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Mike Missanelli Throws Headphones In Argument With Producer

“Those watching the simulcast of Missanelli’s show on NBC Sports Philadelphia could see Missanelli and Johnson arguing with each other before the mics were turned back on.”

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Mike Missanelli and 97.5 the Fanatic drew attention on Tuesday for an on-air argument that ended with Missanelli throwing his headphones and shouting at producer Tyrone Johnson. The duo, along with update anchor Natalie Egenolf were discussing the video of a confrontation between a black man and a white woman in Central Park, which resulted in the woman calling the police and falsely claiming the man was threatening her life.

Johnson and Egenolf agreed that the woman in the video broke the law by calling 911 and claiming she was being attacked when video shows that the man never even walked towards her. Missanelli acknowledged that Johnson and Egenolf weren’t incorrect in saying the woman was in the wrong, but said he didn’t think the offense rose to the level of breaking the law. He also said that you cannot say the woman lied on the video, because she never claimed she was being physically attacked.

“Why are you taking this out on me?” he went on to ask. “I’m just trying to explain the other side of it?”

Egenolf responded that there is no other side. That is when Missanelli chucked his headphones across the studio.

The animosity clearly did not dissipate during the break. Those watching the simulcast of Missanelli’s show on NBC Sports Philadelphia could see Missanelli and Johnson arguing with each other before the mics were turned back on. Missanelli even appears to say “f*** you” to Johnson, but without audio, it’s hard to be certain of what was said.

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Kyle Neubeck of The Philly Voice reached out to multiple parties after the incident aired on television for comment. While the station did not give an official comment, one station employee described what happened to Neubeck in a way that was very critical of Mike Missanelli.

“Mike tried to pull the, ‘I’m a lawyer’ shit. Tyrone then read him the actual law,” the source is quoted as saying. “Natalie is agreeing with [Tyrone], so now Mike has been embarrassed and has the rest of his show ‘ganging’ up on him. And he threw a temper tantrum because he’s a f**king child.”

Neubeck notes that Missanelli has had a number of arguments with producers in the past. That includes an argument with Johnson in 2018 that was captured on camera.

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Arizona Sports Extends Deal With Coyotes

“We look forward to an exciting season delivering Coyotes coverage on-air, online and on the Arizona Sports app.”

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Arizona Coyotes fans can keep their presets the same. The team has extended its relationship with Bonneville in Phoenix.

The new deal is a one-year extension to keep the Coyotes on the company’s two Phoenix-area radio stations, 98.7 Arizona Sports and ESPN 620 AM and on the statiations’ website and app.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with the Arizona Coyotes and the Meruelo Group,” Bonneville Phoenix senior vice president and market manager Ryan Hatch said in a statement. “We look forward to an exciting season delivering Coyotes coverage on-air, online and on the Arizona Sports app.”

As part of the extension, Burns & Gambo will welcome Coyotes president and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez and general manager Bill Armstrong for weekly segments. Wolfe & Luke will be joined weekly by head coach André Tourigny.

“We are very pleased to extend our partnership with Bonneville Phoenix and are thrilled to have Arizona Sports 98.7 and ESPN 620 broadcast all Coyotes games this season,” Gutierrez added. “There is a tremendous amount of excitement about our team, and we look forward to Arizona Sports 98.7, the Valley’s sports leader, providing our fans with outstanding Coyotes coverage all season long.”

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670 The Score Auctioning Off Producer Experiences for Charity

“The proceeds go to help patients suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia.”

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There is internal competition brewing at 670 The Score. A charity auction has items to entice bidders that will get the winner inside the station’s Chicago studios. One is a producer for a day role in afternoons with Parkins & Spiegel. The other is the same role in middays with Bernstein & Holmes.

The auction benefits Laugh Your Face Off, a charity event started by WGN sports anchor and comedian Pat Tomasulo. The proceeds go to help patients suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia.

On Thursday, Tomasulo joined Parkins & Spiegel to talk about the dueling auctions and stoke some competitive fire between the two shows.

“I will be hurt if theirs goes for more money,” Danny Parkins admitted.

Both packages include the chance for the winner to sit on on their show’s pre-show meeting and contribute to show prep. When the show goes on the air, they will then spend an hour in the producers’ studio observing.

Chris Tannehill, Parkins & Spiegel’s sound engineer, promised that if their offering earned more than Bernstein & Holmes, he would even let the winner do his job and contribute sound drops to the show. Executive producer Shane Riordan noted that the winner can also screen phone calls for the show.

“That sounds like 1500 to 2 Gs for [Bernstein & Holmes],” Parkins said. “Ours feels north of 3 Gs. I mean beers! You’re not having beers for breakfast.”

The bidding for both prizes opened at $1500. Offers can be made until 9 pm on Saturday.

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99.1 The Sports Animal to Coordinate First Tennessee Vols Spanish Broadcast

“We have explored various models to increase Spanish broadcasts across several of our sports in future years and felt this will be a great test run to start the process and expand our Vol Nation footprint.”

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The University of Tennessee will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the first ever Spanish-language broadcast of Volunteer football. Fans will be able to hear Carlos Lopez, Juan Reveiz and Brian Rice call the game on the athletic department’s website UTSports.com.

While there will be no terrestrial radio distribution of the broadcast, the school’s broadcast partners are assisting. Learfield and flagship station 99.1 The Sports Animal in Knoxville will coordinate and produce.

“This unique opportunity to continue to grow our fan base is exciting,” athletics director Danny White said in a press release. “We have explored various models to increase Spanish broadcasts across several of our sports in future years and felt this will be a great test run to start the process and expand our Vol Nation footprint.”

Both Lopez and Reveiz are South American-born kickers with ties to the state of Tennessee. Lopez played high school football in the state and his college football career included stops at Carson-Newman and Middle Tennessee State. Reveiz twice earned All-SEC honors as a Vols kicker. He then enjoyed an eleven-year NFL career that included stints in Miami, San Diego and Minnesota.

Reveiz also has a lot of radio experience. He has hosted shows locally in Knoxville with 99.1 The Sports Animal and with the now-defunct AM 850 Rocky Top Sports.

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