Chris Oliviero is probably the most powerful sports radio executive in the country. Oliviero, the president of Audacy New York and Infinity Sports Network, is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”
Known as “The Architect” around WFAN, he is one of the best people anywhere to ask: What is the future of sports radio?
He answered that, while looking back at the past.
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Reminisced about Marchand and Mike Francesa's battles
Francesa wanting Marchand to bring $500,000 to the FAN studios
How Oliviero interned for Howard Stern after being rejected by FAN
How he believes sports radio is very healthy and is growing
He explains how it is changing
How will the future finances for on-air personalities work for sports radio
How Mike and the Mad Dog gave WFAN credibility as a young station
How Don Imus was, of course, wrong when he was fired, but technology changed during his run
What was it like from an executive perspective when Francesa and Russo broke up
How FAN came up with Boomer & Carton after Imus was fired
After Carton resigned, how Gregg Giannotti made it to FAN mornings
How putting radio shows on is like casting a TV show
What happened with "Carlin, Bart and Maggie"
How Francesa came out of retirement
Why he thought bringing the retired John Sterling back for the playoffs was the right move
How WFAN has "live" as an advantage over other media
When is he bringing Carton back
Does he look at WFAN vs. ESPN NY as the end of an era
Related Pod: How Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo became arguably the greatest sports talk show host ever.
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