Former 94WIP host and Philadelphia Daily News and NBC Sports Philadelphia writer Ray Didinger retired earlier this year, but he told Angelo Cataldi he's remained busy even though he stepped away from his media career. Boom," Didinger said, dropping the mic on Wilbon's comment. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He co-hosted a popular radio show every weekend from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WIP-FM in Philadelphia with co-host Glen Macnow. Didinger quipped, Some days more than others.. The man has earned it too. I dont blame him. So Didinger hustled over to his local suburban daily, the Delaware County Daily Times, and filled out an application. A RARE OFF NIGHT FOR HARDEN, BUT HE STILL DROPPED 9 DIMES! Hands down, the 1960 championship team. The same can be said of Ray Didinger and whomever Ed Rendell or Brian Westbrook or Michael Barkann, his colleagues on Eagles Postgame Live, the best show on Comcast SportsNet. SIXERS MAXEY IS FEASTING AS A BEAST OFF THE BENCH! [4] Ray and his wife are active with HeavenSent Bulldog Rescue (HeavenSent) a New Jersey non-profit corporation, dedicated to the rescue and placement for adoption of Bulldogs. MORE BAD EAGLES NEWS: CB RONALD DARBY OUT FOR YEAR WITH ACL. Are you in? If Rendell had answered, the former mayor and governor who moved here from Manhattan in the fall of 1961 to attend Penn and therefore missed Van Brocklins local magic by a year might have said Ron Jaworski, who QBd the Birds to the Super Bowl in 1981. College Bowls & Playoff plus every game from March Madness. Were not going to judge someone for unretiring. Ray Didinger, who has been chronicling the E The program will air on FS1 on Friday at 12:30 AM. It'll be great to hear him throughout the year pic.twitter.com/AnaRLFvWKi Cindy Webster (@CindyWeb94) January 17, 2023 Didinger describes his 10-year-old self as a curious, voracious reader. Being able to do what Ive done was a blessing, but being able to do it in Philadelphia for a lifetime is the greatest blessing of all., Didinger says hes in good health and will continue to promote his play Tommy and Me.. Didinger credits Bell with creating the player draft, negotiating a merger with the All-America Football Conference, negotiating the first network TV contract, supporting the formation of the players association, creating the concept of sudden-death overtime, and negotiating and creating the concept of revenue sharing. In a media landscape dominated by tin-horned pretenders who derive their information from that mornings USA Today or Daily News ot some wild-assed blog, Didinger is the Gold Standard of Eagles information and perspective. The NFL won't resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field. "Sunday, May 29th will be my final show," Didinger announced. Im healthy, Im happy, but Im also 75 years old. He can be reached by email at jordan.e.bondurant@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant. (WHYY News), Over the weekend, Pro Football Hall of Fame sports writer and broadcaster Ray Didinger said two words live on the radio he had never uttered in his 53-year career. Nobody would talk to me on the teams charter flights which was another lesson: I probably shouldnt have been flying with the team because the players get a sense that the writers are therefore part of the team.. When the Eagles finally hoist the Lombardi Trophy, Didinger does his best to straddle the emotions of a working reporter and a long-suffering Philly fan. Id like [fans] to think that I was honest, Didinger told WIP morning show host Angelo Cataldi on Monday. I remember going to a game with my parents when I was still at Temple, when Joe Kuharich was coaching, and my mother bought a Joe Must Go button to wear during the game. Didinger covered the Eagles for 53 years, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia, for whom he was a pre and postgame analyst. Additionally, you can find Jordan contributing coverage of the Washington Capitals for the blog NoVa Caps. Including X Games, Major League Lacrosse, Little League World Series and more. Pro Football Hall of Fame football writer and SportsRadio 94.1 WIP host Ray Didinger was so surprised by Wilbon's comments that the straight-laced host responded in an uncharacteristically flamboyant way on Wednesday's Mike and Ike show. Chartable Radio @ChartableDotCom Philadelphia Eagles: The great Ray Didinger joins the show to bring some SENSE to the 1 loss Eagles and discuss the mid season acquisitions by GM Howie Rosem. Michaels was not the only NFL announcer to feel Cataldis wrath Monday morning. I have always loved Ray and Glen [Macnow]. pic.twitter.com/svR0veZB4s. Last edited on 13 December 2022, at 19:27, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, "Ray Didinger, the prince of the city, calls it quits after 53 years", "Ray Didinger's play "Tommy and Me" coming to Hershey Theater", "Pennsylvania - NSSA Hall of Fame General", Behavioral Corner Podcast interview with Ray Didinger, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ray_Didinger&oldid=1127261592. A local legend is walking away from the NFL, as Philadelphia sports media legend and Pro Football Hall Of Fame writer Ray Didinger announced his retirement on his Sunday morning radio show with Glen Macnow. Chartable. Rome added that he thought disappointing Allen was the worst of all for the NFC North champs. In fact, DeCamara and Ritchie agree that the city as a whole has been too harsh on the second-year coordinator, who has led the Eagles to a season where they finished . Sure, it's going to be fun. On WIP Radio, he said he would retire at the end of his current contract, May 29th. In an era of hot takes and inflammatory remarks, Didinger is known for his level-headed analysis of the Eagles. Ray Didinger (third from left) can be seen on NBC Sports Philadelphia's Eagles Postgame Live during the football season. BSMs Black Friday SALE on BSM Summit Tickets is Underway! BBC "Newshour" covers everything from the growth of democracy to the threat of terrorism with a fresh, clear perspective from across the globe. Itll be fun to actually sit down and watch an Eagles game with him one time, he said. David and Ray Didinger finally watch their first Eagles game together in 49 years - Bleeding Green Nation a Philadelphia Eagles community Fanposts DraftKings Fanshots Eagles About Masthead. Rob Dibble, 97.9 ESPN Help Collect Nearly 5,000 Turkeys, Colin Dunlap: Insane What Tom Rinaldi Has Done During Last Week, NBC Must Develop a Real No. In July 1980 Didinger accepted an offer from the Daily News which had become the best sports section in town to write a column, and he spent the next 16 years writing three essays a week in what is arguably the best sports town in the country. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. Posted September 25, 2020 . 2400 Market Street | 4th Floor | Philadelphia, PA 19103 Office Phone: (215) 238-2400 Studio Phone: (215) 592-9494 Jobs at WIP: The Entercom web site has job postings for WIP and other Entercom radio stations around the country. His insights and opinions about Philadelphia sports the teams, players, leadership, and fans earned him a spot on the writers honor roll in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Gambling problem? I love Tony Dungy, but not in that role. In-depth analysis and commentary on today's biggest news stories as only the BBC can deliver. Poor Louise. In the course of 53 years, Didingers work has been showcased across multiple platforms: newspapers, books, radio, and television. Just because of the way things have gone in the city. HEATHER KHALIFA/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Ray Didinger, left, announced he is retiring from NBC Sports Philadelphia and 94.1 WIP. The 1970 team, though probably more talented than that years Ridley High squad, was dreadful enough to finish 3-10-1. Ray Didinger's five NFL Draft sleepers for the Eagles - Bleeding Green Nation a Philadelphia Eagles community Fanposts DraftKings Fanshots Eagles About Masthead Community Guidelines Odds. And whats sadder than sad P.A.?. From Memorial Day to New Year's Day Didinger, doesn't have a day off. WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community. After more than two decades, Ray Didinger turned off the mic on his final show on Sports Radio WIP. Fans are a lot different than it was when I was growing up, but the passion you hear on the radio has always been there. Yeah, I kind of did, because I spent one year as a news reporter for the Delaware County Times. That is because he is at once mild-mannered, kind, unassuming, and really, really smart.. If any team wins two titles in a row now they would be Internet sensations. Rss Feed; Facebook; YouTube; Email; Get news and events from the PA Sports Hall of Fame. Its how we live. One of the worst-kept secrets in Philadelphia sports was Ray Didingers pending un-retirement. So I tried to approach going to Franklin Field to cover an Eagles game the same way I walked in the media courthouse to cover a trial. On May 8, 2022, during his radio show, Didinger announced his retirement effective May 29, 2022. Allen went through a complete roller coaster of emotions as Buffalo fought to win 33-30 in overtime. Anyone interested can also follow Uptown! One day a few years ago, we were watching the Eagles on TV in the studio and across the bottom the crawl reported that Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks has been hurt, and Ed said, That means that so-and-so is going to get a chance to play. I still cant remember the name of that backup, but Ed knew. Giannotti eventually admitted to yelling at his friend, and jokingly shouted Not the time, Louise! after his mother-in-law commented about how good the Giants had gotten during a Saquon Barkley touchdown run. Football America took Didinger to Penn Trafford, Pa. in Westmoreland County for a segment on Tony Zimmerman, and to Guthrie, Texas, for a piece on six-man football in a high school with 14 students. in Communications from Temple University in 1968. A sigh of relief was heard in living rooms of the 50-and-over set all over Philadelphia. She was fantastic talking about, you know, how she grew up on the hardscrabble courts of North Philadelphia, playing basketball with the guys and then became a great college player and Olympian and then wound up being such a distinguished multi-medal winner that she wound up carrying the U.S. flag at one of the Summer Olympic Games., One of the most touching things was her saying that while walking into that stadium and carrying the American flag, she asked herself, how did a little girl from North Philadelphia find herself in this position? Didinger spent four years doing sports radio for WRTI, a public radio station owned by Temple, and served as the station's Sports Director.[2]. And even if they didnt agree with my opinion, or whatever I happened to say on a given day, that they respected the fact it was an honest opinion., READ MORE: WIP host Angelo Cataldi to retire in 2022. I was your classic only child. It means more to mean than words can ever express." Then you get to the end of the game, its a thriller. And this is the fourth year we have been hosting the Saturday show. So at the age of 23, Didinger, who two years earlier was not ready to cover Ridley High for a suburban daily, was covering the National Football League for the top paper in town. The free WHYY News Daily newsletter delivers the most important local stories to your inbox. Didinger wrote his first edition of The Eagles Encyclopedia in 2005 with Robert S. Lyons and co-wrote The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies in 2009 with good friend and radio co-host Glen Macnow. The comment from Rosenberg comes after Giannotti was critical of he and La Greca last week. Then I would say Vermeil. How about coach Jerry Williams? To reach the editor or advertising director, please fill out our contact form. Please give today. The play "Portrays key moments in his friendship with McDonald."[6]. And the best part about it was after the game, my son was there shooting the game for NFL Films. Scott's domination against the Giants started early in his career when he broke out for 128 yards and a touchdown on December 9th, 2019. He noticed David approaching the set and asked host Michael Barkann when their next break was scheduled. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the Writer's Honor Roll. Home Teams Eagles RADIO WARS: Ray Didinger Completes Un-Retirement with 94 WIP Return. And he came and found where we were doing the postgame show. Didingers Hall of Fame career began in newspapers, where he spent 30 years writing for the Philadelphia Bulletin and the Philadelphia Daily News. And I had replaced Hughie, who was one of the boys, so to speak. I GOT A BOUNTY ON ME EVERY WEEK I GO OUT THERE, HURTS SAYS! He also criticized Tony Romo, as well as Daryl Moose Johnston, and Cris Collinsworth. The 94WIP host then compared the call from Michaels to that of Jaguars radio announcer Frank Frangie. Acclaimed sports journalist and NFL Hall of Famer Ray Didinger embodies that idea with his autobiographical play "Tommy and Me," following his friendship with the popular Eagles football player and his campaign to get McDonald into the NFL Hall of Fame. Want a digest of WHYYs programs, events & stories? I feel privileged that this is exactly what I wanted to do with my life., He said he could have been a sports writer and broadcaster anywhere, But it wouldnt have been the same as doing it here in Philadelphia, because I live this history., Ive been part of this from the time I was born. The station has not yet announced who will co-host alongside Macnow moving forward. CHECK OUT KEVIN HAYES 3-GOAL NIGHT IN FLYERS WIN! On Thursday's Mornings with Angelo Cataldi, Didinger elaborated. Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie opened the 94WIP Midday Show on Tuesday defending Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon. Didinger served as a full-time member of NBC Sports Philadelphia, writing articles and appearing on-air in a variety of roles, most prominently in Eagles Pre Game Live and Eagles Post Game Live. #ANAvsPHI | @KevinPHayes12 pic.twitter.com/oZnwN0xAvX Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 18, 2023 -GOAL. This week, a legendary Philadelphia sportswriter will make his debut as a playwright. In the first place I was probably the youngest beat man in the NFL, which especially then was a very tight-knit club. In 2022, he retired from his on-air role at NBC Sports. Please disable your ad blocker so we can continue delivering your content. He works as a producer with NFL Films, in Mt. It was also common to hear the two talk about movies, since both are avid movie fans. A popular joke is that Eagles devotees bleed green, as in the color of the teams jersey. Hes gonna retire. Tommy McDonald. Ray is my absolute favorite sports writer. Didinger: 34 years ago, the NFL was introduced to Reggie White. They were also frequently heard discussing movies given . . So when I told him over dinner that night, I said I was going to work for a hundred and a quarter.. Plus, Ray isnt exactly signing up for Monday to Wednesday, 9 to 5 and some shitty office job. 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The two shared tears of joy on air following the Eagles 2018 Super Bowl win, but David said he now has something better to look forward to this season. Fifty-three years later, hes saying goodbye. Raymond Didinger in the US. 2023 ESPN Sports Media Ltd. The Phillies going to the World Series, the Eagles are 10-1, I dont think any of us thought it was going to be this kind of run. too. "Mike's wrong. But Didinger, whose grandfather, a bar owner in southwest Philly, took him to his first Eagles game at Connie Mack Stadium in 1956 the home opener, and the Eagles beat the Redskins 13-9 in a driving rainstorm on a Saturday night got it right. Vince Lombardi, with Bill Walsh and Joe Gibbs a close second. Hes also an author and a playwright, penning Tommy and Me a one-act drama about his love of football and a years-long friendship with Eagles legend Tommy McDonald, whom he grew up idolizing. He knew he was excellent, and he wanted everyone else to be as excellent as possible.. Part of Audacy. And football was my favorite sport, and Tommy McDonald was my favorite player.. The best Eagles coach was Greasey Neale, who won two NFL titles in the late 1940s. Didinger covered the NFL for The Philadelphia Bulletin and The Philadelphia Daily News for more than 25 years and was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Lawrence, Jags overcome 4 first-half INTs for miraculous playoff win And today and tomorrow mark his last weekend on WIP as he wraps up his remarkable 53-year career as a journalist. Gunman Kills Man and Woman, Injures 2nd Man Inside Philly Chinese Takeout, Flyers Player Cites Religion for Not Participating in Warmups During Pride Night, Lower Merion Police Release Video of Traffic Stop and Taser Incident, This Is a Tragedy': Gas Station Clerk Gunned Down During Armed Robbery. He has won four Emmy Awards for his work as a writer and producer on the weekly series NFL Films Presents and the Turner Network documentary Football America. HERES YOUR WORLD CUP KNOCKOUT STAGE BRACKET DRAW! So go find a job at a smaller paper and lets keep in touch.. Thats what I believe. The Chartable Blog. All reviews. We did 108 Tell Us Your Stories in two years, he explained, including one that focused on the life of basketball player and coach Dawn Staley of Philadelphia. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); By Max Harper Lane Johnson (groin) was limited in Tuesdays Eagles practice, which was just a walkthrough. Allen went viral halfway through the 2022-23 season, with his calls of a wild game against the Buffalo Bills on November 13. [4] He was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. No question he could play today, and one of the thrills of my life occurred in 1998 when he asked me to introduce him for induction into the Hall of Fame. Didinger covered the NFL for The Philadelphia Bulletin and The Philadelphia Daily News for over 25 years and in 1995 his name was added to writer's honor roll in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame, WIP reported. What else are you gonna do? Found 2 Result for Ray Didinger Showing page 1 of 1. Ray Didinger is back! For a year, Didinger covered meetings and municipal events, though he did some extra work covering the high school football games that are the meat and potatoes of suburban papers. Ray is the class of the station.. SIXERS SPIKE FROM 13TH TO 7TH IN NBAS 2020 POWER RANKINGS! Hall of Fame sports writer Ray Didinger announces retirement after 53 years of covering the Eagles Glenn Erby May 8, 2022 11:45 am ET Ray Didinger fights back tears as he announces his. [email protected] Service status. Heres more reaction from across the media and sports world to Didingers retirement: Ray Didinger (left), seen here alongside 6ABC reporter Jillian Mele and 94.1 WIP co-host Glen Macnow at Conshohocken Brewing Co. in 2016. It appeared that Sixers coach Brett Brown had, By Michael Donovan As if the reeling needed more bad news after last nights disastrous 27-20 loss to the Cowboys: Eagles coach Doug Pederson confirmed. The service provider for ESPN Player is ESPN Sports Media Ltd, located at 3 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9PE, United Kingdom. A diehard Eagles fan, I have listened to Sports Radio 94WIP radio with Glen Macnow and Ray Didinger pre-game to get focused for Eagles games. The Daily News had Bill Shefski covering the Eagles and the Bulletin had Hugh Brown [the only other local inductee into the writers Hall of Fame]. Laurel,. Barkann and company were holding forth on SportsNet after another galling Eagles loss, and the time had come to accept e-mail questions for the viewers. And Mike Rathet, who hired me and was a great boss, said no. Ray Didinger is a famous American sportswriter. I grew up watching these teams. . Connect with Us! Dean Obeidallah Is Not Your Ordinary Talk Radio Host, Sports Radios Fall Book Ratings Recap (Mid Markets), Prop Queen Ariel Epstein Continues Growing Sports Media Empire, Giannotti was critical of he and La Greca. Ray Didinger watches a rehearsal for "Tommy and Me." He co-authored Football America: Celebrating Our National Passion along with Don Shula in 1996 and co-wrote The Eagles Encyclopedia with Robert S. Lyons in 2005. Ray has been a beloved member of the CSN/NBCSP family since the debut of Eagles Pregame Live in 1998, and we wish him the very best.Thank you, Ray pic.twitter.com/1MllBCEPGK. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL). It means more to mean than words can ever express." This is like Michael Jordan, Brett Favre, and Tom Brady coming back. Published: May. Football had always been a bigtime sport in Philly Penn and Temple games were events that drew big crowds in the 30s, 40s and 50s. Jerry Wolman, the Eagles owner, wouldnt create the Flyers for another three years. "I am ready to transition from Ray Didi to grandpop. Deposit bonus requires 25x play-thru. 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