Tag: WFAN

Sports-Talk: New York’s all-time, top 10 hosts; From friendly interaction in the 60s to constant diatribe today

By David J. Halberstam 09/29/2021 2

Thirty-four years ago, fulltime sports-talk radio was born in New York under the call […]

Don Imus gave WFAN a lifeline; He then helped grow America’s first all-sports station through osmosis

By David J. Halberstam 12/30/2019 3

At some point in the early 80s, I was at a private function at […]

SiriusXM’s Chris Russo says Mike Francesa won’t likely admit that his return to WFAN was a mistake

By David J. Halberstam 11/26/2019 1

Chris Russo wears his emotions on his sleeve and his anger on his lips He’s occasionally tough on the surface, yet he’s always soft inside. Mike Francesa would likely not admit it but he might realize that it was a mistake.

Student assesses WFAN’s Mike Francesa and ESPN NY’s Michael Kay as they battle for supremacy

By Joseph Rickles 07/23/2019 0

The Endless Debate of New York Sports Radio: Mike  Francesa vs. Michael Kay   […]

Steve Levy, A Ubiquitous Iron Man: He’s Here, There, and Everywhere

By David J. Halberstam 02/20/2018 1

Levy worked at WFAN in New York in the late 80s, before going on to establish himself at New York’s Channel 2, MSG Network, and ESPN.