Now Official: Marc Farzetta In, Anthony Gargano Goes To Middays At WPEN (97.5 The Fanatic)/Philadelphia

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As previously reported at ALL ACCESS (NET NEWS 9/21), former longtime former ENTERCOM Sports WIP/PHILADELPHIA morning producer and fill-in host MARC FARZETTA, who left the station in JUNE to focus on co-hosting "PHILLY SPORTS TALK" on cable's NBC SPORTS PHILADELPHIA, is joining WIP's rival, BEASLEY Sports WPEN (97.5 THE FANATIC), the station announced TODAY (10/1).  FARZETTA and former PHILADELPHIA EAGLES tackle TRA THOMAS will replace ANTHONY GARGANO starting MONDAY (10/8), with co-host BOB COONEY and producer JAMIE LYNCH remaining on board; in a new and related development, GARGANO is moving to middays as co-host of 10a-2p (ET) with JASON MYRTETUS, replacing HARRY MAYES.

“I’m thrilled to remain with my FANATIC Family,” said GARGANO. I’m blessed to live my passion in life -- talking 4 for 4 PHILLY sports and working on my writing projects.”

“These moves for 97.5 THE FANATIC put the brand in an even stronger position for our listeners and customers moving forward,” said VP of Programming BUZZ KNIGHT. “They also demonstrate that BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP is committed to great talent and content acquisition.”

“We are very excited to be adding MARC FARZETTA and TRA THOMAS to THE FANATIC line up,” said Content Manager ERIC JOHNSON. “I’ve been a fan of MARC’s since he started on the air in PHILLY in the mid 2000’s. He’s evolved into a major talent in town, growing from Update Anchor and Time Out Entertainer at TEMPLE basketball games to Radio Talk Show Anchor and NBC SPORTS PHILADELPHIA Host. TRA has a natural gift of compelling story telling!   With ANTHONY GARGANO leading our midday show with JASON MYRTETUS, these moves will put the station in a much stronger competitive position. This really ushers in a new era for a great brand… 97.5 THE FANATIC!”

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