Missanelli Added to 950 ESPN Roster in Philly

Missanelli Added to 950 ESPN Roster in Philly

PHILADELPHIA, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Greater Media Philadelphia announced today Mike Missanelli has been named afternoon drive host on the new 950 ESPN/WPEN-AM. He will begin his new position effective April 1, 2008.

"Mike Missanelli is a name that resonates with Philly Sports fans and he is a lightening rod for great sports talk," said Station Manager Bob DeBlois. "We are thrilled to bring Mike's passion and knowledge back to the Philadelphia airwaves. It's a grand slam line-up, Mike & Mike, Jody McDonald (who moves to 9a-1p), Mike Tirico (1p-3p) and Mike Missanelli (3p-7p)."

"I'm extremely excited about coming back to Philadelphia and joining our great lineup with Mike and Mike, Jody Mac, and the ESPN brand," said Missanelli. "Having worked in New York City for the past few years, I made up my mind that I wouldn't come back to Philadelphia unless it was the right opportunity. This is the right opportunity." He added, "I'm happy to be part of a station that's committed to being the best sports talk radio station in town."

Missanelli is a regular panelist on "Out of Bounds," a sports-themed debate show seen on CN8, The Comcast Network. He previously worked at 1050 ESPN in New York City, where he served as the co-host of the Stephen A. Smith Show. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as a highly-rated sports talker with 610-WIP, and as the host of "The Philly Guys" morning radio show on 93.3 FM WMMR.

Missanelli began his journalistic career as a reporter and sportswriter with the Philadelphia Inquirer, before moving on to various radio and television endeavors. From 1999 through 2002, he worked as the nightly sports anchor on the WB-17 News at Ten on WPHL-TV in Philadelphia. Prior to that, Missanelli served as co-producer and co-host on two popular local television shows, "Monday Night Live with Ricky Watters," on SportsChannel Philadelphia, and "The Great Sports Debate," on PRISM. In addition, he appeared often as a guest commentator on "Sports Final," Sunday nights on NBC-10 in Philadelphia.

The Penn State University and Widener Law School graduate was also the founder, co-publisher and editor-in-chief of The Fan, an all-sports magazine circulated in Philadelphia from 1994-1999.

Missanelli, who was a varsity baseball player at Penn State, currently has a Penn State football book out, entitled The Perfect Season: How Penn State Stopped a Hurricane and Won a National Championship. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and teaches a sports and entertainment law class at St. Josephs University in Philadelphia, PA.

950 ESPN is owned by Greater Media Philadelphia, Inc., a subsidiary of Greater Media, Inc., the parent company of 23 AM and FM radio stations in the Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia markets. Greater Media also owns a modern printing plant and a group of weekly newspapers in central New Jersey as well as several telecommunications towers located throughout the United States.

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Source: Greater Media Philadelphia, Inc.

CONTACT: Heidi Raphael, VP of Corporate Communication, +1-781-348-8612,
hraphael@greatermedia.com

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