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Howard Eskin (born April 29, 1951) is an American sports commentator, formerly a host for sports radio station WIP-FM (94.1) and a contributor to WTXF-TV (channel 29) in Philadelphia. He also worked as a sideline reporter for the Philadelphia Eagles Radio Network .
Beginning with the 2008 season, Eagles games were broadcast on both WYSP (now WIP-FM) and Sports Radio 610 WIP, as both stations were owned and operated by CBS Radio. Merrill Reese , who joined the Eagles in the mid-1970s, is the play-by-play announcer, and former Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick is the color analyst.
Audacy, the parent company of WIP radio, says Eskin will keep his 8-10 a.m. Saturday morning call-in slot. Eskin has a reputation for belittling callers he disagrees with, calling them morons ...
[11] [15] One of the highlights during his time at the station occurred when he anchored its coverage of the New York City blackout of 1977 after the music format was temporarily suspended for the night. [16] His first experience in sports broadcasting also came in 1974 when he was a television announcer for the Baltimore Orioles on WJZ-TV. [11]
WIP-FM (94.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. and broadcasts a sports radio format. The WIP-FM offices and studios are co-located in Audacy's corporate headquarters in Center City, Philadelphia, and the broadcast tower used by the station is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
Spike Eskin, WIP's then-program director, said he opted to hire DeCamara because he was impressed by DeCamara's "preparation for his show and his desire to get better." In February 2023, DeCamara and Ritchie's show moved to the morning drive timeslot, with the new show featuring the duo along with Rhea Hughes, Devan Kaney , James Seltzer, and ...
In 2008, Reese began hosting Ike at Night evenings on 610 WIP Sportsradio in Philadelphia. [4] Reese became Howard Eskin's co-host in the 3:00 PM–7:00 PM time slot forming the Afternoons with Howard Eskin & Ike Reese Show in 2009. That same year, he became the Saturday night sports anchor for KYW-TV/WPSG-TV Philadelphia. [5]
Angelo Anthony Cataldi Jr. (born March 13, 1951) is an American retired sports radio personality for 94.1 WIP in Philadelphia.Cataldi began his career as a sports journalist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.