Howard Eskin named sports anchor at Fox 29
Listen up, nitwits, morons, losers and dopes: Howard Eskin has been named sports anchor at Fox 29. The veteran sportscaster and 94 WIP weekend host starts Sept. 4 as sports anchor for Fox 29's 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts as well as Fox 29 Sports Sunday and Game Day Live.
Howard Eskin named sports anchor at Fox 29
Dan Gross
Listen up, nitwits, morons, losers and dopes.
Howard Eskin has been named sports anchor at Fox 29.
The veteran sportscaster and 94 WIP weekend host starts Sept. 4 as sports anchor for Fox 29's 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts as well as Fox 29 Sports Sunday and Game Day Live.
And just so you know, genius, Eskin will also contribute to Good Day Philadelphia, the station has announced.
Current sports anchor John Anderson will become a reporter/anchor on various newscasts.
Eskin worked for Fox 29 from 1986, when he helped launch the 10 p.m. newscast, to 1991. He most recently worked at NBC10 on Sunday night's Sports Final and also popped up on weekend sportscasts.
”I've been incredibly fortunate in my career, having had the opportunity to cover some of the most memorable games and athletes in Philadelphia," Eskin said this afternoon. "But, there is nothing like getting a chance to return to FOX 29, where my heart has always been."
Comments (90)
Well, there's one big reason to not watch Fox 29. I wonder if he will be as rude to his co-anchors as he was to his radio guests?- Would someone please drive a stake through the Wolfman's heart, and end this thing once and for all. Better yet, get Ike Reese on him again. He and Charles Barkley knew exactly how to handle his pompous behind.
As if the way Wolfman treated fans wasn't bad enough, he sold out to Lurie, never mumbling a bad (or truthful) word about the Eagles. 
Good for the King. Good luck CHIEF. I will tune in.— AbeVigoda- Of course you will. You can't fix stupid. — thetaxmanisback
- Will they also be rehiring Lee McCarthy and Jill Chernekoff?
- LMAO!!! EXCELLENT!!! THX — bedpan
- Bolaris anyone? LOL!!! — thetaxmanisback
- I'd prefer Dorothy Krysuik back. — TomM
- YOU ARE A GENIUS TOM!!! I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT HER. I'D TRADE THE WHOLE LOT THAT THEY HAVE THERE TODAY FOR HER RETURN. — bedpan
- Don't forget Bill Vargas. — Anne Arkey
- One MORE reason, General.— Genghis
- a desperate move by a station with NO ratings....A legion of knucleheads will tune in....and the majority of the Delaware Valley will gravitate to other stations.....— nuggett
- Eskin has never been afraid to voice his opinion and he seems to have a lot of inside information. He may get a little over the top but I always liked him.— zeke128
- Eskin has been nothing but a fur-coat wearing knucklehead since the 80s. Since I don't watch Fox sports as it is, I don't have to try to find a new channel.— bwillie
- Glad I don't watch Fox. This is just another reason not to watch it. Thought this guy was finished. Everybody hates him.— neddyflanders
Desperation at its best..........— Earl J- Good Luck, Howard...why can't my fellow bloggers here just say 'good luck' break-a-leg, etc.— bartm
- Eskin is a loser...— Napa818
- He's lost all credibility with me. On NBC10's Sunday Sports Wrap show this summer, he said EVERY week that Hamels was a goner. And alas, he stayed. Eskin was SO sure about it.— PhillyWings
- Zounds -- the only man more arrogant and narcissistic than yours truly!— Sir John Falstaff
- All these rude comments your just jealous.......He has a proven track record of reporting sports....25 years with WIP.....he has accomplished many things....Leave Howard alone and let him do his job.
He knows how to report and talk sports.— merchandiser - If nothing else, he is confident in his ignorance.— richojr
- Surprised they didn't they send out another erroneous 'breaking news' alert to mobile users in a rush to break the story first, ala, Andy Reid last Sunday? Maybe now they'll actually have their facts straight from the start!— 25years/100seasonsandcounting
Comment removed.- An even better reason not to tune in to Fox.— Boru
Why Not Rehire John Bolaris And Have Two Morons To Tune into.Incredible Move Fox 29. Two Dopes are BETTER Than One!!!!— KOOLK777- The jerk act is not even the big problem. The biggest problem with Eskin is that he doesn't know sports— sbdons1982
- I'll be watching NBC10 now.— ej610
- Sounds a little desperate like when the Phillies signed Jim Thome last fall and we know how that turned out.— AvoidSundanceVacations
- Good for him - on air at least he understands Phila. sports, most of these guys don't. They have yo-yoed back and forth with anybody available since Billy Vargas left. Now lets replace the new weathercaster with ZERO personality and a constant purple tie.— dwbchesco
- i was listening to 610WIP when howard eskin announced the death of jerome brown.
eskin is a bit of a blabbermouth but when the situation called for it ...eskin is as good as they come.— mwright252 - he didn't get a seven figure deal this time around....Admiral.— Anthony1957
- Thanks for the Headsup! I can now scratch off Fox 29 as a News and Sports watching choice! Yes, he's that arrogant!— cooperhawk
- werewolf alert!!— DONDEN31
- FOX 29 does newscasts?— KurtNimphius
- Love to hear Howard go berserk on the radio. He can't stand people who have a different opinion. I can see his blood pressure meter going off the chart. Still waiting for round #1 between he and Cholly. Cholly would win hands down.— dogman5
- The real issue is not Eskin, but that scum Romney who will take away everyone's health care so that Bain Capital, Halliburton, and Wall Street can get even richer. I have no idea why space on wasted on a guy like Eskin when there are real issues to be discussed.— eldiablodelsol2009
- You're a perfect fan for Eskin. — mmds
- What an idiot! Get a job and stop asking for the government to take care of you. What about the 6 trillion of debt in 3 1/2 years, unemployment worst when you take away the government jobs then when he took office, gas twice what it was when he took office and a foreign policy that makes the US weak. But wait, the government should take care of you! — HC3
- Whose Howard Eskin?— shadowelkie
- What a total WASTE of money on the part of Fox 29.— thetaxmanisback
- And why, exactly, do we care about this?— mike 1717
- Only thing worse than Fox29 news is their sports. Now it's worse, and old.— JusWonderin
Wasn't this news like 30 years ago?— Cuddles- Your the man Howard, I'll be tuning in!— joeace
- he's like the proverbial bad penny;keeps turning up when you least expect it...the mute button on my remote will get going when he's on the air,that's for sure..— jabac
- Does ConCast block stations on request? 29 is persona non grata in my house come Labor Day. And my wife will miss the fat weather girl.— Wilhelm Von Humboldt
- Self loathing sociopath.— lake
- Howard Eskin, the man who showed WrestleMania 3 highlights on Fox 29 news 25 years ago!— The Baron
- So does this mean that he will FINALLY be gone from WIP? I sure hope so.— fischman
- Eskin I LIKE...I wish they'd get rid of the 5 p.m. news anchors "The Giggler" and "Mr. Potato Head", and that insufferably inept Joyce Evans on the weekend!— catharine_christian_carpenter
- What an a hole— krautmef1
- His heart has always been at 29? What a loser , you a hole— krautmef1
- Oh ya nice picture and dry job, a hole— krautmef1
- Congratulations.— CAO
- I guess when he does the sunday nite sports show with colleen wolfe they will call it the wolf and wolfe show .— sayitaintsojoe
- Iggles have their King Sucup— albrock
- @wilhelmvonhumboldt: I like Sue Serio. How many people can say they didn't get the job just for their looks, especially in weather forecasting? Bill Vargas must have thought she was cute, he married her. Well, that's enough from me.. I have to go watch Sheena Parveen now.— drbob1
- Has a face for radio.
Copied George Michael with the let's go to the video.
Big ego. Lousy reporter.
Like how he always gets behind Reid on Sundays,
so he can be seen on the telecast.
— Fan74 - So are they still going to do Mike Check with Missanelli...that is Must See TV!— Phillies4Life1979
- Whatever happened to Gargano. That was short lived. He was absolutely awful, screaming at you. I guess they let him go, but I never read anything about the dismissal.— watsonmr
- EWWWWWWWW!!!! Glad I don't live there anymore...I quit listening to WIP because of toxic commentators like this guy.— escaped to CA.
- Can not stand this wimp.Thinks he is an expert on al things sports.Never says I do not know.Fox news is no longer what I will watch.The morning show is a farce by it self now the evening will be just as bad.— Andrew Grier
- I'll miss the king on sports final.— Jay Grace 69
- I like Eskin. He knows about all of the sports and is entertaining.— teacher and parent
- I wonder if he will still do those Burger King commercials?— fbrookes
- I love how guys like Eskin act as though this is brain surgery they're tasked with doing. Looking at a few minutes of air-time after going to games at night and being fed all relevant info and taped spots by the interns on board.
Hard to believe people like this make as much as they do.— advantasux - At least they didn't bring big sloppy Gergano back— attila
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- From a kid who grew up in Philly and remembering him from almost 20 years ago he is a man who is a polarizing figure and one in which I have loved and hated. That being said, and with there being so many who are afraid of their personal opinion and personality I am pleased to hear he is back covering our Philly teams night in and night out!!!!— BIRDDOGG
- Man you haters are pathetic!— AbeVigoda
- Burger King.— Tyrone Biggums
- Does Fox-29 still produce a news show? Waste of time! Eskin will be just another reason not to pay any attention to Faux news!— slugo
- ESKIN IS A CAPITAL MORON, LOATHED BY MOST OF PHILADELPHIA.
THE SOONER HE SHUTS UP and STOPS WORKING PHILADELPHIA, THE FASTER OUR SPORTS CULTURE EVOLVES IN THIS CITY.
DISGRACEFUL.— j_p_mcnally - Hey he needed a job after getting FIRED from his afternoon gig at WIP
— parteetyme - He's interesting on radio, terrible on TV. Snarky doesn't sell. Besides, who cares?— tomfox
- another reason not to watch 29.— wardie
- I'm still scratching my head that Bill Vargus is not there. He was intelligent, handsome, and most of all, a gentleman!! Bring him back!— Steffi1
- Hopefully they will make him get a haircut and shave. Howard you are not 29 anymore. Grow up and look like a real man— RMO
- FOX 29 does the news? Does anybody watch?— robbyag
- Fox seems to hire all of the rejects.— Happyface
I was a big fan until the last few years when Eskin became the apologist for all of Andy Reid's bad decisions and I stopped listening.— wfs0868- Fox lost me back when they got rid of Dave Huddleston and Dawn Stensland. This just confirms my choice. Yech.— Penn92
- i wonder if eskin and keeley will be sharing ugly jokes. man, what a homely twosome that is. ugh!!!— skiing68
- Was Tolly too busy ?— NewMick314
- Things are getting desperate at Fox 29 if the King of Dopes is the best they can do. Short on height, looks, knowledge, class, temper and now, short on a relevant employer. A marriage made in heaven if ever there were one.
Methinks he misses his side job as caddy.— Atomic Fury - Don't like is the key to this guy. He's laughing all the way to the bank. I don't know know WHY he keeps hitting pay dirt in this market. He's raped it so many times before and the broadcast outlets keep coming back for more. I'm sick of Philly and the regurgitated news/sports READERS. That's right - READERS! Someone else who makes a heck of alot less gets paid for what he says...of course he adds his OWN OPINION to the mix.— swimfishie
- Eskin is the hardest working and most knowledgeable sports broadcaster in the talent-rich Philly market.— FlapEmEagle
- Just what Fox needs... another reason NOT to watch 29. Sue Serio and John Anderson are the ONLY 2 decent people on Fox 29. The only reason I ever even bother to watch any Fox 29 is to see Sue or John otherwise it's channel 3. Come on Fox get rid of some of your losers and get some people viewers want to watch.— crazyc
- Why hire someone most people hate?— mmds
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