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bxgiants4 : 11/13/2017 7:50 pm
Neil Best. He expects an announcement this week

Best is hearing:

Boomer and Greg giannotti in the morning

Joe and Evan expanding an hour 10-2

Chris Carlin, Bart Scott and a third person 2-6

Kim jones and Chris Simms both turned down the 3rd spot recently

Snore
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"Chris Carlin, Bart Scott and a third person 2-6"  
Ten Ton Hammer : 11/13/2017 7:52 pm : link
Awful. That show might not last a year.
Yikes!  
Sean : 11/13/2017 7:52 pm : link
to all the idiots on this board who bashed Francesa- you got your wish. Francesa today at 1 was why he’s the greatest.
RE:  
UConn4523 : 11/13/2017 7:54 pm : link
In comment 13691053 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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Awful. That show might not last a year.


Absolutely horrendous. Guess I won't be listening anymore.
That’s the best they can do?  
GiantGolfer : 11/13/2017 7:55 pm : link
Goodbye WFAN
That 2-6 show sounds like a disaster.  
Dave in Hoboken : 11/13/2017 7:57 pm : link
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BTW, didn't Carlin just get like the top spot  
Dave in Hoboken : 11/13/2017 7:57 pm : link
in Philly, afternoon drive like a year ago? He's leaving there and that spot already?
wherever francesa goes  
Allen in CNJ : 11/13/2017 7:57 pm : link
I go. I've been listening to him since 1990 and there's a reason why he's the best. Just listen to today's show!!
I went to High School with G  
figgy2989 : 11/13/2017 7:57 pm : link
Good for him, I really hope he gets the gig
RE: BTW, didn't Carlin just get like the top spot  
bceagle05 : 11/13/2017 8:00 pm : link
In comment 13691068 Dave in Hoboken said:
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in Philly, afternoon drive like a year ago? He's leaving there and that spot already?


Yes, but I believe it's a sister station of WFAN, so it's an easier move logistically.
RE: RE: BTW, didn't Carlin just get like the top spot  
Dave in Hoboken : 11/13/2017 8:03 pm : link
In comment 13691078 bceagle05 said:
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In comment 13691068 Dave in Hoboken said:


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in Philly, afternoon drive like a year ago? He's leaving there and that spot already?



Yes, but I believe it's a sister station of WFAN, so it's an easier move logistically.


Oh ok, thanks.
_________  
I am Ninja : 11/13/2017 8:07 pm : link
GG seems like a nice enough fellow, but hes no better or worse than Recco. Not terribly entertaining.
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Gatorade Dunk : 11/13/2017 8:28 pm : link
In comment 13691089 I am Ninja said:
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GG seems like a nice enough fellow, but hes no better or worse than Recco. Not terribly entertaining.

Recco can't even stop himself from talking over Boomer. He's not even close to Gianotti and that's not really saying that much. I was hoping for Brian Jones.

That afternoon pair is abysmal. Carlin's whiny voice combined with Bart Scott's lack of knowledge (he spent an entire segment with Malusis a couple of months ago referring to Mike Tomlin as "Coach Tomlinson") is going to be brutal.
Just give Kim her own show she is better than all of them  
gtt350 : 11/13/2017 8:42 pm : link
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Had heard Simms for the mike slot  
hitdog42 : 11/13/2017 9:03 pm : link
I guess not
RE: Yikes!  
Danny Kanell : 11/13/2017 9:07 pm : link
In comment 13691054 Sean said:
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to all the idiots on this board who bashed Francesa- you got your wish. Francesa today at 1 was why he’s the greatest.


+1
Giannotti is awful  
Sammo85 : 11/13/2017 9:09 pm : link
Three times I’ve tuned in the morning to listen him talk about giving his dog a vulva wash. Yes that’s right. Him talk about his Vikings tattoo. He has no knowledge of any of the sports nor any real depth to contribute on any of the teams.

Francesa might turn out to be a prophet when he said “no more FAN”.

That’s a brutal lineup. I’ve heard they’re already paring down costs out of fear they’ll lose a ton of advertisers and other revenue next year.

RE: Yikes!  
Knineteen : 11/13/2017 9:09 pm : link
In comment 13691054 Sean said:
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to all the idiots on this board who bashed Francesa- you got your wish. Francesa today at 1 was why he’s the greatest.

I'll never under these idiots either. Francesa was always on the level and never really stated anything that was extreme. Then I logon to this board and read absolute garbage on these forums.

Thanks BBI; a beacon and wealth of knowledge.
Go figure...  
MickeyRibs : 11/13/2017 9:14 pm : link
For a while there I was thinking they might hire someone who's a Giants and Yankees fan since, you know, it's the flagship station for both. Looks like more of the same from the FAN. Once Mike's out I'm done (and I think Francesa is a blowhard...but an entertaining one).
Of course Francesa looks like Edward R Murrow compared to junk  
Ten Ton Hammer : 11/13/2017 9:16 pm : link
like Carton, Malusis, and Carlin.
...  
yankees78 : 11/13/2017 9:16 pm : link
yuck
Any of them talk hockey?  
Rover : 11/13/2017 9:16 pm : link
Am so tired of Francessa ignoring it.
Bring back the  
RobCrossRiver56 : 11/13/2017 9:19 pm : link
Captain midnight to prime time!
"The Schmoozer."  
RobCrossRiver56 : 11/13/2017 9:20 pm : link
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Bart Scott is AWWWWFUL.  
Mr. Bungle : 11/13/2017 9:20 pm : link
I will listen to this show exactly zero times.
RE:  
dpinzow : 11/13/2017 9:24 pm : link
In comment 13691053 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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Awful. That show might not last a year.


I give that show 6 months max
They should just move Benigno and Evan Roberts to the afternoon  
dpinzow : 11/13/2017 9:25 pm : link
If they can't get Kim Jones to lead a show
apperently  
Steve in Greenwich : 11/13/2017 9:28 pm : link
the third with Continent and Bart Scott is someone named Maggie Gray. No clue who she is....
Carlin will be Rutgers football all the time  
micky : 11/13/2017 9:38 pm : link
and how great they are
In other radio news...  
Bchurch : 11/13/2017 9:43 pm : link
Barstool Sports just got their own channel on SiriusXM..
None of them move the needle..  
Sean : 11/13/2017 9:43 pm : link
should have hired Christie or Rosenberg who elicit emotion.
Gionatti  
SethFromAstoria : 11/13/2017 9:45 pm : link
Is better than most. JJ, although I disagree with him frequently, is a good version of Joe b Before he started to suck.

Bart Scott, Chris Carlin and other is WFAN doing their rendition of local host (Alan hahn/Dave Rothenberg), black local former athlete (Chris Canty) and a third probably other athlete. Chris simms is absolutely horrible. WFAN should have thought outside the box and put Katie Nolan on the air. She's too wild for old men driving home i guess but Bart Scott won't last... And the continued trend of ny radio personalities who know nothing ablut one of the 4 major sports continues
Bart Scott doesn't know anything  
Ten Ton Hammer : 11/13/2017 9:56 pm : link
so I bet he'll have a job forever.
If they really want ratings  
Bchurch : 11/13/2017 10:22 pm : link
They should say fuck it and hire back Carton... hell... let him broadcast from jail...
So it's Carlin, Scott and someone named Maggie Gray  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 11/13/2017 10:30 pm : link
which will be awful, but again this is the same company that picked David Lee Roth to succeed Howard Stern.

Kim Jones AND Max Kellerman turned them down. They are literally trotting out their fourth and fifth choices.

Begs the question whether Beningo and Roberts chose to stay together at 10-2 rather than be broken up.
Kay and LaGreca  
chopperhatch : 11/13/2017 10:33 pm : link
Is the better show anyways.
RE: So it's Carlin, Scott and someone named Maggie Gray  
Ten Ton Hammer : 11/13/2017 10:36 pm : link
In comment 13691421 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:
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which will be awful, but again this is the same company that picked David Lee Roth to succeed Howard Stern.

Kim Jones AND Max Kellerman turned them down. They are literally trotting out their fourth and fifth choices.

Begs the question whether Beningo and Roberts chose to stay together at 10-2 rather than be broken up.


They'll be the unquestioned best show on the station. I wouldn't change anything now either.
RE: Kay and LaGreca  
Dave in Hoboken : 11/13/2017 10:38 pm : link
In comment 13691425 chopperhatch said:
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Is the better show anyways.


Yep. They might take over the ratings in that timeslot now. And if that is what WFAN is going to trot out there in that timeslot, WFAN deserves to get destroyed in that timeslot. That show will suck.
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81_Great_Dane : 11/13/2017 11:00 pm : link
In comment 13691053 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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Awful. That show might not last a year.
You don't want to be the guy who follows the legend. You want to be the guy who follows the guy who follows the legend.
Bummer  
Sonic Youth : 11/14/2017 12:00 am : link
Kellerman and/or Kim Jones would have been much better. Esp Kellerman.

That 2 to 6 slot looks terrible.  
St. Jimmy : 11/14/2017 6:07 am : link
Philly sports talk has gone through this where they replace long time hosts or stations trying to find the right host. It is a long process. WIP hasn't had an afternoon drive time host in it seems like 10 years. It took 97.5 years to arrive at Mike Missanelli.
Should’ve moved joe and Evan  
bxgiants4 : 11/14/2017 6:41 am : link
To the pm spot
RE: Any of them talk hockey?  
Tuckrule : 11/14/2017 6:56 am : link
In comment 13691263 Rover said:
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Am so tired of Francessa ignoring it.


Nobody talk hockey. It isn’t just mike. It doesn’t get listeners
RE: RE: Any of them talk hockey?  
Sonic Youth : 11/14/2017 7:10 am : link
In comment 13691544 Tuckrule said:
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In comment 13691263 Rover said:


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Am so tired of Francessa ignoring it.



Nobody talk hockey. It isn’t just mike. It doesn’t get listeners
boomer talks hockey. Kay and lagreca talk hockey. Back in the day when I had to get up at dawn to hop on the subway for work, Robin Lundberg on ESPN talked hockey, as did Dave rothenberg.
I'm going to listen first  
EddieNYG : 11/14/2017 7:29 am : link
Before making up my mind.

Seems irrational to do otherwise.
Kim Jones and Carlin would have been much better. And why have 3? So  
Victor in CT : 11/14/2017 8:04 am : link
they can all talk over each other? 3 in a booth never works.

Joe and Evan 10-2 makes sense. Nobody will ever do 5 1/2 hours again. Especially solo.

I didn't realize that Gianotti has become just another vulgarian. He semed like he had promise when he was Bro and Evan's producer.

Mike being gone will be a big void.
RE: Yikes!  
Victor in CT : 11/14/2017 8:05 am : link
In comment 13691054 Sean said:
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to all the idiots on this board who bashed Francesa- you got your wish. Francesa today at 1 was why he’s the greatest.


Exactly!
A few things  
arniefez : 11/14/2017 8:23 am : link
Greg G is awful. Not never listen awful like Carton but a snorefest who doesn't have any thing to add about sports.

The 2-6 is worse than the Kay show and that's hard to do. There is no reason to ever listen to Bart Scott for even 5 minutes.

I think FAN made a good decision not moving Roberts to afternoon drive right now. Beningo wouldn't work there but he's not going to be around much longer. FAN needs to find a partner for Roberts who is a Yankee and Giant fan and as invested in sports as Roberts. Someone around the same age and when 2-6 fails in a year or less move those two to drive time. But if they wait too long they'll lose the ratings battle and might not be able to reverse it.
The Pope said it best  
bigbluehoya : 11/14/2017 8:23 am : link
“NO MAW F-A-N”
I ll rather listen to  
spike : 11/14/2017 8:29 am : link
Richard Neer and The Schmoozer
Industry sources say WFAN will soon name Chris Carlin, Bart Scott and  
Victor in CT : 11/14/2017 8:35 am : link
Maggie Gray — who the Daily News first reported on Monday as the third member of the team — as its new afternoon drive team replacing Francesa when he departs the station on Dec. 15.

Just saw this. I'm done with FAN in the afternoon. 3 in the booth, think ESPN Sunday night baseball. Unlistenable.

My original idea of Max Kellerman and Kim Jones would have been great. Carlin and Jones would have been okay too. This will be a disaster.
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