Craig Carton Trivia: 17 fun facts about the radio personality!

Craig Carton is an American radio personality who currently co-hosts the Boomer and Carton in the Morning radio program.

Let’s see some facts about him!

1. Craig Harris Carton was born January 31, 1969 in New Rochelle, New York.

2. While in his teens, he was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.

3. He graduated from New Rochelle High School and the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1991.

4. He was also a member of the Pi chapter of Psi Upsilon fraternity during his time at Syracuse University.

5. While in school he worked on the cable television show Views From the Bridge.

6. On June 4, 2013 his first book, Loudmouth: Tales (and Fantasies) of Sports, Sex, and Salvation from Behind the Microphone, was released.

7. On June 6, 2013, Carton launched the Tic Toc Stop Foundation, aimed at wiping out Tourette syndrome. Fundraising includes a bowling event known as “Strike Out Tourettes.”

8. On September 6, 2017, Carton was arrested by the FBI in a $2,000,000 ticket fraud scheme.

9. Carton began his broadcasting career in 1991 at WGR Radio in Buffalo, New York. He moved from Buffalo to WWWE in Cleveland, Ohio in 1992, and later to 610-WIP in Philadelphia.

10. He was a brash weekend host known as “The Kid”. He had filled in on WIP’s Morning Show and was familiar with the Sports Talk/Guy Talk format. He was the first person to break the news story that the Philadelphia Eagles had been sold to Hollywood producer Jeffrey Lurie.

11. Carton left the East Coast for Denver, Colorado, working mostly at KKFN 950 AM, “The Fan”. His morning show took off immediately despite never getting along with the program director, Tim Spence.

12. He was the highest rated host in the station’s history which resulted in his being offered the morning slot on KBPI Radio. He quickly became the #1 rated local morning show in Denver radio. Eventually he resigned and left Denver to care for his wife, Kim, who was pregnant with their first child, a girl, named Mickey.

13. In late 2000, Carton became Scott Kaplan’s replacement on WNEW-FM’s “Sports Guys” morning radio program in New York City. He was a “Sports Guy” for one year. He worked with Sid Rosenberg and Blain Ensley (and briefly with Eddie Ifft) and then just Ensley when Rosenberg left. Carton took the show in a new direction, adding stunts as an on-the-air cockfight and “Pastapalooza”. Carton was also broadcasting live with Ensley on WNEW during the September 11 attacks in 2001.

14. Carton, a New Yorker, then became a “Jersey Guy” on New Jersey 101.5.

15. In 2007, Carton departed for a morning opening at WFAN as Boomer Esiason’s co-host when Esiason was hired as the permanent replacement for Imus in the Morning. One year after Esiason and Carton started the Boomer and Carton show, they reached #1 (Men 25–54) in the Arbitron Ratings, something that Don Imus had not achieved since 1993

16. In 2012, he was the host of SPIKE’s MMA Uncensored Live.

17. On March 8, 2013, Carton and Esiason were the radio announcer and color analyst, respectively, for the Brooklyn Nets’ game against the Washington Wizards.