WFAN is operating it again with Craig Carton.
Carton is nearing a deal to host WFAN’s afternoon drive present in what could be his third stint with the sports activities radio station, in response to The Athletic.
The two p.m. to 7 p.m. afternoon drive slot presently belongs to Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber, who would shift to the noon 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. window as soon as Carton returns.
The present presently hosted by Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. would reportedly be faraway from the lineup.
In a single day host Chris McMonigle is the favourite to co-host the afternoon present with Carton, in response to The Athletic, although nothing has been finalized.
The adjustments are anticipated to enter impact in January, with Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti’s “Boomer & Gio” remaining within the morning slot.
Carton, 56, established himself as a well-liked and controversial radio voice throughout his preliminary time at WFAN, the place he co-hosted the morning present alongside Esiason from 2007-17.
That stint ended when Carton was arrested and accused of utilizing a Ponzi scheme to dupe traders with a view to repay his playing money owed.
Carton was launched in 2019 after serving a part of a 42-month sentence in federal jail, and he returned to WFAN quickly after to co-host a day present with Roberts.
In 2022, Carton launched a short-lived morning program, “The Carton Show,” on Fox Sports activities 1, and he left WFAN the next yr.
One other present starring Carton, “Breakfast Ball,” changed “The Carton Show” final yr, and FS1 canceled that one fully over the summer season. That prompted hypothesis that Carton may return to WFAN, which Licata addressed on the time.
“I’m not worried about Craigy coming back,” Licata stated on his present in July, in response to Terrible Asserting. “I told it to his face. This was years ago, whenever he came back the last time. You can come back all you want, you’re not taking my spot.”
Carton returning would characterize one other shakeup for WFAN, as Keith McPherson introduced final week that he was leaving his job because the station’s full-time evening host, efficient instantly.
This previous January, ESPN Radio — WFAN’s major competitor — reshuffled its weekday lineup, with Michael Kay introducing a 1 p.m. to three p.m. present to higher match his way of life and Alan Hahn becoming a member of Don La Greca and Peter Rosenberg from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. for “Don, Hahn & Rosenberg.”
