WPEN Names Farzetta and Thomas as New Morning Hosts
| RADIO ONLINE | Monday, October 1, 2018 | 1:04pm CT |
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 Marc Farzetta and Tra Thomas |
WPEN-FM (97.5 The Fanatic) Philadelphia adds "Farzetta and Tra in the Morning," weekdays from 6-10am, followed by Anthony Gargano and Jason Myrtetus from 10am-2pm beginning on October 8. Farzetta has been a Philly sports media personality since 2005. He currently serves as the co-host of NBC Sports Philadelphia's "Philly Sports Talk" and hosted "The 700 Level Show." William "Tra" Thomas was the 11th overall pick in the NFL draft from Florida State University and spent eleven years with the Philadelphia Eagles. After retiring from the league, he remained connected to football as a sports broadcaster, Eagles assistant line coach and technique coach.
The duo will be joined by longtime Philadelphia sports journalist and current morning show co-host Bob Cooney and producer Jamie Lynch.
Anthony Gargano, who has been on the air for the past 19 years talking about Philadelphia sports, will remain so from 10am-2pm with current midday host Jason Myrtetus. The Fanatic's "Mike Missanelli Show" will remain in afternoon drive.
"I'm thrilled to remain with my Fanatic Family," said Gargano. I'm blessed to live my passion in life- talking 4 for 4 Philly sports and working on my writing projects."
"These moves for 97.5 The Fanatic put the brand in an even stronger position for our listeners and customers moving forward," said VP/Programming Buzz Knight. "They also demonstrate that Beasley Media Group is committed to great talent and content acquisition."
"We are very excited to be adding Marc Farzetta and Tra Thomas to The Fanatic line up," said Content Manager Eric Johnson. "I've been a fan of Marc's since he started on the air in Philly in the mid 2000's. He's evolved into a major talent in town, growing from Update Anchor and Time Out Entertainer at Temple basketball games to Radio Talk Show Anchor and NBC Sports Philadelphia Host. Tra has a natural gift of compelling story telling."
