The ongoing drama behind what’s been heralded as the “imminent return” of Craig Carton to Entercom sports “The Fan” WFAN-AM/FM New York (660/101.9) continues to play out in the New York Post. The latest twist has station brass trying, unsuccessfully, to persuade Bart Scott to leave crosstown rival “ESPN NY 98.7” WEPN-FM and sign-on as Carton’s co-host for a new afternoon show.
Scott bolted from “The Fan” in December 2019 after Mike Francesa decided to return to afternoons, thus relocating and eventually busting up the “CMB Show” comprised of Chris Carlin, Maggie Gray and Scott. As WFAN re-worked its lineup, Scott took a deal at “ESPN NY 98.7,” where he hosts the “Bart & Hahn” show (11am-1pm) with Alan Hahn. Carlin is also with WEPN-FM hosting evenings, while Gray remains in middays at “The Fan” with Marc Malusis.
Sources tell the Post’s Andrew Marchand that Scott was “heavily recruited” by Entercom Senior VP/Market Manager Chris Oliviero and a deal “was close to happening.”