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Howard Stern: Despite His Claims, I Never Knew Bill O’Reilly in College

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A recent appearance on 77 WABC revealed Bill O’Reilly knew Howard Stern back when the pair attended Boston University. However, Stern claims that story is unequivocally false.

During his SiriusXM show Tuesday morning, Stern mentioned the recent interview, and vehemently denied ever knowing the conservative media pundit.

“Bill O’Reilly — who now broadcasts out of his garage somewhere in hiding — was on Sid and Friends in the Morning on 77 WABC,” Stern explained. “And he started in again about how he knew me at Boston University, which is just a total f—ing lie.”

“We were both in the school of communication at the same time. And the only reason that I knew him, he was undergrad, I was a masters (student),” O’Reilly said during his appearance on 77 WABC.

“You never knew me. I never met you. I don’t know you,” Stern said strongly.

The King of All Media also took issue with O’Reilly saying Stern had an afro in college, which he disputed, saying he had straight hair in a ponytail down to his waist, which he believed further proved his point that he O’Reilly was incorrect. After playing more clips of O’Reilly’s discussion with Sid Rosenberg, he had heard enough.

“Shut up. Don’t you just want to go away, dude?” Stern pondered. “Didn’t you just lose your whole gig for really bad reasons? Don’t you have any shame?”

Boomer Esiason: ManningCast Proves Peyton Manning Can Never Be a Coach

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Don’t expect to see Peyton Manning on an NFL sideline. He may be one of the best quarterbacks the league has ever seen, but Manning isn’t cut out to be a coach according to Boomer Esiason.

On Tuesday morning, Esiason and the rest of the Boomer & Gio cast listened to highlights of the previous night’s ManningCast. They enjoyed the audio of Peyton Manning losing his temper after Cowboys kicker Brent Maher missed his third extra-point attempt of the night.

The clip, which has since gone viral, includes Manning asking if a kicker can be cut at halftime of a playoff game.

“This is why Peyton can’t coach,” Esiason said in response to the audio. “He’s got no patience whatsoever.” 

The chemistry and authenticity of Peyton and Eli is often cited as the appeal of the ManningCast. Esiason noted that was what is on display in moments the brothers cannot control.

Boomer Esiason was a guest on the week eight ManningCast, which featured his former team, — the Cincinnati Bengals — playing Cleveland Browns. Esiason said at the time that while it was a distracting way to try and follow a game, being a part of the show is a lot of fun. He echoed that praise Tuesday morning.

“Those things are really unbelievably done. I mean, they are funny.”

Kathryn Tappen Joining NBC’s Big Ten Coverage

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NBC has tabbed Kathryn Tappen as its sideline reporter for the network’s upcoming coverage of Big Ten football, according to a report from Andrew Marchand of The New York Post.

According to Marchand, Tappen was in line to replace Michele Tafoya as the sideline reporter for Sunday Night Football but was passed over by the network in favor of Melissa Stark.

Tappen has hosted Notre Dame football’s studio coverage and Peacock Sunday Night Football Final. She also worked as NBC’s lead interviewer for its coverage of the PGA Tour, but left that broadcast team at the end of 2022 as part of the network’s larger shakeup of its golf coverage.

The appointment of Kathryn Tappen conceivably concludes the Big Ten on NBC broadcast crew. Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge are expected to pair as the network’s play-by-play announcer and color analyst, respectively. NBC has yet to officially unveil its coverage plans for the 2023 college football season.

Fox & Friends: NBC, CBS Should Be Investigated For Holding Biden Document Story

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Fox & Friends hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, and Ainsley Earhardt discussed how the classified document scandal plaguing President Joe Biden came to light, and questioned why it took so long to be reported by various media outlets.

“The other, bigger question is why didn’t we know about this before the election?” Kilmeade pondered. “Whose decision was it?”

Earhardt then questioned why former President Trump’s home was raided and not Biden’s, before Doocy returned to questioning the timeline of events.

“Now, it kind of looks like somebody — maybe on the Democrat side — is trying to sandbag Joe, get rid of Joe for 2024,” Doocy said. “Because this was not an authorized leak from the Department of Justice. They kept it quiet for months, and then suddenly — conveniently — new year, what do we learn? We find out all this stuff.”

CBS reportedly knew about the documents in November before the midterm election, but failed to report on the issue until early January. NBC News then reported on the matter further after more documents were uncovered.

“Why did they hold it? Who convinced them to hold it? Since when do you hold a story like this until January? And then NBC finds out about the next tranche that was found,” Kilmeade said. “These are two outlets pursuing a story, and they seem pretty exercised in the press room too.”

“If that is true, then NBC and CBS — if they knew before the election, they both helped the Democrats,” said Doocy, “and that needs to be an investigation.”

NHL All-Star Game Airing Exclusively on SiriusXM After Contract Extension

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NHL All-Star Game Airing Exclusively on SiriusXM After Contract Extension

SiriusXM and the NHL have reached an extension that will see the satellite service continue to carry every league contest. The new multi-year deal will run through the 2028-2029 season.

Part of the deal includes the NHL All-Star Game airing exclusively on SiriusXM. The game had previously been distributed by Westwood One before Sports USA Media took over the rights in 2021.

The game — held on Saturday, February 4th — will feature Steve Kouleas and Gord Stellick in the booth. Scott Laughlin will work as the broadcast’s rinkside reporter. All three are regulars on NHL Network Radio. Stellick and Laughlin serve as hosts of NHL Morning Skate, while Kouleas hosts the station’s afternoon show, The Power Play.

NHL Network Radio will also provide live coverage of the league’s All-Star Media Day on Thursday, February 2nd and the NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Friday, February 3rd.

The deal includes SiriusXM continuing to produce and distribute SiriusXM NHL Network Radio on the platform for the duration of the contract.

“Hockey fans are among the most passionate sports fans, and our long-term relationship with the NHL enables us to deliver those fans across North America comprehensive access to the league, offering them live broadcasts of every game and the only 24/7 NHL channel in audio,” said SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein.

“Live sports, coupled with great, in-depth sports talk, is one of the key elements of our programming and we are very pleased to be extending our content agreement with the NHL for many more years.”

John Catsimatidis Teases 77 WABC Coming to FM

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Many in the radio industry are concerned with electric vehicle manufacturers removing AM radios from their upcoming models. John Catsimatidis, owner of 77 WABC, won’t be going down without a fight.

According to a December report from The New York Times, most electric vehicle makers have dropped AM radio because the models generate more electromagnetic interference than gas-powered cars, which disrupts the reception of AM signals. AM radio proponents have argued that interference could be easily negated by the manufacturers, but claim the automakers are refusing to do so as a cost-saving measure.

“Rather than frustrate customers with inferior reception and noise, the decision was made to leave it off vehicles that feature eDrive technology,” BMW said in a statement to The Times.

Tesla, Audi, Porsche, and Volvo have all removed AM radio their electric vehicles, with Volkswagen and Ford also removing the band from select models.

In an interview with InsideRadio, Catsimatidis responded to a question about AM no longer being standard in electric vehicles by saying “Wait ’til you see the class action suit. We carry a big bat.”

When asked about the potential loss of AM radio and a shift to FM, the Red Apple Media owner said “Write this down. I’ve got something up my sleeve.”

A move to an FM signal would be the latest of several heritage AM talk brands making the shift to FM. In October of last year, New York all-news station 1010 WINS added an FM-simulcast on 92.3. That move followed KNX News in Los Angeles launching a simulcast on 97.1 FM in 2021 after broadcasting on the AM band for more than 100 years.

Peter Rosenberg: Gio’s Rant ‘Gimmick Infringement’ of Don La Greca

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The war of words between WFAN’s Boomer & Gio and 98.7 ESPN New York’s The Michael Kay Show continued Monday, with a quip from Peter Rosenberg about a rant from Gregg Giannotti.

Giannotti, a Vikings fan, was discussing his viewing situation during Monday morning’s show as the franchise played the New York Giants. His wife, two daughters, mother, mother-in-law, and best friend joined him to watch the Super Wild Card game, and the WFAN host detailed that the situation grew more tense with each passing moment due to comments made by those in attendance.

Giannotti eventually admitted to yelling at his friend, and jokingly shouted “Not the time, Louise!” after his mother-in-law commented about how good the Giants had gotten during a Saquon Barkley touchdown run.

The rant didn’t go unnoticed by Rosenberg, however, and he replied to Giannotti’s video clip of the segment by saying “Fake Don Lagrecca (sic) much? This is called gimmick infringement”.

The comment from Rosenberg comes after Giannotti was critical of he and La Greca last week. Giannotti claimed the pair were “bootlicking” Michael Kay after walking back comments he made about getting a producer at the station fired by calling them “performance art”.

While criticising Kay, Giannotti could not identify Rosenberg, only calling him “whatever his face”.

“He’s gonna retire. It doesn’t matter whether you kiss his ass or not, it’s not gonna be the difference in you getting that job when he leaves,” Giannotti said of La Greca and Rosenberg. “Just stop it. Just stop kissing his ass.”

Rosenberg responded to the disapproval from Giannotti last week by tweeting “My favorite part of the trash talk from the guy on the fan is ‘pick on someone your own size Michael Kay… pick on me’…LOL who are you?!!!!”

Chris Stigall Added to Salem Media Podcast Network

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From Philadelphia to Kansas City, Chris Stigall is making his mark with his humor and political savvy. Currently, Stigall hosts morning drive on “Philadelphia’s Morning Answer” on AM 990 and middays on KCMO Talk Radio. 

On Monday, Salem Media announced that “The Chris Stigall Podcast” was being added to the family of shows on the podcast network. Stigall’s show joins a list of shows that includes Dennis Prager, Charlie Kirk, Todd Starnes, Michelle Tafoya, Brandon Tatum, Dr. Sebastian Gorka and more. 

“As a radio guy my entire career, I wasn’t sure how the podcast version would be received when we launched,” Stigall said in a statement. 

“Our advertising partners who invested in the show early as well as the smartest audience in the digital space have helped our young podcast crest four million downloads, and we’re just getting started!”

Stigall’s career began as a writer’s intern on The Late Show with David Letterman, followed by work as a producer, news anchor, DJ, and even a brief stint as a staffer for a member of the United States House of Representatives `

“Chris Stigall is a special host who has developed a unique relationship with a very loyal audience,” said Salem Senior Vice President of Spoken Word, Phil Boyce. “We saw this when we brought him over to AM 990 The Answer a few years ago, and we know he will have the same reaction from audiences nationwide with his podcast.”

“I want to thank the Salem Podcast Network for bringing our podcast into their family of great shows,” added Stigall. 

The Salem Podcast network launched in January 2021 and is ranked as the 11th most-listened-to podcast network on the Triton Digital platform, with over 17 million average monthly downloads.

Ben Shapiro: Jon Stewart Makes Unwatchable Garbage

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CNN continues to rehabilitate its image under CEO Chris Licht. Over the weekend. It was reported that the network was searching for a comedian to host one of its primetime programs. On Monday, two names surfaced, Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. The latter drew criticism from Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro. 

During his podcast Monday, Shapiro said that CNN’s credibility problem wouldn’t improve by adding Stewart to its lineup. 

“CNN is so serious about the news that now they are literally talking about adding Jon Stewart in order to do the news at CNN,” he said. “Which shows you how far things have gone. CNN has come full circle.”   

Back in 2004, ex-CNN host Tucker Carlson got into a heated exchange with Stewart  The former “Daily Show” host was a guest with Carlson and Paul Begala on CNN’s “Crossfire.” 

“Jon Stewart went on that show and said it was bad for America. What was truly bad for America was not the debate between Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson; what was truly bad for America was Jon Stewart smirking his way through political ignorance while pretending he knew what in the hell he was talking about,” said Shapiro. 

Shapiro said if CNN wants to take a more moderate approach with dissenting points of view, hiring a guy like Stewart would do the complete opposite. 

“They (CNN) still don’t have a Republican working for the network,” Shapiro added. “Now, they are going to have Jon Stewart or somebody like Jon Stewart doing some sort of political comedy at night.” 

Last year, in an interview with the New York Times, Chris Licht hinted that he would like to hire Jon Stewart if he became available. According to Apple Insider, Stewart signed a long-term deal with the company in 2020. 

“He’s making absolutely unwatchable garbage where he parrots woke talking points,” Shapiro said. 

Angelo Cataldi: Could Al Michaels Just Quit Already?

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Angelo Cataldi has never been one to shy away from his feelings about any topic, and has been especially outspoken on his criticism of different broadcasters. Al Michaels was the target of Cataldi’s ire Monday morning for his lackluster performance during the Super Wild Card matchup on NBC Saturday.

“This is not easy for me. The man is an icon. I gotta tell ya, Al Michaels sucked the life out of the game he did,” Cataldi said. “This is the first thing I don’t understand: Al Michaels — even though now he’s on Amazon — still did an NBC game. They made sure he was getting one playoff game, but they didn’t bring the partner from Amazon, Kirk Herbstreit. They brought in someone who doesn’t do color analysis in Tony Dungy. I love Tony Dungy, but not in that role. Tony Dungy is bland and boring in that role. He was bland and boring and it was awful!

“It’s 27-0 and Al Michaels is in a bad mood. And Al Michaels is talking about the overtime rules, and he says ‘We won’t have to worry about that in this game’. He’s dissing the game! A few weeks ago, he went crazy on a bad game and just ripped it apart. He said ‘I’m not here to sell a used car’. He said this on the air! Then you get to the end of the game, it’s a thriller. A great comeback by Doug Pederson! The fourth down chances he takes, the brilliant decisions he makes. And they’re lining up for the field goal, and I want you to hear how he sucked the life out of the moment,” Cataldi said before playing the clip of Michaels’ game-winning call.

“The guy’s an icon!,” Cataldi shouted. “A Hall of Fame broadcaster, and he never even called the play! He never told you who won the game! It was unbelievably brutal! How do you go from ‘Do you believe in miracles?’ to ‘There’s a flag on the field’?”

Cataldi concluded by saying the 78-year-old Michaels needs to retire if that’s the best effort he can muster. The 94WIP host then compared the call from Michaels to that of Jaguars radio announcer Frank Frangie.

Michaels was not the only NFL announcer to feel Cataldi’s wrath Monday morning. He also criticized Tony Romo, as well as Daryl “Moose” Johnston, and Cris Collinsworth.

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