Don Imus settles: Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton replaces him at WFAN

[Ben_Hecht]

I remember listening to Craig Carton hosting nights on WIP when I was in high school, and he was unbearable. He'd get stuff wrong, was completely obnoxious and had a terribly grating voice.

Carton will blow up, and Boomer will certainly be unwilling/unable to save him. Just what
WFAN needs now, in morning drive . . . an amateur race-baiter. Nice choice, morons.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

 

[Boom_70]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

Fenian - if you liked that you'll like Charlie Steiner show even more. Its the best baseball show on radio. He gets great guests since he knows the baseball beats in every city. Added bonus is good music he chooses for lead ins.

 

[RedSmithClone]

Boomer in the morning? The Curt Schilling of semi-accomplished NFL quarterbacks?
Jesus god, no.

Oh jeeesh. Nothing like a shot at the Big Schill. I would say as far as accomplishments on the field, Boomer can't carry Schill's jock.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

Fenian - if you liked that you'll like Charlie Steiner show even more. Its the best baseball show on radio. He gets great guests since he knows the baseball beats in every city. Added bonus is good music he chooses for lead ins.

Litle known Charlie Steiner fact - and one that will amuse Boom -- he grew up two blocks from Big Pink, the house in which The Band was, at the time, gestating, and producing not only MFBP but The Basement Tapes. The music makes sense.

 

[Boom_70]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

Fenian - if you liked that you'll like Charlie Steiner show even more. Its the best baseball show on radio. He gets great guests since he knows the baseball beats in every city. Added bonus is good music he chooses for lead ins.

Litle known Charlie Steiner fact - and one that will amuse Boom -- he grew up two blocks from Big Pink, the house in which The Band was, at the time, gestating, and producing not only MFBP but The Basement Tapes. The music makes sense.

That's a great little piece of trivia Fenian. Charlie does love his music. I've never met him but he seems like a very likeable person. He seems to have no problem getting writers to come on his show. Its a very topical informative baseball show.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

Fenian - if you liked that you'll like Charlie Steiner show even more. Its the best baseball show on radio. He gets great guests since he knows the baseball beats in every city. Added bonus is good music he chooses for lead ins.

Litle known Charlie Steiner fact - and one that will amuse Boom -- he grew up two blocks from Big Pink, the house in which The Band was, at the time, gestating, and producing not only MFBP but The Basement Tapes. The music makes sense.

That's a great little piece of trivia Fenian. Charlie does love his music. I've never met him but he seems like a very likeable person. He seems to have no problem getting writers to come on his show. Its a very topical informative baseball show.

Charlie's one of the few people in the biz that I don't believe has ANY enemies. That "Follow me to freedom!" ESPN ad? Pure Charlie.

 

[markvid]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

Fenian - if you liked that you'll like Charlie Steiner show even more. Its the best baseball show on radio. He gets great guests since he knows the baseball beats in every city. Added bonus is good music he chooses for lead ins.

Litle known Charlie Steiner fact - and one that will amuse Boom -- he grew up two blocks from Big Pink, the house in which The Band was, at the time, gestating, and producing not only MFBP but The Basement Tapes. The music makes sense.

That's a great little piece of trivia Fenian. Charlie does love his music. I've never met him but he seems like a very likeable person. He seems to have no problem getting writers to come on his show. Its a very topical informative baseball show.

Charlie's one of the few people in the biz that I don't believe has ANY enemies. That "Follow me to freedom!" ESPN ad? Pure Charlie.

Unfortunately, he has one...
See Sterling, John.

 

[ThomsonONE]

I'll echo that. Carlin and Jones had a good chemistry. Her travel schedule though, precludes her from doing morning drive. I also think Carl Banks did a good job. I was kind of suprised becuase I thought he would be another jock-turned-broadcaster. but he's honest and brings some personality to his show.

Carlin is good, we're familiar with his work on WFAN, but Kim Jones in morning drive was a revelation. Smart, knowledgable, funny and very quick. She's wasting her time asking post game questions on YES, she should go to radio full time, she's great.

I can't disagree more on Carl Banks, totally useless. Brings the "what goes on here stays here" mentality of the locker room with him. He refused to talk about steroids and athletes, saying it's none of his business and he doesn't want to contribute to the witch hunt. **** him, that's your job when you're a radio host.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

Fenian - if you liked that you'll like Charlie Steiner show even more. Its the best baseball show on radio. He gets great guests since he knows the baseball beats in every city. Added bonus is good music he chooses for lead ins.

Litle known Charlie Steiner fact - and one that will amuse Boom -- he grew up two blocks from Big Pink, the house in which The Band was, at the time, gestating, and producing not only MFBP but The Basement Tapes. The music makes sense.

That's a great little piece of trivia Fenian. Charlie does love his music. I've never met him but he seems like a very likeable person. He seems to have no problem getting writers to come on his show. Its a very topical informative baseball show.

Charlie's one of the few people in the biz that I don't believe has ANY enemies. That "Follow me to freedom!" ESPN ad? Pure Charlie.

Unfortunately, he has one...
See Sterling, John.

That's a proud distinction right there.

 

[Boom_70]

Based on Cranes survey it sounds like WFAN made a good decision on Boomer:

Here is answer to question - who would you rather listen to:

Imus. He has been my choice for a long time and I will follow him.

54.0%



Esiason. I am happy WFAN has returned to sports in the morning.

13.8%

 

[Boom_70]

I'll echo that. Carlin and Jones had a good chemistry. Her travel schedule though, precludes her from doing morning drive. I also think Carl Banks did a good job. I was kind of suprised becuase I thought he would be another jock-turned-broadcaster. but he's honest and brings some personality to his show.

Carlin is good, we're familiar with his work on WFAN, but Kim Jones in morning drive was a revelation. Smart, knowledgable, funny and very quick. She's wasting her time asking post game questions on YES, she should go to radio full time, she's great.

I can't disagree more on Carl Banks, totally useless. Brings the "what goes on here stays here" mentality of the locker room with him. He refused to talk about steroids and athletes, saying it's none of his business and he doesn't want to contribute to the witch hunt. **** him, that's your job when you're a radio host.

Revelation is the word for the work that Kim has done om WFAN.

 

[RokSki]

Enormous mistake by WFAN. I think this will turn out about as well as the Esiason-Michaels pairing did on MNF.

Esiason is tolerable - tolerable - in short bursts on a subject he knows something about, football. As a general host...

Very surprised. I might have to tune in once the Good Ship Boomer starts taking on water. As Al Michaels found out, no potential object of scorn and blame is immune once Boomer (and his ratings) starts tanking.

 

[markvid]

What did Boomer say about Al that wasn't true?

 

[Guy_Incognito]

I noticed from his brief tryout that Boomer has very thin skin, and is not quick witted. So his comebacks to good natured ribbing come off as unfunny & mean. That's fine for most professions, but a very bad attribute for morning radio.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Boomer's the ultimate example of a jock who thinks because he's a blonde who played QB in New York,
we should all fall down in adoration.

Guess again, Norman.

 

[RokSki]

What did Boomer say about Al that wasn't true?

No argument from me on that point, markvid. I was thrilled he exposed some of Michaels' supposed BS. St. Al felt the wrath of Boomer, Yesssssss!

 

[deviljets7]

I'll echo that. Carlin and Jones had a good chemistry. Her travel schedule though, precludes her from doing morning drive. I also think Carl Banks did a good job. I was kind of suprised becuase I thought he would be another jock-turned-broadcaster. but he's honest and brings some personality to his show.

Carlin is good, we're familiar with his work on WFAN, but Kim Jones in morning drive was a revelation. Smart, knowledgable, funny and very quick. She's wasting her time asking post game questions on YES, she should go to radio full time, she's great.

I have to agree with both of you about Kim Jones. It should be Jones and Carlin in the mornings.

I still have no idea why they'd bring in someone with the baggage of Carton.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Boom --
I heard that baseball show in a rental car I had on the road recently.
Very good show.

Fenian - if you liked that you'll like Charlie Steiner show even more. Its the best baseball show on radio. He gets great guests since he knows the baseball beats in every city. Added bonus is good music he chooses for lead ins.

Litle known Charlie Steiner fact - and one that will amuse Boom -- he grew up two blocks from Big Pink, the house in which The Band was, at the time, gestating, and producing not only MFBP but The Basement Tapes. The music makes sense.

That's a great little piece of trivia Fenian. Charlie does love his music. I've never met him but he seems like a very likeable person. He seems to have no problem getting writers to come on his show. Its a very topical informative baseball show.

Charlie's one of the few people in the biz that I don't believe has ANY enemies. That "Follow me to freedom!" ESPN ad? Pure Charlie.

Unfortunately, he has one...
See Sterling, John.

As one (reportedly-)69-year-old egomaniac with rapidly-failing night vision reportedly said:

"Heeeee's ruuuuuuining my liiiiiiiife . . . "