![]() ![]() There's a value in being on the radio infrequently because it allows me to put everything I have into my show and make them meaningful. "If they told me so-and-so was moving to Japan tomorrow and asked me to do a four hour show every day, I wouldn't say no," Eskin said. And although his schedule is always random, it fits what he wants to do perfectly. Don't expect a boring show if Spike is on the mic. He'll also address music and pop culture topics. One minute he'll talk about the Eagles, the next minute, he'll break down what the Sixers need to do. Eskin brings diversity to his shows on WIP. He's had little challenge reaching many people. It can get disturbing to see people argue with each other, it gets ugly sometimes because people hid behind a wall on there, but overall, it's great to reach many people." "I love the social aspect because when you're on the radio, you can have a conversation with a caller but when you're on Twitter, you can talk to a million fans at a time," Eskin said. After all, while he's at games, he's hanging out with his more than 16,000 Twitter followers. Sure, it's not what most people consider work, but there's a huge difference between going to a game with your friends or going to a game to work.īut don't expect Eskin to complain. I enjoy that because it keeps you from getting bored and keeps you being creative."īetween his jobs, Eskin, who took the sports job with CBS a little over two years ago, estimates he spends about 10 or 11 hours a day at work. I've always did a little bit of a lot of things. That would probably be my favorite part of the job, but I enjoy that I get to do a lot. "On air, you have four hours of time to spread out and talk with people. "I enjoy writing, but I'm writing so much, I pop out 300-word news stories. "My favorite part, I'd say the most creatively satisfying part, is probably being on air," Eskin said. And of course he's famous for his "Rights to Ricky Sanchez" podcast, an Internet show he hosts each week with Mike Levin.Įskin pretty much does it all. Oh, and during football season, he can be found on CBS during Eagles pregame shows. Then he works as an on-air sports reporter for KYW, and then hosts a show about once a week on WIP. A lot of it is just news stories to tell people what's going on." "I write a bunch of stories, a lot that I don't even put my name on. "I'm the sports editor, but that also includes being the employee and doing everything that goes along with that," he said. ![]() He also works as the sports editor of CBS Philly, which incorporates 94.1 WIP, and handles the Facebook and Twitter accounts for CBS Philly and WIP. Spike, the son of Howard Eskin, does host the podcast about the Philadelphia 76ers. "Hey, aren't you Spike Eskin from the 'Rights to Ricky Sanchez' (podcast)," a stranger asked. That's when he was asked the great question. That's what Spike Eskin was doing when he came across a guy shoveling his sidewalk. Sometimes it takes a lot to cheer you up when you're walking to work on a Monday morning in sub-freezing temperatures. ![]()
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