Mike Missanelli

Mike Missanelli is an American sports radio personality for ESPN affiliate, 97.5 The Fanatic, in Philadelphia.[1]

School

Missanelli attended Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), where he played college baseball as a second baseman for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He graduated from Penn State in 1977. He is also a 1986 graduate of the Delaware Law School of Widener University[2] at the same time he was working for the Philadelphia Inquirer

Career

Born and raised in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Missanelli began his career there as a newspaper writer, working at the Philadelphia Inquirer and eventually moved over to radio working on-air at 610 WIP and 93.3 WMMR. In January 2010, he signed a new multi-year deal at ESPN affiliate, 97.5 The Fanatic. He was fired from 610 WIP in January 2003 and began a show with Joe Conklin on WMMR. Missanelli is also a professor at Saint Joseph's University.

In an interview with Philadelphia Eagles kicker David Akers, Missanelli called the Eagles kicker a "girl" and criticized him for not being "a real athlete" and referred to him as "just a kicker".[3]

In 2006, Missanelli was fired from WIP after an altercation with an on-site producer in which it was alleged that he hit the producer[4][5]

Missanelli has repeatedly battled the perceptions of Philadelphia fans, as he himself has written, "Let me assure that when I tear into a guest, like Michael Wilbon or a Skip Bayless or a Keith Law, it’s for a good reason that has absolutely nothing to do with me personally and everything to do with having the backs of the people, who have had to tread the filthy water of Philly fan perception, fostered by lazy national media nitwits, way too long." [6]

In July 2010, Philadelphia Magazine profiled Missanelli in an article describing the Philadelphia sports talk radio ratings war.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Missanelli". 97.5 The Fanatic. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mike Missanelli '86". Weidner Law. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Rys, Richard (16 June 2008). "Media: The Misadventures of Mikey Miss". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mike Missanelli Fired from 610 WIP". The700Level. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  5. ↑ Philadelphia sports radio fight is on | STAA. Staatalent.com (2010-06-28). Retrieved on 2011-09-29.
  6. ↑ Missanelli, Mike (2010-06-30). "Mike Miss Fires Back | News | Philadelphia Magazine". Blogs.phillymag.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  7. ↑ Feature: Media: Game On – Philadelphia Magazine. phillymag.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-29.

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