All the good will seemed more like sympathy than truth, as if folks looked at him as the victim of some genetic tragedy. I’d never met Spike before our first interview at a dreadful Sixers loss in February, but I’d heard that in addition to juggling sports gigs on the radio and the Internet, he’s also a nice guy. Long-sleeve shirt and limited edition print. He’s replacing the retiring Mark Chernoff, who has run WFAN for nearly three decades. Eskin, the program director at Sportsradio 94.1 WIP, will take over running Audacy’s flagship sports radio station WFAN. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) You know what's a hard sell Asking your girlfriend to spend 13 hours in a car on Memorial Day weekend to drive to Boston to see a basketball game. That’s where the seed was planted for my sports column in this month’s issue of Philadelphia magazine about Spike and his dad, who’s still the most polarizing figure in local broadcasting after 30 years in the biz. RT SpikeEskin: Ricky X, ten-year anniversary merch drops tomorrow at 10am. Spike Eskin is leaving Philadelphia and heading up I-95 to New York City. The fur-coat-wearing, self-styled “king” of Philadelphia sports media-whose favorite term of endearment for his callers is “moron,” followed closely by “dope”-loves himself some “Silver Bells.” His old man’s favorite holiday was Christmas, and he loves singing carols. Spike he’s a multiple time all star and number 1 overall pick. Position: Power Forward and Small Forward Shoots: Right. Best part of this is him wiping off his hands like the problem is moisture.n
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