Recent Programming
WFAN's broadcast day begins at 6:00 a.m. (Eastern time) with Boomer and Carton, hosted by former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason and radio veteran Craig Carton. The midday (10am - 1pm) timeslot is co-hosted by Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts. Mike Francesa is the afternoon drive host. The YES Network has been airing a video simulcast of WFAN's afternoon drive program, previously known as Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike'd Up, and now Mike's On since March 19, 2002.
On Monday nights during the NFL season, an NFL-based program serves as the lead in to Monday Night Football. The 2012 edition broadcasts live from Clifton, New Jersey's Shannon Rose pub, with Jody McDonald and Carl Banks hosting.
Steve Somers hosts during most other evenings, often leading into and/or following live game broadcasts. Tony Paige works the majority of the overnight shifts and hosts during the evenings on weekends. Marc Malusis and Lori Rubinson host on weekend nights, with Malusis covering late Friday/early Saturday and Rubinson covering late Saturday/early Sunday in addition to a post-Sunday Night Football program. Adam "the Bull" Gerstenhaber hosted weekend evening shows until leaving WFAN for CBS Radio's "The Fan" in Cleveland (WKRK-FM). Another WFAN host is longtime New York rock radio fixture Richard Neer. Ed Randall hosts a radio version of the Talking Baseball show that aired on TV for many years. Midday host Evan Roberts also hosts a solo show on weekends, and WFAN broadcasts a general interest program every Sunday morning.
WFAN stands out in that all of its sports-talk shows are currently local in origin, not syndicated as is the practice of most sports-talk radio stations (usually except during the morning and/or drive-time periods).
Over the years WFAN has established a tight bond with its listeners, to the point where one of them eventually landed a regular on-air spot. Joe Benigno had been a frequent caller to "The Fan" (especially the Mike and the Mad Dog show) as "Joe from Saddle River", and his calls were typically interesting and insightful. In 1994 he was chosen to host a one-hour show during a promotion where listeners were invited to host a show. The test went well, and he later parlayed it into a regular overnight shift, which started in 1995.
WFAN also features the "20-20 Flash", a one to two minute update on sports scores and news, which occurs every 20 minutes (on the hour, twenty after and forty after). The update team consists of Rich Ackerman, Harris Allen, Mike McCann, Erica Herskowitz, Bob Heussler, John Minko, Joey Wahler, Kris LoPresti, and Jerry Recco (the latter also working on the Boomer & Carton show and 1010 WINS weekday mornings). The station also employs beat reporters to cover the Mets (Ed Coleman), Yankees (Sweeny Murti), Jets (Peter Schwartz) and Giants (Paul Dottino).
In 2010, the station was honored by the National Association of Broadcasters with the Marconi award for Sports Station of the Year.
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