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Michael Kay threatens fellow ESPN Radio member after ratings shot: ‘You will be fired’
Issues are getting a bit heated at ESPN New York, as Michael Kay threatened a producer from one other radio present after he dug at latest rankings.
“The Michael Kay Present,” which runs in the course of the afternoon drive, and the “DiPietro & Rothenberg” morning sports activities speak radio present have been rivals regardless of being underneath the identical umbrella. These days, the morning has performed higher than the afternoon.
However Kay didn’t like {that a} producer for Rick DiPietro and Dave Rothenberg took a shot at his rankings throughout a latest broadcast.
Yankees Broadcaster Michael Kay arrives at a screening of the “2009 World Collection Movie: Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees” on the Ziegfeld Theatre on November 23, 2009 in New York Metropolis.
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“Is it the concern that this present is now on the rise, and that present’s sort of gone within the different path currently?” Santiago mentioned after it was talked about that Kay’s program continues to deliver up DiPietro and Rothenberg.
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After listening to the sound chew this previous Friday, Kay appeared immediately into his YES Community digicam and went off on Santiago.
“Ray Santiago made a remark about rankings?” Kay mentioned. “Do you understand, Ray, that every one I’d should do is make one cellphone name and also you’d be on the unemployment line? You’ve the nerve to say one thing like that about this present? One cellphone name, which I’m contemplating making, and you can be fired. Do you understand that?”
Kay ended by saying he gained’t be mentioning the morning present anymore, however the anger was actually there in his temporary monologue.
New York Yankees tv broadcaster Michael Kay speaks in the course of the groups 63rd Previous Timers Day earlier than the sport in opposition to the Detroit Tigers on July 19, 2009 at Yankee Stadium within the Bronx borough of New York Metropolis.
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“The Michael Kay Present” was at its top when it surpassed WFAN’s Mike Francesa within the afternoon. Nevertheless, after preliminary success when Craig Carton returned with Evan Roberts within the afternoon, WFAN has been successful in latest rankings.
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The New York Submit lately reported that Kay, the long-time broadcaster of the New York Yankees, is contemplating retirement from sports activities speak radio.
Kay spent a full decade being partnered with the legendary John Sterling on WABC from 1992-2001.
New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay throughout Joe Torre’s quantity retirement ceremony earlier than sport vs Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium. Bronx, NY 8/23/2014
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When YES Community started, they instantly introduced Kay in whereas Sterling remained on the radio, which he nonetheless does to at the present time.