In the 44-minute sports media podcast, arguably the most powerful executive in sports radio, Chris Oliviero, is the guest as he explains the future of sports radio, the intricate details inside the decision to bring back Craig Carton to WFAN and Boomer Esiason’s future.
Oliveiro — the chief business officer of Audacy and the president of Audacy New York — oversees the FAN and is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”
The Rundown …
Oliviero says the state of sports radio is healthy and evolving
How Audacy is a sneaky, sleeping giant
What is the breakdown of Audacy’s business between radio and digital
What does Oliviero look for when he hires
How a talk show host job is now nearly 24 hours per day
Why the 20/20 updates changed and how FAN reinvested those dollars
Longtime employee change-over, including Dov Kramer
How FAN is strategizing on overnights
Did FAN and sports radio miss the Barstool bus
Marchand and Oliviero disagree on the name of Craig Carton’s new show with sidekick/co-host Chris McMonigle
Why did Oliviero bring Craig Carton back …
How Carton ended up back in afternoons with McMonigle
How Oliviero handled it behind-the-scenes with Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata, who were let go from their mid-day time slot
How Tierney and Licata understood and disagreed with the move
The exact conversation Oliviero had with Tierney and Licata
McMonigle’s pros & why he got the job over other candidates
Why a new partner is good for Carton
The element of casting in sports radio
Marchand & Oliviero go at it about how much sports Carton has in his sports radio
Why FAN has to do evolve to be different from when Mike & the Mad Dog were on
How FAN still recognizes its history
The benefits for Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber on the move to mid-days
How Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti don’t get the respect that maybe they should
Boomer & Gio don’t get in trouble so they receive less publicity
Oliviero sells the current starting lineup and up-and-comers he likes
What is the competition for WFAN
Is WFAN vs. ESPN New York over
How does the conversation go with Boomer Esiason about how long he wants to go before he retires
Oliviero says Esiason is a great businessman
What’s the best advice Oliviero gives college students who want to get into the business
Who is the best radio host of all-time
What it was like to be an intern with Howard Stern
Why Sid Rosenberg is really good
Chris (Mad Dog) Russo’s and Mike Francesa’s appeal
Oliviero turns the table and asks Marchand if he could own any local platform, what would it be
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