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Craig Carton: ‘I’m Sensitive’ to Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata Leaving WFAN Show Because of My Return

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Craig Carton: ‘I’m Sensitive’ to Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata Leaving WFAN Show Because of My Return

Craig Carton is back for his third stint at WFAN, leaving Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata without a timeslot on the station. He acknowledges his role in that.

In his first public comments since the news was officially confirmed, Carton said everyone else in the business has had a situation to opine on the situation except for him.

He did note, however, that he does feel for Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata, who will exit the daytime lineup.

“It was too good an opportunity for me to say no to,” Carton admitted. “I am very respectful and sensitive to the fact that there are other people in that building that are losing their jobs, some as a direct result of my return, some for other reasons altogether. And I appreciate how tough it is for them and their families, and I’m very sensitive to that. There’s nothing I can say about it, other than you’re very talented, and I truly hope that you land on your feet and get another amazing opportunity in your chosen profession.

“That being said, I’m thrilled for the opportunity. I can’t wait to get started,” he added.

The return of Carton moves the station’s current afternoon show — featuring Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber — to middays, where Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata currently host.

On Thursday, Tierney shared that his and Licata’s final show together would be on Friday. Tierney would then host the 10 AM-2 PM timeslot by himself during the week of December 15th, before exiting WFAN entirely.

Sal Licata, meanwhile, has not publicly shared his next moves. Noticeably, WFAN has yet to announce plans for its overnight show. Licata has previously worked in that daypart for the station before his elevation in the lineup.

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Mike Francesa: I Asked Bill Simmons to Replace Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Following His WFAN Exit

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Mike Francesa: I Asked Bill Simmons to Replace Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Following His WFAN Exit

Recently, Max Kellerman revealed that he was in line to replace Chris “Mad Dog” Russo alongside Mike Francesa on WFAN. Francesa says that isn’t true.

“Yeah, that was the plan. I was supposed to go over and work with Mike,” Kellerman said in a recent podcast episode with Bill Simmons.

However, Mike Francesa has refuted that claim, saying Simmons was actually his first choice to partner with following Russo’s high-profile exit.

“It’s completely untrue. There’s not a word of truth to that,” Francesa said of Kellerman’s statements. “I can tell you a little dark secret that (Mark) Chernoff knew: I was never hiring anybody. That’s the fact.”

Despite his insistence that he wouldn’t partner with anyone other Mad Dog, Mike Francesa did go on to say he had one person at the top of his list.

“The first person I ever talked to — believe it or not — was Bill Simmons,” Francesa revealed. “I called Bill. I said ‘Bill, I got an idea.’ And he said, ‘I have no interest. It’s not what I want to do with my life. It’s not what I want to do. I appreciate it, but I don’t even want to discuss it.’

“So we never even discussed it. He was the first person I talked to,” continued Francesa. “He might not even remember that, but I do. Because I made the phone call. He said ‘I’m not interested, that’s not me,’ and it never went anywhere else.”

Francesa revealed that he met with Stephen A. Smith, as well as between five to seven other candidates before deciding to host the program by himself.

He shared that no one ever got a second interview, whether it was a lunch or brief meeting, adding that the reason he soured on Kellerman was that after he got dinner with the then-ESPN Radio host, “by the time I got home, it was already out that we had met. And that finished him. We never talked again.”

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Brandon Tierney Confirms WFAN Exit, Final Show with Sal Licata on Friday

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Brandon Tierney Confirms WFAN Exit, Final Show with Sal Licata on Friday

Changes to the lineup at WFAN are moving Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata out of their midday timeslot. That duo’s final program will now be on Friday.

With the return of Craig Carton to the New York sports talk station, WFAN is moving Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber to the 10 AM-2 PM timeslot currently occupied by BT & Sal.

The revamped WFAN schedule includes:
5–6 AM: The Warm-Up Show with Al Dukes & Jerry Recco
6-10 AM: Boomer & Gio
10 AM-2 PM: Evan & Tiki with Shaun Morash
2-7 PM: The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle
7 PM– 12 AM: After Hours with Tommy Lugauer

Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata took to the airwaves on Thursday to reveal that their final show together is now scheduled for tomorrow.

“Tomorrow will be the final BT and Sal show on the Fan,” Tierney wrote in a post on social media. “I will host the following week solo and then it’s officially a wrap.”

Noticeably, WFAN has yet to announce plans for its overnight show. Licata has previously worked in that daypart for the station before his elevation in the lineup.

Most recently, Chris McMonigle and Keith McPherson have worked in the late evening and overnight hours. However, with McMonigle’s elevation to afternoon drive alongside Carton, and the exit of McPherson, the station has yet to announce plans for the daypart. Licata, meanwhile, has not made any announcements on his future.

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AM 1420 The Answer Replaces Bob Frantz with Jake Underwood

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AM 1420 The Answer Replaces Bob Frantz with Jake Underwood

After the exit of Bob Frantz from AM 1420 The Answer, the Cleveland news/talk station has filled the timeslot with a new local show featuring Jake Underwood.

Underwood takes over the 9 AM to Noon timeslot previously occupied by Frantz. Bob Frantz had spent the past 11 years working at the station, after previously working as the evening host at crosstown 1100 WTAM.

Coincidentally, Underwood joins the Salem Media station after also previously working at 1100 WTAM. He worked at the iHeartMedia news/talk brand from 2019 to 2023 as a producer, while also working as a part-time news anchor.

Jake Underwood began his tenure earlier this week. As he began his debut show, he shared his expectations for himself and the audience.

“I’m not a national guy. I’m from here,” said Underwood. “Let me get that out of the way … I love this area. I have lived in Medina County my entire life. Brunswick, I went to Cloverleaf. People don’t claim Cloverleaf. I do, because I love it here.

“I’m from here, and I have a passion for this area, and I have a passion for the truth,” Underwood continued. “So when I see people out there just saying things for the sake of saying things so they could get likes, clicks, and retweets, I call it out. I’ve always done that, and I will continue to do that. And by all means, call me out if I’m wrong on something, call me out.”

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FOX Sports Las Vegas Moving From 98.9 FM to 94.7 FM

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FOX Sports Las Vegas Moving From 98.9 FM to 94.7 FM

Lotus Broadcasting is making a change in Las Vegas, moving its FOX Sports Las Vegas FM simulcast from 98.9 FM to 94.7 FM.

The move makes sense for the sports talk station, as the 98.9 FM signal is licensed to Hendersonville, located southeast of the city proper. That signal fails to cover the entire city and surrounding suburbs with its 99 watts of power.

The 94.7 FM signal, meanwhile, features 250 watts of power, providing slightly better coverage to the overall metro area.

FOX Sports Las Vegas will continue utilizing the 1340 AM signal as its main distribution channel.

With the change, the Vegas Golden Knights broadcasts will move along with FOX Sports Las Vegas to the new signal. Dan D’Uva and Gary Lawless will remain as the broadcast crew, while Ryan Wallis will continue to serve as the studio host for the broadcasts.

The station will also remain home of the VGK Insider Show with Wallis and Daren Millard, heard from 4-6 PM in afternoon drive.

The country format previously heard on 94.7 FM — branded as Hank FM — will switch places to the 98.9 FM signal.

FOX Sports Las Vegas will officially transition to the 94.7 FM signal beginning on Thursday, December 18th.

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CNN Denies White House Advisor Stephen Miller Banned From Network

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CNN Denies White House Advisor Stephen Miller Banned From Network

U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller is a controversial figure. He alleges he’s been banned from appearing on CNN, but the network is refuting those claims.

While appearing on the Fox News primetime show hosted by Sean Hannity on Wednesday evening, Hannity alluded to the fact that Miller had been banned from the network.

After being called “ratings gold” by the Fox News host, Miller shared that it was a “completely true” story.

“Over the last few days, our brilliant White House communications shop has reached out to CNN, which, of course, is running one fake news hit piece after another,” Miller began. “And they said, ‘Stephen Miller would like to come on your network to rebut any of these lies.’ And they asked, ‘What show?’ They said, ‘Stephen Miller will do any show from dawn to dusk.’

“They said, ‘What topic?’ The White House said, ‘Stephen is available to discuss any topic with any host at any time. As far as you’re concerned, Stephen has no scheduling conflicts at all. He will make himself available from the first hour of air to the last hour of air on any subject.’ And CNN’s response was, ‘We will not take him, period, for any show on any topic,'” Miller alleged.

Following that exchange, however, the network has denied that it has restricted Miller from appearing on its network.

“Members of the administration, including Stephen Miller, are welcome to come on our air,” a statement from a network spokesperson reads. “As a news organization, we make editorial decisions about the stories we cover and when, and that depends on the news priorities of the day. We look forward to having Stephen on again in the future as the news warrants.”

Miller has not appeared on CNN since sparring with CNN News Central anchor Boris Sanchez in early October.

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93.3 WMMR to Offer Stream for Pierre Robert Tribute Concert

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93.3 WMMR to Offer Stream for Pierre Robert Tribute Concert

93.3 WMMR has announced that its upcoming tribute concert to Pierre Robert will be available to stream for at-home viewers.

The event will take place Wednesday, December 17, at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, and due to a partnership with concert streaming platform Veeps, the show will be made available for $9.99 per viewer.

“Thank you to all of our partners who helped make this happen,” 93.3 WMMR Program Director Chuck Damico said.

Brent Smith and Zach Myers of Shinedown, Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm, and Ed Roland of Collective Soul are among the national artists scheduled to appear.

Philadelphia staples The Hooters will also perform. Alongside David Uosikkinen’s In The Pocket, featuring members of The A’s, Beru Revue, and Tommy Conwell. The station billed the show as both a concert and a party, reflecting Robert’s belief that music should unite people across backgrounds and generations.

Portions of the concert’s proceeds will benefit MANNA, the Metropolitan Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance. A Philadelphia nonprofit that uses medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling to support people with serious illnesses.

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Candace Owens Responds to Erika Kirk: ‘You Don’t Get to Pick’ When You Do and Don’t Want Privacy

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Candace Owens Responds to Erika Kirk: ‘You Don’t Get to Pick’ When You Do and Don’t Want Privacy

The war of words between Candace Owens and Erika Kirk has continued, with Owens responding to comments made by the Turning Point USA CEO on Fox News.

On Wednesday, Kirk made thinly veiled references to Candace Owens, by sharing that she was fine with people being critical of her, until the criticisms involved family members and Turning Point USA employees.

“Here’s my breaking point on that: Come after me, call me names — I don’t care,” Kirk told Harris Faulkner. “Call me what you want, go down that rabbit hole — whatever. But when you go after my family, my Turning Point USA family, my Charlie Kirk Show family, when you go after the people that I love, and you’re making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode going after the people that I love because somehow they’re in on this? No.”

In her podcast on Wednesday afternoon, Candace Owens argued that Erika Kirk had what she labeled as “Meghan Markle Syndrome”, stating that the definition was “you want privacy when you want it, but you want publicity whenever you want it. And that just doesn’t work. It doesn’t work that way,” she reiterated.

Owens argued that it’s difficult to take calls for privacy from Erika Kirk after the way she has responded publicly to the death of her husband.

“This is the same person who had someone record her over Charlie Kirk’s casket,” said Owens. “That was not our business, truly, and I can say that decision was made by her. There is some credence to the idea that everybody grieves differently. I wouldn’t record myself over a casket, ever. Some people may want to have that memory. But the decision to publish that — her crying over her husband’s casket and to publish his body on Instagram — was a decision made by Erica.

“That is an incredibly personal and incredibly intimate moment — an intimate moment that she invited the public into,” continued Owens. “There was no reason to do that outside of wanting to share something very private with the public. And now, fast-forward three months, and it’s ‘Why does the public want to know where he’s buried?’ It doesn’t work like that. You have to make a decision: I want this always to be private, or I want this always to be public.”

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Pablo Torre: Nick Wright ‘One of the Best At Making Things That Aren’t Facts Sound Like Facts’

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Pablo Torre: Nick Wright ‘One of the Best At Making Things That Aren’t Facts Sound Like Facts’

Pablo Torre and Nick Wright have had a mostly joking disagreement about whether or not Wright could conduct the type of investigative journalism Torre does on his popular podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out.

That came to a head on Wednesday.

While appearing on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, Torre argued that there’s a difference in what he does every day and what Wright does on his FS1 show. But Wright, in Torre’s view, attempts to pass things off that aren’t as true as he’d like them to be.

“Nick is one of the best at making it seem like things that are not facts are facts,” said Torre. “It’s really a skill, and it’s happened so many times in this conversation.”

“Do you take issue with me using the turn of phrase ‘the fact of the matter’?” Wright questioned.

“No, no, no,” Torre responded. “You said ‘the fact that I could do (investigative journalism),” Torre said.

That led Wright to admit that he had missued the word “fact” throughout their conversation.

“Just drop in opinion for where I say fact,” said Wright. “Because you’re right. I use the word liberally in conversation, not as if we were in court. Because I am not the style of investigative journalist you are. I have said that repeatedly. You are 100% correct that when I say ‘the fact that I could’ is being fast and loose with that specific word. The belief that I could is what it is.”

“You’re nuancing in such a way that gives you the ability to have your cake and eat it too, which is fine,” Torre retorted. “What I’m saying is that you keep on saying that you could do it. I think that is factually incorrect based on the available evidence.”

Wright then pointed to a situation where — he believes — his reporting on the situation regarding former NFL running back Adrian Peterson and allegations of child abuse led to the reconvening of a grand jury as evidence that he could do the same thing Torre does, but that he chooses not to.

However, following the episode, Torre responded on social media, questioning Wright’s narrative.

“Quick (question regarding) your Adrian Peterson story on 9/12/14, which you said ‘led to them impaneling a new grand jury and his season-long suspension.’ I’m just curious how that’s possible if the grand jury already voted to indict Peterson on 9/11?”

Wright responded by saying “the short version is that during the course of my investigation the authorities got wind that the initial grand jury proceedings and alleged corruption at hand were going to be disclosed, and impaneled another grand jury in an attempt (in my opinion) to cover their asses.”

Torre then refuted Wright’s claim by showing a statement from the assistant district attorney in the case, who shared that only one grand jury had reviewed Peterson’s case, directly contradicting Wright’s comments.

Wright added in his message to Torre that he believes “the reaction to our discussion yesterday likely wounded you, and I’m sorry you’re struggling with that. But attempting to imply I was lying about an 11-year-old story because you’re embarrassed you asserted something that was categorically false & got called out isn’t the route to go here. I’d suggest you chalk yesterday up to the cost of doing business & just keep it moving.”

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Christine Williamson to Replace Elle Duncan on SportsCenter, Women’s College GameDay,

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Christine Williamson to Replace Elle Duncan on SportsCenter, Women’s College GameDay,

With Elle Duncan set to depart ESPN, that’s leading to an expansion for Christine Williamson.

Duncan’s contract with ESPN is ending, and she’ll move to Netflix to head up the network’s sports programming, which was announced earlier this fall.

However, Christine Williamson is set to take over Duncan’s position on the 6 PM ET SportsCenter, as well as her role as host of the women’s basketball version of College GameDay. Williamson — who originally joined ESPN in 2019 — will begin hosting SportsCenter alongside Kevin Negandhi in January.

“Christine has earned these high-profile roles on two of our most important content areas – SportsCenter and women’s college basketball,” said ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus. “Christine connects with fans through her energy, personality and knowledge of sports, and she’s proven throughout her ESPN career that she can anchor coverage at the highest level — both on SportsCenter and on the road with GameDay.”

Currently, Williamson works as an anchor of the Noon and 2 PM ET editions of SportsCenter. Duncan’s final SportsCenter broadcast is reportedly set for Tuesday, December 16th.

Malika Andrews is reportedly set to replace Duncan on ESPN’s WNBA host.

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