Gregg Giannotti has only one use for Wealthy Eisen’s sports activities talkshow.
“The talk show is Ambien,” the WFAN “Boomer & Gio” host stated Thursday. “Any clip that I see, it feels like they’re doing a remote from a funeral home. It could not be more boring.”
Gionnotti shredded the favored NFL voice for being a horrible talkshow conductor after the current reveal that Eisen can be returning to ESPN along with his self-named present practically twenty years after he exited.
ESPN will start airing Eisen’s program this fall as a part of the sports activities large’s direct-to-consumer service, in accordance with The Athletic, together with ESPN+ and Disney+.
“He’s got to be the most boring talkshow host in America,” Giannotti stated of the “The Rich Eisen Show” on Thursday. “Why is everyone talking about him? Why does he have all these jobs?”
Eisen largely is considered in a constructive lens, turning into a well-liked “SportsCenter” host within the late Nineties and early 2000s earlier than leaving for NFL Community in 2003.
“The Rich Eisen Show” then debuted in 2014 and is now aired on Roku.
Giannotti praised Eisen for his “SportsCenter” days, calling him a very good studio host and complimenting his work when offering highlights.
However that’s the place the reward ended.
Giannotti referenced the time when Eisen hosted the 2023 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, describing his expertise as “Holy hell, I’m like I needed to get tased.”
He added: “(It) was like smelling salts.”
The WFAN host, who’s identified for his impressions, then referenced how controversial ESPN host Pat McAfee seemingly believes Eisen’s return is a shot at him.
McAfee talked about how the 2 can be dwell on the identical time, from 12 p.m. to three p.m. ET weekdays, calling it a “counter program.”
“That feels very interesting,” McAfee stated on his self-named present Tuesday. “But also, love Rich Eisen, so I am cool with whatever… Noon-to-3 is fascinating, for sure. Is that a message? I don’t know. But yeah, cool, whatever. But nonetheless, we’re happy Rich is back.”
Giannotti puzzled how McAfee might even be involved within the slightest since he believes there’s an unlimited hole between the 2 applications.
“If Pat McAfee is really worried about Rich Eisen messing with his show, then some executive is gonna get fired because Pat McAfee’s show is interesting and entertaining, and he’s done a really amazing job of carving out a niche…” Giannotti stated. “I can’t imagine that that’s actually a real thing, that they’re trying to send Pat McAfee a message by putting on Rich Eisen.”
