Philly Radio: Angelo Cataldi Re-Ups At WIP

Angelo Cataldi

Off and on for the past seven years, SportsRadio 94.1 WIP’s Angelo Cataldi has been threatening to retire from his popular Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team show, which he’s hosted for nearly 30 years.

But, according to philly.com, despite emergency gallbladder surgery that knocked him off the air for nearly two weeks in November, Cataldi isn’t ready to walk away from the microphone just yet.

Sports WIP 94.1 announced Wednesday morning that it has renewed the contract of its most marketable radio star. He will remain in his familiar role hosting the station’s morning show alongside Al Morganti, Rhea Hughes and Keith Jones.

Terms were not disclosed. His contract was set to expire at the end of the month.

Despite threats of retirement, Cataldi himself had been hinting lately that he’d be around longer. He’s been pushing for contestants to compete in February in Wing Bowl, the 26th year of the popular glutinous event Cataldi created and hosts.

Cataldi’s decision to remain at the station is a relief to program director Spike Eskin, who already had to plug a big hole in his lineup last month when afternoon host Chris Carlin was plucked by WIP’s sister station, WFAN in New York City, to join a three-man team replacing the retiring Mike Francesa. Fortunately, Eskin had stashed former 97.5 The Fanatic host Jon Marks in the evenings, and was able to slide him into the afternoon slot easily.

Cataldi remains a ratings powerhouse for WIP. During the 2017 summer ratings book, which uses data gathered for a three-month period to measure the popularity of stations and shows, Cataldi grew his ratings 22 percent over last year, easily outpacing rival Anthony Gargano at WPEN 97.5 The Fanatic.