo as the network continues to mull changes to its audio and television lineups, The Post has learned. ESPN is in the midst of reshaping its radio and NFL presentations and it is unclear where Wingo will end up. With Wingo’s contract up, ESPN has explored …
  • NHL stars bash ESPN’s Max Kellerman for hockey-hating rant

    NHL stars bash ESPN’s Max Kellerman for hockey-hating rant

    Hockey fans weren’t the only ones ticked off by Max Kellerman’s hot take. Those who play the game Kellerman claimed nobody cared about and wasn’t one of the major sports also had a bone to pick with the ESPN host. “I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but settle down Max @maxkellerman,” Flyers captain Claude …
  • Tony Romo’s new contract looks ridiculous after CBS layoffs

    Tony Romo’s new contract looks ridiculous after CBS layoffs

    The Age of Reason, as Thomas Paine penned it, was in the late 1790s. Today, we are immersed in the Age of No Good Reason. Last month ViacomCBS began layoffs of 450 employees from all parts of the company. I know a few of the victims, solid news and sports folks now sweating rent while …
  • Max Kellerman’s hockey-hating rant sparks ESPN feud with Linda Cohn

    Max Kellerman’s hockey-hating rant sparks ESPN feud with Linda Cohn

    As the NHL sorts out the details of finishing its season, one ESPN personality took a gratuitous shot at the sport. Speaking on “First Take” on Thursday, Max Kellerman said “no one really cares about hockey” in the country, adding that it wasn’t one of the four major sports. Linda Cohn; Max KellermanGetty Images On …
  • Bill Simmons’ employees turn on him after he is championed for diversity

    Bill Simmons’ employees turn on him after he is championed for diversity

    Bill Simmons may have even more to apologize about. After Simmons expressed regret for participating in an admittedly tone-deaf conversation with Ryen Russillo regarding the nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, the founder and CEO of The Ringer faced backlash from his own employees, criticizing the company’s diversity and hiring process. “Diversity …
  • ESPN loses another talent to Fox Sports as Jonathan Vilma jumps ship

    ESPN loses another talent to Fox Sports as Jonathan Vilma jumps ship

    Fox Sports has lifted another top ESPN commentator as it continues to transform its NFL game coverage, The Post has learned. Super Bowl Champion Jonathan Vilma has decided to leave ESPN/ABC and will sign with Fox to be an NFL game analyst, according to sources. Vilma will likely work with Kenny Albert on Sundays in …
  • Sports media mailbag: This doomed Mike Francesa experiment is over

    Sports media mailbag: This doomed Mike Francesa experiment is over

    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. How much longer will the awful Francesa Radio.com experiment continue? Lots of tech issues where he’s not …
  • Jason Whitlock has big plans after leaving Fox Sports

    Jason Whitlock has big plans after leaving Fox Sports

    Talk show host Jason Whitlock is out at Fox Sports after the two sides could not come to an agreement on a new contract, the network announced. Whitlock, 53, is believed to be looking into starting his own direct-to-consumer business, according to sources. The recent model that mostly sidesteps traditional media has been successful for …