Colin Cowherd didn’t wait to re-sign with Fox Sports
By Andrew Marchand
June 26, 2018 | 11:51am
Colin CowherdGetty Images for SXSW
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Colin Cowherd is closing in on a new four-year deal with Fox Sports and iHeartRadio, sources told The Post.
Cowherd, 54, left ESPN for what was reported as a contract of more than $6 million per year in 2015. A source confirmed that price tag, but since Cowherd is continuing his ownership stake in his content, the exact total of his new deal is likely more.
For example, with iHeartRadio, Cowherd owns part of his radio show. Cowherd, sources said, has a salary from iHeart, but then receives a share of the net revenues above what iHeart already pays him.
Cowherd, Fox Sports and iHeartRadio have agreed to the terms quicker than they needed to as Cowherd’s original deal still had another year left, but he and they are apparently satisfied with the show’s production.
In his new deal, Cowherd will continue to do his syndicated radio show for iHeart, which is simulcast on Fox Sports 1. However, he will soon no longer co-host his afternoon TV with Jason Whitlock, “Speak for Yourself.” Fox Sports is expected to sign ESPN’s Marcellus Wiley to replace Cowherd to team with Whitlock. The Sporting News first reported Wiley as Cowherd’s likely successor.
Wiley has been a co-host on ESPN’s “SportsNation” and on ESPN’s Los Angeles radio affiliate.
During the fall on Sundays, Cowherd will continue on the morning pregame show, “Fox NFL Kickoff,” which is hosted by Charissa Thompson.
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The numbers are significant for two reasons: 1) Kay’s ESPN show has cut the lead, despite Francesa still conceivably having a bounce from his return. 2) New York sports radio is all of a sudden thriving after a slow winter book. Francesa and Kay accounted for nearly 15 percent of the total radio audience for 25-54 year-olds from 3-6:30 p.m.
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Chris Oliviero has left Entercom, WFAN’s relatively new owner. When Entercom purchased CBS Radio, Oliviero, the top programming decision maker, went along in the deal. Oliviero was the executive vice president of news and programming. Oliviero was one of the executives whom Francesa danced aroundand went to Entercom’s president, David Field, to offer a significant paycut and get his job back on afternoons on FAN. We are told Oliviero did not leave over the Francesa situation, but rather he wanted more control of the decision making for Entercom’s stations all over the country. Oliviero has had quite a rise in radio as he began as an intern on the “Howard Stern Show” when it was on K-Rock 92.3 FM in 1996.
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By Andrew Marchand
June 26, 2018 | 11:51am
Colin CowherdGetty Images for SXSW
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Colin Cowherd is closing in on a new four-year deal with Fox Sports and iHeartRadio, sources told The Post.
Cowherd, 54, left ESPN for what was reported as a contract of more than $6 million per year in 2015. A source confirmed that price tag, but since Cowherd is continuing his ownership stake in his content, the exact total of his new deal is likely more.
For example, with iHeartRadio, Cowherd owns part of his radio show. Cowherd, sources said, has a salary from iHeart, but then receives a share of the net revenues above what iHeart already pays him.
Cowherd, Fox Sports and iHeartRadio have agreed to the terms quicker than they needed to as Cowherd’s original deal still had another year left, but he and they are apparently satisfied with the show’s production.
In his new deal, Cowherd will continue to do his syndicated radio show for iHeart, which is simulcast on Fox Sports 1. However, he will soon no longer co-host his afternoon TV with Jason Whitlock, “Speak for Yourself.” Fox Sports is expected to sign ESPN’s Marcellus Wiley to replace Cowherd to team with Whitlock. The Sporting News first reported Wiley as Cowherd’s likely successor.
Wiley has been a co-host on ESPN’s “SportsNation” and on ESPN’s Los Angeles radio affiliate.
During the fall on Sundays, Cowherd will continue on the morning pregame show, “Fox NFL Kickoff,” which is hosted by Charissa Thompson.
CBS Sports has added former NFL and NCAA basketball referee Gene Steratore for its NFL and NCAA hoops broadcast. CBS went without an NFL rules analyst for a year after Mike Carey did not work out.
Mike Francesa should win the spring book over ESPN New York’s Michael Kay, but there were some interesting and impressive numbers from the last week recorded. Francesa put up a 6.9 share for best in the market among 25-54-year-old males, while Kay had a 6.7 for second. These are very big totals.
The numbers are significant for two reasons: 1) Kay’s ESPN show has cut the lead, despite Francesa still conceivably having a bounce from his return. 2) New York sports radio is all of a sudden thriving after a slow winter book. Francesa and Kay accounted for nearly 15 percent of the total radio audience for 25-54 year-olds from 3-6:30 p.m.
FAN Farewells: Eric Spitz, who has been a longtime top executive with FAN and its affiliated companies, is leaving for SiriusXM. Spitz will be the vice president of sports programming to team with Steve Cohen, Sirius XM’s SVP. The two first began working together as original FAN employees in 1987. SiriusXM continues to have a WFAN feel with Chris Russo’s Mad Dog Radio, which also features FAN alum Adam Schein. Steve Torre, who co-hosts mid-days on Mad Dog, also worked with Spitz at CBS.
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Mike Francesa's 'crawl' back to WFAN is fun, heated and doomed
Chris Oliviero has left Entercom, WFAN’s relatively new owner. When Entercom purchased CBS Radio, Oliviero, the top programming decision maker, went along in the deal. Oliviero was the executive vice president of news and programming. Oliviero was one of the executives whom Francesa danced aroundand went to Entercom’s president, David Field, to offer a significant paycut and get his job back on afternoons on FAN. We are told Oliviero did not leave over the Francesa situation, but rather he wanted more control of the decision making for Entercom’s stations all over the country. Oliviero has had quite a rise in radio as he began as an intern on the “Howard Stern Show” when it was on K-Rock 92.3 FM in 1996.
DAZN has signed a multi-year, nine-figure deal to stream MMA fights from Bellator. The agreement will have DAZN put on seven cards exclusively on its service and another 15 will be on Paramount Network and DAZN.
DAZN is an international streaming service, which is now coming to the United States and plans on charging $10-$20 per month for access to its programming. It had previously said it has a billion dollar boxing deal with Matchroom Boxing. After resigning from ESPN because of issues related to cocaine, former network president John Skipper is involved with DAZN expansion in the United States.
