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Mike Missanelli Lands New Gig with Fideri News Network
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After a shock summer layoff that saw Mike Missanelli depart 97.5 the Fanatic for a second time, he has a new gig.
Mike will join Fideri News Network as host of The Mike Missanelli Podcast, which will be part of the OnPattison podcast network. Additionally, he’ll host the OnPattison Eagles Post Game Report, which is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a Birds post game show.
This is all part of a larger Fideri foray into multimedia, with a slew of other shows to be announced shortly. That includes an additional Eagles show with Adam Caplan and Geoff Mosher, plus Phillies, Flyers, and a golf show as well.
If you have no idea what Fideri News Network is, that’s probably because it’s six weeks old. It’s a group of media properties that includes On Pattison, Broad + Liberty, and their associated sister sites, almost two dozen in total. That includes the network of hyper-local “Now” sites, among them North Penn Now, Wissahickon Now, and Delco Now. The portfolio also has a slew of shore-focused sites, like OCNJ Daily, Sea Isle News, and Breaking AC.
Recall, if you will, that Missanelli was working with BetRivers between Fanatic stints. He hosted a podcast while also doing the Eagles games for JAKIB Media. That’s currently in litigation after Missanelli sued JAKIB owner Joe Krause, claiming that he was not fully paid for the work done. Krause’s argument is that Missanelli did not fulfill his contractual obligations, nor was the contract even signed. We’re about 14 months into discovery with no resolution.
What Mike will do for Fideri is essentially what he was doing between 2022 and 2024. There’s a podcast element and Eagles postgame element.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com