Mike Missanelli

Big Philly sports media news: Longtime 97.5 The Fanatic host Mike Missanelli says he's hosted his last show at the station.

In 2017, he lost a TV gig with 6ABC in Philly after criticizing female play by play announcers (specifically, Beth Mowins) and saying they sounded “unnatural.” Back in 2006, he was fired from 610 WIP after allegedly hitting a producer. He and the station have agreed to part ways.pic.twitter.com/t6fsgoWLcR

After more than 12 years with 97.5 FM the Fanatic FM, Mike Missanelli has announced that today's show will be his last show.

For better or worse, he has been one of the most well-known figures in Philadelphia sports media. In his sports radio career that spans more than two decades, Mike Missanelli has been one of the most polarizing figures in Philadelphia sports radio. According to Missanelli, the station has decided to go in a different direction — though they will discuss the possibility of the longtime host remaining with the station in some role/capacity.

Philly sports radio personality Mike Missanelli announced Tuesday he is leaving his radio show on 97.5 The Fanatic.

He began his career in journalism as a writer with the Philadelphia Inquirer before working in Philly sports radio on 610 WIP and 93.3 WMMR. Missanelli was a host on 97.5 the Fanatic for more than a decade. Missanelli said his contract expires in a few weeks and that “he and the company have decided to go in different directions.”

By Michael Lipinski, Sports Talk Philly Editor A complete shocker returning from of Memorial Day Weekend 2022, Mike Missanelli is out as the host of The ...

Crossing Broad has been at the forefront of sports radio drama for the past decade or so and they knew nothing concrete of this decision. As he mentions, his contract expires in a few weeks and the parent company, Beasley, decided to go in another direction. He and the station have agreed to part ways.— Russ Joy (@JoyOnBroad) pic.twitter.com/t6fsgoWLcR May 31, 2022

Sports radio host Mike Missanelli shockingly announced his departure from 97.5.

"The station and I have talked about me remaining with the company in some kind of role, but who knows." He and the station have agreed to part ways.— Russ Joy (@JoyOnBroad) pic.twitter.com/t6fsgoWLcR May 31, 2022 "My current contract expires in a couple of weeks, and the company and I have decided to go in another direction," he said on the broadcast.

Mike: “It's difficult to get this out because it seems so surreal, but this is my last day as host of The Mike Missanelli Show. My current contract expires in a ...

I’ve heard they like Hunter Brody but I have no clue if he’s in line to do a major daypart. Even if ratings slipped a little bit in the afternoon Mike was always their most well-known personality over there and was good with sponsors. He’s a veteran and has done it for so long, so if he wasn’t feeling it anymore, I can’t blame him at all. The station and I are talking about me remaining with the company in some kind of a role, but who knows. I’ll try to get the rest of it uploaded when I can, but the show doesn’t go up in podcast format until later. Nothing got out, so good job by the people over there to keep it quiet (or maybe they had zero clue what was going on).

Mike Missanelli, a Philadelphia sports radio mainstay for decades, has exited the afternoon drive slot at Beasley Media Group sports “97.5 The Fanatic” WPEN ...

When the station added an FM simulcast in 2010 as “97.5 The Fanatic” WPEN, Missanelli was its highest profile host. The outspoken host returned to the market to anchor afternoon drive on Greater Media’s “950 ESPN” WPEN in 2008. Missanelli hosted afternoon drive since “The Fanatic” launched on FM in 2010.