Michael Kay beats Mike Francesa soundly in Francesa’s final ratings book, streaming data and all
The loss comes as Francesa steps back to a half-hour starting in 2020.
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Mike Francesa will do politics plus sports in his new Radio.com show because “There’s no political coverage anywhere that’s unbiased”
Noted Donald Trump supporter Mike Francesa told Julie Stewart-Binks he plans to do "down the middle" political coverage on his new Radio.com show, which he feels isn't seen elsewhere. "There's not a show, there's no political coverage anywhere that is unbiased, it's all biased. It's either left or right. It is so significantly left or right."
Bart Scott is reportedly set to leave WFAN and join ESPN, with his role including a daily show on ESPN New York and...
ESPN NY is going local in the afternoons, and they're bringing in Scott towards that end.
Former radio partners Mike Francesa and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo dissent on Astros’ sign-stealing, with Francesa wrong on the facts
"Did you ever realize the games are on a delay? Depending on whether the game is on a real line or a satellite line. The game can be on a three-to-five second delay, also. You didn't bring that part up. Okay?"
Mike Francesa is leaving his afternoon show in December, but will continue at Radio.com and possibly also at WFAN
"I am leaving afternoon drive this December. Details to come."
Mike Francesa appears to fart on air while criticizing Adam Gase, then spends a lot of time denying he supplied it
The New York Daily News ran a story wondering if Francesa farted on-air Monday morning, so logically, Francesa spent a lot of his afternoon show denying that.
Mike Francesa clearly isn’t listening to caller ramble on NFL tanking, answers question by talking about pass interference penalties
Francesa responded by talking about something completely different, thus confirming he was not at all listening to the caller.
WFAN limited ex-host Chris Carlin to a 30-minute spot on ESPN NY’s The Michael Kay Show, which Kay called “mean-spirited and petty”
"They’re so mean-spirited and petty, to stop a guy from going on the air. If he’s that bad that you fired him, what do you care if he’s on the air for two hours with us?"
Chris Carlin announces that Wednesday is his last day at WFAN
Carlin departs Carlin, Maggie & Bart after two years.
Mike Francesa uses pen & paper to do basic math for Mets’ win total on painful minute of radio
The math was followed up by a great phone call from Eddie in Hoboken.
John Sterling tells Real Sports he does schtick, adds “The world doesn’t feed its hungry by how I make a call, and I’m...
Sterling knows there are critics out there, but he's not about to change how he does things.
Once again, ESPN claims Michael Kay beat Mike Francesa by using numbers that ignore WFAN’s streaming
For the second straight quarter, ESPN PR sent out a release claiming Michael Kay "beat" Mike Francesa, citing numbers that include Kay's streaming feed and don't count Francesa's.
Michael Kay goes at Neil Best, claims Funhouse works for WFAN, somehow winds up looking dumber than Mike Francesa
"You destroy him daily and defend him. Good gig."
Giants draft pick Corey Ballentine’s father blasts Mike Francesa, after Francesa shames Giants for Ballentine getting shot
“This is the kid that that guy [Mike Francesa] wished he had as his son."- Corey Ballentine’s dad, Karl Vaughn.
Michael Kay closes the ratings gap on Mike Francesa further, but ESPN PR’s “beats” claim is flat-out wrong
ESPN PR put out a release that Michael Kay's show "beats" Mike Francesa's. But that's only if you count ESPN's streaming and discount WFAN's.
