NYC Radio: Craig Carton Returns To The Air...Sorta

Craig Carton

Craig Carton has nothing against the new WFAN 660 AM / 101.9 FM lineup and said he is rooting for it to succeed. But, he added, “I think all the shows would be better if I were on them, of course.”

Newsday reports that is not in the cards for the foreseeable future, though, with his trial looming in late October on federal charges of wire and securities fraud, charges that led to his resignation from WFAN last September.

In the meantime, he will have a new daily outlet for his thoughts on sports and other matters, a 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. show called “Carton & Friends” on the FNTSY Sports streaming network, with over-the-air syndication in the works. It begins on Thursday.

Carton has been doing a podcast since December, but he believes a four-hour program is a chance to “get back to the form that I love the most, which is extended content and radio without limitations.”

The show will focus primarily on sports, with an emphasis on New York sports. But Carton said he will veer into non-sports topics and non-New York sports, as he did in 10 years alongside Boomer Esiason in morning drive time on WFAN.

He also plans to take calls, which could open him up to some of the harsh feedback he has faced in some corners of social media. But he said he mostly has been treated well by the public since his arrest on Sept. 6.