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Fox News Will Cover Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

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Fox News Will Cover Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

Fox News will offer coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, commemorating Her Majesty the Queen of England’s 70 years of service to the United Kingdom.

According to a news release, coverage will unfold over a three-day period with Martha MacCallum live from Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London, featuring special editions of her signature afternoon news program on location from Wednesday, June 1st through Friday, June 3rd.

FNC will air a four-hour special entitled, “The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II” from 5-9 AM/ET on Thursday, June 2nd and Friday, June 3rd with Ainsley Earhardt and TalkTV’s (News UK) Uncensored host Piers Morgan joining MacCallum on location.

On Friday, FNC will air the service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Leading into the weekend, MacCallum and Earhardt will provide live updates for the network throughout the day on Saturday, June 4th.

FOX News Digital will feature the latest live updates on FOXNews.com with commentary and insight from longtime royal experts, while FOX News Audio will cover the celebrations across all platforms on its five-part weekday audio series, “The Platinum Majesty”, available on FOX News Headlines 24/7 and FOX News Radio (FNR) affiliates nationwide.

Senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot and correspondent Alex Hogan who will bring viewers the latest news on the events throughout the week. FOX News Edge correspondent Madeline Riviera will also provide live shots to local FOX stations across the county.

Joe Rogan: Fox News Had My Back When the Left Tried to Cancel Me

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Spotify’s Joe Rogan is praising Fox News for taking a bold stance in his defense following his attempted cancellation several months ago.

Rogan endured mounds of criticism for his stance on COVID vaccines and his use of the n-word which surfaced from old conversations that he had with other people. Spotify artists Neil Young, India Arie, David Crosby, and others gave Spotify an ultimatum which the platform ultimately ignored.

The New York Post published Rogan’s comments which were reportedly made during his podcast Tuesday.

“They had my back through all the crazy s–t that happened to me. It was Fox News that f–king had my back,” Rogan said.

Rogan believes the Democratic party has taken a hard left turn and that its position on free speech has shifted.

“Today the left has gone so far left, so radical that the right are the ones celebrating comedians, celebrating Chappelle,” Rogan said.

“I am not a conservative, but I am pro-Second Amendment, and I am a hunter, and I am a cage fighting commentator, and I drink, and I smoke cigars, and I like to bow hunt,” he added. 

American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling Spars with Fox News Hosts

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With inflation at a 40-year high, the Biden administration is under fire for some of its decisions during the early stages of the pandemic, specifically as it relates to the American Rescue Plan. 

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden’s White House American Rescue Plan coordinator Gene Sperling was a guest on Fox News’ “America Reports” with Sandra Smith and John Roberts.

A portion of the interview published on Mediate shows a tense exchange between Sperling and the hosts as he tried to defend the administration’s handling of America’s economic woes.

 “I think that the president has been very much where the larger number of experts in the country and around the world have been [on inflation], and I think the idea he hasn’t taken steps is not true,” said Sperling.

Smith pressed Sperling on the excessive rising cost of gas, asking why Biden wasn’t doing more to bring down the rising cost of gas.

“You know the answer to that. You know that this is global,” countered Sperling.

“So, there’s nothing we can do about it?” Smith asked.

“The president has people advising him. You are a senior adviser to the president, and we are just simply asking what can you tell the American people where prices will be a few months from now? What is your ability to control those prices and bring them down?” Smith added.

Sam Rosen to Fill-in For Kenny Albert As New York Rangers Make Conference Final

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Kenny Albert has been a busy man juggling his duties between calling New York Rangers hockey for ESPN Radio New York and being Turner’s lead announcer during the NHL Playoffs. It appears a conflict has opened the door for longtime Rangers voice Sam Rosen to enter the booth again.

Albert is tabbed by Turner to broadcast the Western Conference Final between the Colorado Avalanche and the Edmonton Oilers. Rosen will fill-in again for Albert as he did during Games 3 and 7 of the Rangers series with the Hurricanes that just wrapped. It’s something he negotiated for with MSG; when Albert cannot be the voice of the Rangers on ESPN New York… call Sam.

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The potential duration of Rosen’s play calls all hinges upon the outcomes of the first four games between the Avalanche and Oilers. As of now, he will get at least the first four games of the Eastern Conference Final. He will be alongside analyst Dave Maloney.

Rosen has been the voice of the Rangers on MSG since 1984 and was on the call of the 1994 Stanley Cup Championship run for the team. He was limited to postgame roles in 2014 and 2015 in which the Rangers made the Stanley Cup Final and Eastern Conference Final respectively. That’s because his role on MSG was usurped by national television picking up the rights to the broadcast. In an interesting tidbit, that 1994 Rangers was meant Rosen was on the call for the last time a local television channel was allowed to carry the Final.

Albert could return to his play-by-play duties on ESPN New York if the Western Conference Final ends before the Eastern. If the Rangers make it back to the Final, Albert will be on the call for ESPN New York because this year’s Final is an ABC broadcast. Next year it will belong to Turner.

How does Rosen feel about all of that?

“For the Final, I’ll beg for any role I can get.”

Listeners React to Mike Missanelli Saying Goodbye

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The Mike Missanelli Show was rocked with the news that Mike Missanelli would no longer be a part of it after Tuesday’s program. Missanelli is an icon in Philadelphia sports radio so the news traveled quickly and stunned a lot of 97.5 the Fanatic listeners.

The news was made by Missanelli himself on the show. Usually the show ends with a segment for listeners to call in and voice their opinions to hopefully get heard on the show. It was no surprise that this edition of “Sound Off” was more focused on the departure of Philadelphia sports radio goliath.

Missanelli started by joking that this would be the last time he gives the number for future sound offs. Then the love poured in, caller, after caller, after caller.

“Hey Mike, longtime listener man. I’m so disappointed to hear that you’ll be leaving. Continued success with everything you do in your future venture. You’ll definitely be missed. You are a legend.”

“I’m just here to say Mike, I barely call in to the show but I listen to you every day. I love you man. You really are gonna be missed. It’s a sad day. I don’t really know what to say. The city of Philadelphia loves you and we can’t wait to see you again.”

That’s when Missanelli, who thanked every caller immediately after, mentioned it was getting to him again. “Thanks brother, I appreciate it. I thought I was over it, the crying part.”

“Oh man, I’m heartbroken man. I can’t even process this right now. Like you gone? Mike I was listening to you when I was in jail fifteen years ago. Got out, got my life together, been listening to you ever since. I’m going to miss you buddy.”

“Mike, you will be missed my friend. I really enjoyed your show. I will miss you dearly. You are on the Mount Rushmore of Philly sports talk. I love ya, my brother.”

“I followed you from West Philly to Savannah to Florida now I’m in Atlanta. Your guys show during the Pandemic was great to help me get thru. I’ve been working at nursing homes since 2010. I hope to follow you wherever you go, man. You guys helped me get thru that and I want to thank you a lot. I hope to be hearing from you soon.”

“I live far away. I listen to you guys every day. I spend sometimes four or five hours in my car a day. I’m either catching you live or listening to you later on in the podcast. I wanted to say you are what keeps me in touch with Philadelphia. You’re the best bud.”

Finally, Missanelli had to call it quits. “I, uh, let’s shut it down.”

“Listen, I don’t know what else to say,” Missanelli began his final moments on the air. “I appreciate the love today. It broke me down a little bit. This has been a great ride for me and it’s because of you guys out there and everybody I’ve worked with made it a lot easier for everybody to present a really good show for people. So, thank you so much and I don’t know where I’ll see you next but I hope I do see ya. See ya later.”

Mike Missanelli Announces Exit From 97.5 The Fanatic Afternoon Show

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There will be a new afternoon host on 97.5 The Fanatic very soon. On Tuesday, Mike Missanelli announced that it was his last day in that slot at the Philadelphia sports talk station.

“It’s difficult to get this out because it seems so surreal, but this is my last day as host of The Mike Missanelli Show. My current contract expires in a couple of weeks and the company and I decided to go in another direction,” he told his listeners. “This is like the guy who comes into Bull Durham and they go ‘the organization wants to make a change.’ Well that’s what’s going on. The station and I are talking about me remaining with the company in some kind of a role, but who knows. What I can tell you is they already have a replacement show under contract and I’m sure you’ll be hearing about that in the next few days.”

Missanelli was on a one-year contract last year. It expired in December. He agreed to a short-term extension at that time.

Kevin Kinkead of Crossing Broad wrote that he had been trying to find out what Missenelli’s fate would be before the announcement was made. He could not find anyone with concrete information.

“I tried to give my heart with every show I did here for 15 years. I had some missteps in my career, as you well know,” Missanelli added. “But in the end, I hope the good outweighed the bad, and that people think I’ve been a positive part of this radio station’s brand.”

Until a permanent replacement is named, co-host Tyrone Johnson and producer Jen Scordo will serve as the hosts of the show. Johnson told The Philadelphia Inquirer that he was not privy to the news of Missanelli’s exit and the announcement came as a surprise.

The Brooklyn Nets Are in the Podcast Space

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The popularity of podcasts continues to mount. The percentage of U.S. population that have listened to an audio podcast in the last month is at 38% in 2022. That’s more than double what was reported in 2015. The Brooklyn Nets want to be a part of that growth.

The NBA team is coming to podcasting. In fact, it’s already here. The franchise has partnered with iHeartMedia to launch a slate of new podcasts. The plan is to create multiple podcasts with a variety of voices to serve their fans.

The Nets announced their first show will be hosted by Chris Carrino, the Nets’ radio play-by-play announcer. Their second will be hosted by Ally Love, the team’s in-arena host.

The first show is Voice of the Nets with Chris Carrino and debuted today (May 31) and will drop new episodes each Tuesday. The show will feature Carrino speaking to guests about the current state of the Nets and the NBA. The first episode features former Nets player Jason Collins, who helped lead the team to back-to-back NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. Collins later broke barriers as the NBA’s first active openly gay player.

“For over two decades I’ve been telling the story of the Nets through radio play-by-play and Voice of the Nets podcast is a chance to tell that story in long form,” Carrino said in the announcement. “I’m looking forward to sharing these stories and insights in conversations with a variety of guests. In addition to my role with the Nets, I have a somewhat unique life experience and a natural curiosity and while the show will revolve around the team, we will cast a wide net in covering a myriad of topics. I’m so excited to connect with fans in this way and grow a new audience as well.”

The team’s second podcast which will debut in June is titled Courtside Conversation and is hosted by Love. In the show, she will talk to guests about the game of basketball and all things culture – whether fashion, music, food, art, or current events – highlighting important New York moments.

“Courtside Conversation is going to be the place for all our guests to get personal, get inspired, and be inspiring,” Love said. “I regularly say that conversation is the catalyst for change and I’m looking forward to connecting with athletes, artists, and all our favorite people on a platform where we can share strategies and tips for success – our winning game – with others.”

The Brooklyn Nets’ podcast partnership continues the NBA’s commitment to the medium that drove a league-wide deal with the NBA and iHeartMedia announced last July. All Nets shows will be part of the NBA Podcast Network.

FOX Makes Top NFL Broadcast Team Official

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On Tuesday, FOX announced it’s number one broadcast team for NFL games this Fall.

Beginning on Sunday, September 11 in Minneapolis, FOX’s top booth will feature Kevin Burkhardt as the play-by-play announcer with three-time NFL Pro Bowler Greg Olsen as lead analyst. The network has also tabbed Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi as the team’s sideline reporters while Mike Pereira is on board as the rules analyst.

FOX will be home to the Super Bowl broadcast this season, the network’s tenth presentation of the big game.

“We’re thrilled to have this team steward our industry leading and award-winning coverage as we embark on our 29th NFL season, highlighted by our 10th Super Bowl,” said FOX Sports President of Production/Operations and Executive Producer Brad Zager said in a statement.

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Olsen embarks on his second season in the booth but he will have a familiar voice alongside him as Burkhardt was his partner on the network’s No. 2 game of the week last season.

Zager added, “Last season, Kevin and Greg showed viewers their undeniable chemistry and ability to call football at an elite level. We can’t wait for fans to see what they’re going to bring to AMERICA’S GAME OF THE WEEK, the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl LVII.”

Andrews will begin her 12th season with the network and in the prestigious spot. In February, Andrews won the Pat Summerall Award and is the first female recipient of the award.

Rinaldi, a 17-time Emmy Award winner, will begin his second season with the network.

The news confirms what was being reported previously about the state of FOX’s top broadcast team for this season. FOX is in an interesting position after losing Joe Buck and Troy Aikman this offseason to ESPN. In the future, FOX also announced the signing of Tom Brady to a long-term contract when Brady decided to retire.

Toucher and Rich Celebrate Cedric Maxwell by Ripping Jim Gray

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Toucher and Rich are dominating morning drive ratings in Boston. So when they mentioned on this morning’s show they had a “master class in sports broadcasting,” one’s ears perk.

Co-host Rich Shertenlieb began the segment by saying that he is about to present a “how-to and how not-to handle certain things”. This all came from audio over the long holiday weekend. He started with a station favorite. “If you didn’t see it, Cedric Maxwell was just a rock star,” Rich continued.

Cedric Maxwell, a former Boston Celtic and current radio color commentator for the team, was asked to be a part of the trophy presentation to the winning Celtics. Lisa Salters, ESPN’s on-court began and introduced Maxwell for the first presentation, the Eastern Conference Championship. After a brief session interviewing Al Horford, Salters was back to introduce the inaugural Larry Bird trophy (presented to the Eastern Conference Finals MVP). Salters invited Maxwell back to introduce to recipient and he sounded even more comfortable.

“Girl, it is a pleasure to be on top. Now for me to give this MVP trophy out, let me see here, Jayson Tatum”.

The show also played the audio of Maxwell still on the court interrupting Stephen A. Smith’s live hit with Scott Van Pelt after the game.

“How about then damn Celtics,” boomed the voice of Maxwell. “Man, how about them damn Celtics!”

Toucher & Rich are huge fans of Cedric Maxwell. They’ve had him on the show many times (including this morning) and frequently play his wild, sometimes incomprehensible reactions to Celtics moments on the court.

The show then juxtaposed those moments with “another person working the postgame or should I say post-fight interview,” Rich began. “Fred, that would be your best buddy, Jim Gray”.

It is important to note that Toucher & Rich have a history with Jim Gray that dates back to a tense interview on radio row at the Super Bowl in 2019. Since then, the show has not minced words about Gray.

Gray was working the boxing event for Showtime on Saturday. The moment in question came after Gervonta “Tank” Davis knocked out Rolly Romero. Gray asked about Davis’ future and future opponents when Davis said this:

“I’m here baby. I’m here. Whatever they want to do I’m here, baby! Ain’t no safety on this glock, you know? Ain’t no safety on this glock and I got a lot of ammunition.”

Gray pulled the microphone back and added “let’s stay away from guns, this is an awful time in our nation. I know you’re just meaning this in terms of boxing.”

That’s when Toucher made the sad trombone sound with his mouth and Rich asked, “Are you kidding me with that?

Toucher then opined “when you start clarifying with ‘I know you didn’t mean it that way’ then maybe don’t say anything.”

It’s also worthy of noting that moments after the Davis fight, there was a false alarm at the Barclays Center when someone reported hearing gunshots.

Rich concluded the segment by expressing how happy he was for Maxwell. “I felt happy for him. I saw him on TV and I was like ‘Max! This is great!”

NBC Picks Peter Drury to Replace Arlo White On Premier League Broadcasts

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NBC Picks Peter Drury to Replace Arlo White On Premier League Broadcasts

NBC is making a change in its Premier League broadcast booth. Arlo White is out. Peter Drury will exit CBS and take over the role when the league returns in August.

The Daily Mailˆwas the first to report the change. Richard Deitsch of The Athletic wrote on Tuesday that he had confirmed the report, but noted that the network declined to comment further.

NBC had made extensive use of Arlo White since he joined the network. In addition to being the lead voice of Premier League coverage, he also called soccer at the 2012, 2016, and 2021 Summer Olympics.

Peter Drury is best known to American fans for his work with CBS. The network used him in its coverage of the Champions League. He has also been around the Premier League in recent seasons, calling the action for Amazon Prime’s coverage in the UK.

Investing in the Premier Leagues turned out to be a wise move for NBC. The network won exclusive US media rights to England’s top soccer league ahead of the 2013-14 season. In November, the two sides agreed to a $2 billion extension that keeps the EPL on NBC through 2028.

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