Radio host Howard Eskin has been suspended for unconsented kiss

Philadelphia sports radio host Howard Eskin has been suspended from Phillies home games for the rest of the season after investigations by his employer showed he kissed an Aramark employee without consent.

Audacy, the parent company for Philadelphia’s SportsRadio 94WIP, said it learned of the “unwelcome kiss” and “immediately investigated”.

The Phillies and Aramark, the food service provider for Citizens Bank Park, cooperated with the investigations. The Phillies stated they take the allegations seriously and support Audacy’s decision to suspend Eskin.

Aramark’s investigation corroborated the allegations and they worked with Audacy and the Phillies to ensure appropriate steps were taken to protect the employee and all Aramark employees at the stadium

Eskin, a media celebrity in Philadelphia’s sports market, helped launch SportsRadio 94WIP’s first sports talk show in 1986 and remains a mainstay of the station and sports TV.

Howard Eskin has been a mainstay on SportsRadio 94WIP (WIP-FM) in Philadelphia for over 35 years. He helped launch the station’s first sports talk show in 1986 and remained in the 3:00 to 7:00 PM slot for nearly 6,000 shows until 2011.

Howard Eskin has been a mainstay on SportsRadio 94WIP (WIP-FM) in Philadelphia for over 35 years. He helped launch the station’s first sports talk show in 1986 and remained in the 3:00 to 7:00 PM slot for nearly 6,000 shows until 2011.

Eskin has broadcast more than 8,000 sports radio programs in his career, which is the most by any sports radio personality in American history.

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