97.5 the Fanatic has a new weekday lineup featuring new shows in the morning and midday. The new lineup makes its debut on October 8.
Farzetta and Tra In the Morning is hosted by Marc Farzetta and NFL veteran Tra Thomas. Farzetta has been a mainstay in the Philadelphia sports scene since 2005 including TV work on NBC Sports Philadelphia and radio work with crosstown rival 94 WIP. Thomas is a 12 year NFL veteran that spent eleven of those seasons with the Eagles. He also has three Pro Bowl appearances to his name.
Eric Johnson, who serves as content manager for The Fanatic had high praise for his new morning team, saying “I’ve been a fan of Marc’s since he started on the air in Philly in the mid 2000’s. He’s evolved into a major talent in town, growing from Update Anchor and Time Out Entertainer at Temple basketball games to Radio Talk Show Anchor and NBC Sports Philadelphia Host. Tra has a natural gift of compelling story telling!”
The new midday show will be hosted by Anthony Gargano and Jason Myrtetus, who is the station’s current mid day host. Gargano moves off of mornings to make way for Farzetta and Thomas. Johnson adds that moving Gargano to the midday show “will put the station in a much stronger competitive position. This really ushers in a new era for a great brand.”
The station will not make any changes in afternoon drive, where the Mike Missanelli Show remains a consistent winner.
In addition, Bob Cooney, and Jamie Lynch who had previously worked with Gargano in mornings are expected to continue with Farzetta and Thomas. Eytan Shander, who had also been part of Gargano’s morning show had his role initially reduced to weekends, but later in the day he was let go by the station after expressing his disappointment on Twitter.
