NYC Radio: Chris Christie Not On WFAN's Short List

Chris Christie

There's one position Gov. Chris Christie can reportedly cross off the list of potential new jobs when he leaves office in January: taking over Mike Francesa's sports-talk radio show.

The NYDaily News reports sources saying Christie has been axed as a contender for  Francesa's time slot on the New York City sports-talk radio station WFAN 660-AM.

Jaime Saberito, a spokesperson for WFAN, told NJ Advance Media that the station "has not yet made a decision regarding a new afternoon host, so we cannot confirm the accuracy of the Daily News report."

Brian Murray, a spokesman for Christie's office did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

The two-term New Jersey governor auditioned for Francesa's job over two days in July when the iconic host was on vacation. Francesa is sheduled to leave the station at the end of the year.

On his first day of auditions, Christie took heat from caller Michael Goldstein, a frequent FAN caller known as "Mike from Montclair," who bashed the brash governor for sitting on the beach at Island Beach State Park over the Fourth of July weekend when he had closed other state-owned facilities - including that park - to the public.

Christie called Goldstein a "communist" and a "bum."

The governor is a frequent guest host on the station's "Boomer & Carton" morning show.