The Robert Downey Jr. of sports talk radio, Sid Rosenberg (or as Bob Raissman not so affectionately calls him, “Sidiot”) has apparently burned his last bridge at WFAN. From the NY Post’s Andrew Marchand :
On Saturday, Rosenberg ” who has had a long battle with substance abuse and compulsive gambling ” made an appearance in Atlantic City for the magazine FHM. Predictably, the combination was a toxic one.
With his addictions apparently overwhelming him again, Rosenberg did not show up for the Giants’ WFAN pregame show on Sunday.
FAN executives gave Rosenberg a chance to resign, which he did yesterday morning.
“We respect his desire to resign and wish him the best,” said FAN GM Lee Davis.
While Davis declined comment, sources said that Rosenberg would have been fired if he hadn’t resigned.
The early list of candidates to co-host the midday show are Ian Eagle ” whom FAN executives have always been high on, but who probably wouldn’t want to do it because of his play-by-play commitments ” new Imus sports sidekick Chris Carlin, who filled in for Rosenberg on Sunday’s pre-game show, and Sirius Satellite Radio’s Adam Schein.
aw, man. who’s going to regale the wfan audience with tales of the days when cocaine wasn’t addictive?
other than the I-man himself, how about somebody giving Kevin Stevens a shot?
I think Beningno and Sommers (Steve not Suzanne) wouldn’t be a bad mid-day combo.
How about Bingo Gazingo and Suzanne Sommers?
Good riddance to bad trash. Rosenberg was one of those GUYS feeling the need to act deliberately ignorant, complaining about ‘wimpy’ stuff like tennis or soccer (which Im not necessarily a fan of, but I dont dismiss them just because I didnt grow up with them). As if being blown out on coke and missing work commitments is somehow being ‘a real man’.
TH
WFAN might want to change this page’s name at some point:
http://wfan.com/joebsid/
While Sid Rosenberg’s name is gone from the above page’s header, the WFAN Personalities page and other pages like it, he’s still at the top of the side menu.
Whoops.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go enter the “Blue Diamond Big Blue Hit Of The Game” contest.
Sid is a good guy with some nasty addictions, I’m pulling for you buddy, reach out anytime
Sid I pulling for you buddy. I hope you can find a job on another station. You deserve better. You deserve a station that will back you when times get rough.
Mike