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February 4, 2014
Email Argument Leads To Mike Missanelli's Suspension At 97.5 The Fanatic/Philadelphia
GREATER MEDIA Sports WPEN (97.5 THE FANATIC)/PHILADELPHIA has suspended afternoon host MIKE MISSANELLI after an email exchange with a detractor went public at DEADSPIN. MISSANELLI repeatedly called the emailer a "latent homosexual" in the … more »
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January 9, 2014
Baseball Writers Association Revokes Dan Le Batard's Hall Of Fame Vote
The BASEBALL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA has banned ESPN RADIO and LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA Sports WAXY-A-F (FM 104.3 AND AM 790 THE TICKET)/MIAMI host and MIAMI HERALD columnist DAN LE BATARD from voting for BASEBALL HALL OF FAME candidates and … more »
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January 8, 2014
Deadspin's Baseball Hall Of Fame Vote Came From ESPN's Dan Le Batard
The mystery BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ballot that was given to DEADSPIN readers to fill out came from ESPN RADIO and LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA Sports WAXY-A (790 THE TICKET)/MIAMI afternoon host and MIAMI HERALD columnist DAN LE BETARD, the site revealed today … more »
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November 11, 2013
Controversy Continues Over KNBR Host Damon Bruce's Slam On Women In Sports
CUMULUS Sports KTCT-A (KNBR 1050)/SAN FRANCISCO noon-3p (ET) host DAMON BRUCE has drawn negative reaction on a national basis for his remarks last week criticizing women and "ultra-feminine" men for ruining sports, in the context of the MIAMI … more »
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October 4, 2013
Toucher And Rich's 'Shortest Interview Ever' With Rick Pitino Makes National Headlines
CBS RADIO Sports WBZ-F (98.5 THE SPORTS HUB)/BOSTON's morning team FRED TOUCHER and RICH SHERTENLIEB are making news on the sports page with their "shortest interview ever" with UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE basketball coach RICK PITINO on … more »
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May 22, 2013
Impact Of ESPN Layoffs On Radio Unclear
The impact of company-wide layoffs at ESPN on ESPN RADIO and ESPN AUDIO are thus far unclear, but the cuts reported by DEADSPIN of an unknown number of employees likely numbering in the hundreds have been concentrated in the early stages among the … more »
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May 22, 2013
Tweet By KROQ's Kevin Ryder On L.A. Kings Account Prompts Apologies
TUESDAY wasn't a good night for the defending STANLEY CUP champion LOS ANGELES KINGS, who lost to the SAN JOSE SHARKS 2-1 to even their playoff series, but the team also ended up issuing an apology for a tweet on the club's official Twitter … more »
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September 13, 2012
Mike Francesa's On-Air Nap Goes Viral, Worldwide
CBS RADIO Sports WFAN-A/NEW YORK afternoon host MIKE FRANCESA may wish today that his show was not simulcast daily on cable TV's YES NETWORK, now that his momentary nap while on the air has gone viral with international media coverage. While talking to … more »
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March 13, 2012
Dan Sileo Exits WDAE/Tampa
A slip of the tongue has led to the depature of DAN SILEO from his longtime morning slot at CLEAR CHANNEL Sports WDAE-A/TAMPA. The TAMPA BAY TIMES' ERIC DEGGANS reports that SILEO was let go TODAY after a remark on the air MONDAY (3/12) referring … more »
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October 5, 2011
WIP's Howard Eskin Will Bike Across Country After Losing Eagles Win Guarantee
CBS RADIO Sports WIP-A-F/PHILADELPHIA reporter and weekend host HOWARD ESKIN's promise to bike across the country if the EAGLES lost to SAN FRANCISCO last SUNDAY -- which they did -- has gone viral, with popular sports site DEADSPIN and former SPORTING … more »