Tag: 97.5 The Fanatic

Over the years, Johnson was encouraged by his colleagues to do more in the industry while his bosses discouraged him from trying new things. In fact, in 2004, both a boss and a co-worker told him that he would scare white people if he started hosting, as there were no Black radio hosts that were not former athletes at that time.

The new afternoon show airs from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM and pairs Tyrone Johnson, Ricky Bottalico, Hunter Brody, and Jennifer Scordo.

"I have always said that this city has the best fans ever," said Johnson, "why not do the best show ever?"

97.5 the Fanatic's Mike Missanelli announced he was leaving the afternoon show and listeners poured in with their reactions to the shocking news.

“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 one that I’m getting sick of is… a Kia commercial where a guy cleans up the beach for sea turtles. When your team is losing by 20, I ended up screaming ‘F the turtles.’”

"I don't consider myself a sales guy. I have always considered myself a radio guy who could sell."

"A total of 35 sports radio stations were eligible for voting consideration in the Major Market Sports Radio Stations category."

"Too many times in sports radio we focus on which station won a quarter, assuming the runner up has problems to fix. That's not the case here. Both brands performed well."

"Every single show on WIP produced double digit shares, two programs earned 1st place finishes, and Cataldi despite being 2nd had the best share in the market."