Earlier this week, during the Ask Me Anything segment the new 94 WIP morning show of Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie were asked who would win a triple tag-team wrestling match between DeCamara/Ritchie, Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio, and Jon Marks and Ike Reese.
In response, DeCamara said it was clear the morning show would win, and called Ike Reese a liability.
“Jon Ritchie? Starter. Hugh Douglas? Starter. Ike? Special teams guy,” DeCamara said. “I’m not trying to be rude. I love Ike, I’m just saying. He was a little light. A great backup, but the thing about being a backup is that you’re always a backup.”
DeCamara later said “I’m like Howard Cosell. I call it like it is.”
During the station’s afternoon show, Reese fired back by saying what DeCamara’s sports fantasies have consisted of — like a bit earlier this week where he took part in a free-throw shooting contest against former St. Joseph’s star Jameer Nelson — has been Reese’s professional life while the morning host was too “unathletic and frankly uncool” to achieve.
“You get to be on WIP now and get to shoot free throws with Jameer Nelson and other Big 5 athletes. You get to go down to fantasy camp and be around former Phillies players. Joe, your fantasy life is the life I’ve lived for the last 30-plus years. You were the one cheering for me. You realize that, right?
“Whether I was out there playing a backup role on third down or special teams, you were cheering for me. Remember that, Joe. This platform has finally allowed you to live the life you’ve dreamed of when I’ve been doing this 30-plus years. Not to mention, I retired and now I’m doing what you love, doing better than you.”
DeCamara and Ritchie played the audio of Reese’s comments Thursday morning. Co-host Rhea Hughes jokingly called DeCamara’s comments “disrespectful”.
“I’ll say this,” DeCamara said. “I was prepared to give Ike a standing ovation. The last two seconds? I don’t know.”
