Joe & Evan

Joe & Evan was a sports talk radio show hosted by Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on New York radio stations WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM. Originally the midday hosts, Joe & Evan were promoted to "afternoon drive" replacing longtime host Mike Francesa who semi-retired in December 2019.[1]

Joe & Evan
StarringJoe Benigno
Evan Roberts
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time4 hours
Release
Original networkWFAN
Original releaseJanuary 2, 2007 (2007-01-02) –
November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
Chronology
Followed byCarton & Roberts
External links
Website

On October 29, 2020, after Benigno announced his retirement from WFAN, it was announced that Craig Carton, who is returning to the station after a three-year hiatus, would be succeeding Benigno and the show would be renamed Carton & Roberts starting November 9.[2]

History

Longtime WFAN overnight host Joe Benigno originally begin hosting the midday show on WFAN in 2004 with then co-host Sid Rosenberg.[3] After Rosenberg was let go by the station in September 2005,[4] Benigno would go on to host the midday show solo for a year until Evan Roberts joined him on January 2, 2007 creating the Joe & Evan show.[5]

Joe & Evan became the highest-rated and longest-tenured midday hosts in WFAN history, receiving their first theme song in 2014.[6]

After Mike Francesa’s initial departure on December 15, 2017, the Joe & Evan show was extended to a 4-hour format 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET.[7]

On May 1, 2018, the Joe & Evan show was returned to its three-hour format from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET to accommodate the return of Mike Francesa to WFAN.[8]

On December 30, 2019, Joe & Evan announced on-air their show will move to "afternoon drive" form 2 pm to 6 pm ET beginning January 2, 2020, replacing longtime host Mike Francesa.[9][10]

On October 28, Benigno announced his retirement from WFAN, which was previously reported several days prior.[11] It was announced the next day that a returning Craig Carton would be succeeding Benigno.[2]

Benigno's final episode aired on November 9, with various guest appearances such as Marv Albert, Rich Eisen, Bobby Valentine, Terry Bradshaw and several WFAN alumni such as Mike Francesa, Chris Russo, Sid Rosenberg and station manager Mark Chernoff.

Format

The program is a regular sports-talk show focused on the analysis of the sports week by the host followed by calls from listeners. The show is characterized also by guests and ticket giveaways for different sports games.

References
  1. NJ.com, James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for (2019-11-05). "Mike Francesa leaving WFAN drive time again". nj. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  2. https://www.radio.com/wfan/sports/craig-carton-returning-to-wfan-on-carton-and-roberts-show
  3. HOWELL, JOHN. "BENIGNO NOT LOSING SLEEP OVER MIDDAY CASUALTY RATE". courant.com. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  4. April 13, Neil Best; Pm, 2012 1:07. "Sid Rosenberg fired after DUI". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-12-31.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Colon, Mike (2017-08-23). "How Evan Roberts Rose through the Ranks at WFAN". Medium. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  6. "WFAN's Benigno, Roberts No. 1 midday show in NY". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  7. Neil Best, “Joe Benigno says he’s staying with Evan Roberts on WFAN” from Newsday, November 9, 2017.
  8. https://awfulannouncing.com/local-networks/wfan-makes-mike-francesas-return-official-announces-newmikes-on-mobile-app.html
  9. https://nypost.com/2019/12/16/wfan-makes-afternoon-decision-to-recover-from-mike-francesa-wreckage/
  10. "Benigno, Roberts officially taking over WFAN afternoon drive". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  11. https://nypost.com/2020/10/27/joe-benigno-is-retiring-from-wfan-amid-craig-carton-return/
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