Philly Radio: Sports Hosts Have Heated Confrontation

Innes, Missanelli

During Eagles training camp on Wednesday, things got heated between WPEN 97.5 FM The Fanatic host Mike Missanelli and Sportsradio WIP 94.1 FM’s Josh Innes, eventually leading to the pair being separated by the team's security.

According to philly.com, Innes joined “The Mike and Ike Show,” hosted by Ike Reese and Michael Barkann on 94WIP, to describe the encounter, which he said was started by Missanelli.

Innes said Missanelli griped about Innes talking tough about The Fanatic's hosts on the radio, but not in person.

Angered by the way Innes has spoken in the past about Anthony Gargano, The Fanatic's morning show host, Missanelli claimed Innes was afraid to confront Gargano in person, Innes said.

Then, Innes recalled to Reese and Barkann, “I took off my sunglasses, looked him straight in the face and said, ‘your show [expletive] sucks.”

Missanelli then aggressively moved toward Innes, and Innes backed away, before Eagles security intervened and separated the two, Innes said.

Innes told Reese and Barkann: “I’m not afraid of the guy, but why am I going to get in the fight ... he’s a typical meathead bully who can’t settle things with his words.”

Former Philly.com reporter Jimmy Kempski, who covers the Eagles for Philly Voice, snapped a photo of the two hosts talking on the sideline prior to the dispute.

Eagles practice notes, August 19, 2015: No fights on the field, but one on the sidelines http://t.co/BCtMODEd3g pic.twitter.com/OOAWCzTRJ1

— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) August 19, 2015

Despite reports, neither Innes nor Missanelli were escorted off the field, and both are hosted their radio shows from the Eagles practice facility.