Scott Ferrall doesn’t miss Entercom and he’s happy with his new gig at Sportsgrid, but that didn’t prevent him from taking a few shots at his old company.
It was a shock to the industry when Ferrall randomly ditched his CBS Sports Radio show shortly after the New Year. One week later, he resurfaced with a new show on Sportsgrid. But during a recent appearance on the Bet and Collect podcast, Ferrall told Kevin Rogers of Vegas Insider, his plan was to work for both networks until Entercom came back with what he considered a lowball offer.
“I just don’t like suits that think they’re smarter than me, that think they can play me,” Ferrall said of Entercom. “So the difference was I played them better than they played me.”
According to Ferrall, he saw the writing on the wall when Entercom assumed control of CBS Radio in 2017. Having witnessed multiple buyouts, takeovers and mergers during his career, Ferrall knew changes were going to take place within the company that could potentially lead to a “lowball” contract offer and ultimately his exit.
With his deal coming to an end, Ferrall said he was assured by the “head of WFAN” that everything was going to be fine and there would be no lowball offer, so he began 2020 with plans of working at both CBS Sports Radio and Sportsgrid. But despite what Ferrall believed to be assurance from the head of WFAN, someone from above came in with a lowball offer anyway. Ferrall described that person as a 33-year old Senior Vice President at Entercom who he calls “idiot face.”
Although Ferrall’s most recent tenure with CBS Sports Radio only saw him host on the network, he went no holds barred when referring to the talent on Entercom’s local sports station in New York, WFAN.
“I’m not a felon, I’m not a guy that’s getting everything handed to him on a silver platter as I get out of prison, I’m not on morning shows that suck that no one listens to. I’m not the afternoon drive show that no one listens to. I’m not the guy that falls asleep on the air. I’m not the guy that when he loses to the crosstown rival, retires five times,” Ferrall told Rogers. Without naming names, he was clearly upset at the loyalty Entercom and WFAN showed Mike Francesa and the loyalty everyone is anticipating they’ll soon show with Craig Carton.
“They dealt with all those people like they were God’s gift to the world and they treated me like I was some kinda heroin dealer because I talk about sports betting. Well kiss my skinny white old fat ass,” Ferrall added.
During Ferrall’s tenure with CBS Sports Radio and Entercom, WFAN underwent a number of transitional phases, attempting to replace Mike Francesa twice and Craig Carton once. Ferrall was never featured or mentioned publicly as a candidate to join WFAN full-time, but his apparent disdain for their current lineup makes it seem like he would’ve been interested in a tryout.
Ferrall also touted the freedom he has with Sportsgrid, compared to the editorial control Entercom enforced over his show. Despite the company now displaying an interest in sports wagering, Ferrall said Entercom wouldn’t let him discuss the topic as frequently as he wanted.
One person Ferrall spoke fondly of is the current SVP and Market Manager for Entercom New York Chris Oliviero. Oliviero was Ferrall’s former producer at WNEW in the early 2000’s and an executive with CBS Sports Radio when he joined the company in 2013, before their merger with Entercom.
When Ferrall exited Entercom in January, Oliviero was a former employee of the company, but four months later he was welcomed back. Which poses the question, would Ferrall have left the company earlier this year if he knew Oliviero would return as SVP just a few months later?
Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at Brandon.Contes@gmail.com.
It’s a joke that Entecom is bringing back that joke, Craig Carton. This guy is a degenerate gambler, he tried to rip off innocent people to pay off his gambling debts before he was nailed.. if this were anyone else, Carton would be tearing that person apart every single day but for some insane reason, Entecom has decided to bring this fraud back. Here’s hoping he falls flat on his face. What a joke.
Who’s this guy?
Ferrall has been around… Westwood One, CBS Radio..
So glad ferrall is off CBS radio. No more vulgarity and vitriol, etc. Nighttime radio is better!
Ferrall was always a want to be from the “schalagers being popped open” to his ranting he was always “B” ratedcompared to the rest of WFAN’s lineup. Jealousy always rears it’s ugly head when you are with a different company. Ferrall appealed more to the juvenile listener.
Just like Carton.. no difference.. I’m not a fan of Ferrall but he’s another Carton -except one is a degenerate gambler & an ex-con other than that…..