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Tony Bruno to do local sports-talk show

A second show -- middays -- for 97.5 the Fanatic.

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Tony Bruno to do local sports-talk show

POSTED: Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 5:20 PM

Michael Klein, Philly.com

For you history buffs: Aug. 16, 1990, the day after CBS changed the call letters of WCAU-AM to WOGL-AM and bagged the news/talk format in favor of oldies. WCAU-ers Tony Bruno (left) and Jack Reilly ruminated. Reilly, now retired, is enjoying his five grandchildren and occasionally his golf game. (MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer)

South Philly raised sports talker Tony Bruno will add a local midday show on 97.5 the Fanatic, which also airs his syndicated nighttime show.

Starting Monday, he'll be joined by Harry Mayes from noon to 2 p.m. weekdays. He will do crosstalk with Mike Missanelli, who starts at 2.

Bruno's syndicated show, which 97.5 airs live from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., is carried on about 275 stations. He's based in L.A. and plans to visit Philly six to eight weeks a year for remotes.

Bruno started in radio at age 17 in 1970 at the old WIFI (92.5), then in Norristown. The next year, he moved to WFIL-FM (now Q102) before stops at WFIL-AM (Famous 56), Birmingham, Ala., a return to WFIL, Sunny 104.5, WCAU-AM (now the Big Talker), WIP-AM (610), ESPN, and Fox Sports. He's now syndicated through DirecTV.

"Going to FM [as Greater Media did in October by simulcasting AM 950] was a smart move because you want to have choices and options," says Bruno, who is amazed that L.A., which is not a sports town, has four sports stations and Phoenix, similarly sports-apathetic has three.

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Comments (11)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:35 PM, 01/13/2010

The last time I listened to WIP's morning show was when Tony Bruno was on it, which was (geez) 20 years ago? He was great then, he was great when I heard him on ESPN Radio; now it's good to have him back "in town"...

— Brian F.

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:51 PM, 01/13/2010

R.I.P. WIP

— Jeff Dowder

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:56 PM, 01/13/2010

I love Tony Bruno...he was great back in the day. Glad to see him back and doing a local show.

— kjuggs77

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:20 PM, 01/13/2010

Tony Bruno is the man! He is everything that Angelo Cataldi is not: funny, smart and a true-blue Philly fan who deep down bleeds the color of the local teams (i.e. he's not a closet Yankees/Giants fan like hose nose). I have been hoping that he would do a local show again for years. Great move by The Fanatic!! You have a new listener.

— phink

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:27 PM, 01/13/2010

Angelo is a d-bag Yankees fan. He stinks.

— UncleEddie

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:28 AM, 01/14/2010

Welcome HOME Tony!!! I have listened to you on all of your national endevours, but nothing is the same like you talking Philly Sports!!!

— threecount

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:06 AM, 01/14/2010

DUDE

— STEVE5444

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 6:26 AM, 01/14/2010

Sorry, it's not local if he is in BEAT LA. Michael Bradley was the best guy to plug in there........

— Earl J

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:29 PM, 01/14/2010

How is this going to make Mikey miss bigger? Its a good move for sure, and already, Tony Bruno is the best on the station..

— gallen024

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