Brandon Tierney on WFAN’s golden era: ‘In a lot of ways, those guys were lucky’
"Back then, if you were on the air, you were almost by default a rock star."
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Sports talk radio isn’t dying, but it isn’t what it used to be
Joe Benigno: WFAN ‘will never be what it once was’
"We’ve all seen the heyday of the Fan and sports talk radio in general."
Joe Benigno claims Steve Cohen lacks feel for Mets’ fanbase amid Pete Alonso drama
"I am beyond livid."
WFAN’s Joe Benigno thinks he caught COVID from Jets ineptitude
"This loss was so bad yesterday that I actually got COVID from it. I’m serious"
WFAN’s Joe Benigno urges Jets to hire Rex Ryan
"It can't be any worse."
Joe Benigno wonders if Jets fired Robert Saleh for wearing Lebanese flag patch
"I hate to get political."
WFAN’s Joe Benigno slams ‘unlikeable’ USA basketball team
"I can't get excited."
WFAN’s Joe Benigno ‘bothered’ by Gary Cohen yukking it up with ‘net negative’ Daniel Murphy
"Gary, who basically, ‘Let’s push this guy out of town’ even though the guy is having this historic run with the team…and he’s in the booth with him, and they’re yukking it up!"
Gregg Giannotti and Boomer Esiason roast Joe Benigno for technical difficulties
"Maybe they could tell him how to edit it. Actually, don't tell him."
Joe Benigno’s technical difficulties lead to several f-bombs on podcast
"It stopped recording. Why does this thing pop up like that, where it covers the whole screen? There's no reason for it."
WFAN’s Joe Benigno performs graphic ad read for Manscaped trimmer
"I'm grooming myself down below with the scissor and we had a little bit of an accident."
Joe Benigno texted an offer to Robert Saleh to personally script the first 15 offensive plays for a Jets game
"He sent me back a very nice 'LOL' on that, by the way."
Joe Benigno on revealing Robert Saleh texts: ‘Total misinterpretation by me of what he said.’
"I was wrong, I admit it."
Former WFAN host Joe Benigno says he consulted Robert Saleh about playing Zach Wilson
"If you think Saleh texted this to a radio host then I don’t know what to tell you."
Joe Benigno published hilarious hot mic moment on his own, prerecorded podcast
"Of course, she would go up and this would happen, right?"
Boomer Esiason weighs in on Tiki Barber-Joe Benigno dust-up: ‘Welcome to talk radio’
"Welcome to afternoon drive and just the complete idiocy of fandom."
Tiki Barber calls ‘bull****’ and walks off show after Joe Benigno accuses him of hating Jets
"Alright, Joe. Sounds good. I'm turning my mic off, buddy."
WFAN host isn’t really concerned about Aaron Rodgers and the Jets being infiltrated by the Chinese government
"Going to have a miserable season now because the Chinese have all your information now, they have all your plays.
WFAN’s Evan Roberts retires from Saturday show after 16 years
"16 years have gone by and it finally hit me recently, I can’t do it anymore. I gotta spend time with my kids."
Joe Benigno is retiring from his drive-time role, paving the way for Craig Carton’s WFAN comeback
Benigno is leaving a full-time role at WFAN 25 years after joining the station as an employee. His exit is likely to lead to Craig Carton taking his place in the afternoon drive slot alongside Evan Roberts.
Former WFAN sales exec’s sexual harassment lawsuit accuses Joe Benigno of sharing NSFW photos, asking her for group sex (UPDATE: placed on leave)
"Benigno showed [Lockwood] a nude photo of his wife with a prostitute and propositioned [Lockwood] to join him, his wife and a prostitute in sexual intercourse."
WFAN to try out possible Mike Francesa replacements this summer, including Evan Roberts
WFAN VP (programming) Mark Chernoff sees the summer as a way to try some different combinations of potential Francesa replacements.
