Sidney Ferris Rosenberg (born April 19, 1967) is an American radio personality. He is currently the host of Sid and Friends in the Morning and "Sid Sports Sunday" plus sports reporter on 77 WABC in New York City.
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| Born | Sidney Ferris Rosenberg April 19, 1967 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Show | Sid and Friends in the Morning Show |
| Station(s) | 77 WABC (New York City) |
| Time slot | 6:00–10:00 a.m., Monday–Friday |
| Style | Sports/general talk radio |
| Website | wabcradio |
Career
editRosenberg is known for his controversial and sarcastic humor as a host on many radio stations including, WAXY "790 The Ticket" in Miami, where he hosted his own morning show. He originally was paired with O.J. McDuffie, formerly a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins; McDuffie resigned his position with the station in the summer of 2006.[1]
Rosenberg's jokingly self-given middle name "Arthur" is a reference to former baseball player Dave Kingman. When Hall of Fame sportscaster Bob Murphy gave the lineups for the New York Mets, he would always give Kingman's name as "David Arthur Kingman";[2] Rosenberg continues this running gag on the Sports Guys by using Arthur as everybody's middle name.
Early career
editHis radio career started in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he hosted the syndicated sports radio program The Drive on Sports Fan Radio Network in the late 1990s, after starting as an Internet broadcast. In 2000, he returned to New York City to co-host WNEW-FM's turbulent morning show, the Sports Guys. A year later, he joined the Imus in the Morning program. He shared the sports broadcasting duties with Warner Wolf before becoming the full-time sports reporter. He engaged in heated half-mock, half-serious disputes with the other members of the Imus cast, leading for example to an actual boxing bout with producer Bernard McGuirk. Several months after joining the Imus show, he became the co-host of the midday show on Imus' flagship station, WFAN. Here, his strong knowledge of sports and distinctive, high-pitched Brooklyn accent served him well. He would hold both broadcasting positions until 2005. For several years, he also hosted the radio pre-game shows for New York Giants home games.
WFAN executives accepted Rosenberg's resignation September 12, 2005, following his failure to show up to host the New York Giants' pre-game show having made an appearance for FHM in Atlantic City, New Jersey the previous day.[3]
Inflammatory television commentary
editRosenberg was no stranger to controversy on the Imus show, which was also simulcast on MSNBC cable television. Among other things, he said on-air that Venus Williams was an "animal," and that she and Serena Williams would be better suited for National Geographic magazine than for Playboy,[4] that "faggots play tennis"[5] and that the United States women's national soccer team were "a bunch of juiced up dykes."[6]
Rosenberg was fired from the Imus show after making crude remarks about Australian singer Kylie Minogue's breast cancer diagnosis.[7][8] Chris Carlin replaced Rosenberg, although Rosenberg continued to call into the Imus program. As a substitute sportscaster on April 4, 2007, Rosenberg reported on Rutgers University's 59-46 loss the previous evening to the University of Tennessee, in the final game of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. This served as a lead-in to Imus and other cast members, who made comments that resulted in the cancelation of the program one week later.[9]
Radio broadcasting 2005–present
editSouthern Florida
editRosenberg began working at Miami-based WAXY 790-The Ticket in November 2005. Rosenberg and the station parted ways in March 2009.[10]
In September 2009, he joined South Florida radio station WQAM. He was fired in April 2012 following a DUI arrest.[11] and was replaced by Dan Sileo.[12]
Rosenberg returned to the airwaves at WMEN 640AM on August 13, 2012. He was released by WMEN in December 2015 in what he called a cost-cutting move.[13]
New York City
editRosenberg returned to WFAN on Saturday, February 6, 2010 to host a special Super Bowl preview show from Miami. On Saturday, March 27, 2010 Rosenberg again returned to WFAN hosting a show in Port St. Lucie before the New York Mets faced the Washington Nationals. He also completed two weeks of fill-in work with Kimberly Jones, Marc Malusis and Anita Marks on WFAN in July 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts, who themselves were filling in for Mike Francesa from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. WFAN's Mark Chernoff told Newsday of Long Island's Neil Best that he was very impressed with Sid's return to the FAN,[14] but that there was very little he could do to make the temporary hosting in New York anything more than temporary.
In 2011, Rosenberg became the weekday morning sports anchor for WFAN's sister station, 1010 WINS. He left WINS in 2012.[15]
In 2012, Craig Carton welcomed Rosenberg back, who CBS had neglected to invite to WFAN's 25th Anniversary celebration.[16]
In 2015, it was reported that Rosenberg would be filling in for Geraldo Rivera in August on 77 WABC.[17]
On January 27, 2016, Rosenberg officially returned to New York radio as co-host of The Bernie and Sid Show of 77 WABC with Bernard McGuirk.[13]
On November 4, 2016, it was announced that Rosenberg was replacing Warner Wolf as the Imus in the Morning sports contributor.[18]
On March 8, 2018 Rosenberg and Bernard McGuirk signed contracts to replace the retiring Don Imus of the Imus in the Morning show.[19]
On December 2, 2022, following Bernard McGuirk's death, "Bernie and Sid in the Morning" became known as "Sid and Friends in the Morning".[20]
On October 27, 2024, Rosenberg spoke at Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, railing against Hillary Clinton in particular and Democrats in general: “She is some sick bastard, that Hillary Clinton, huh? What a sick son of a bitch. The whole fucking party, a bunch of degenerates, lowlives, Jew-haters and lowlives. Every one of them. Every one of them.”[21]
Personal life
editHe and his wife Danielle were married in 1992 and have two children. Rosenberg, who is a cousin of former Minnesota senator Norm Coleman, attended the University of Miami and Brooklyn College in 1984 and 1985 but dropped out of both. Rosenberg then obtained an associates degree from Kingsborough Community College in 1990 followed by a BA in Business from Baruch College in 1992.
Rosenberg is Jewish, and made his first trip to Israel in February of 2024, in response to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.[22]
References
edit- ^ Skolnick, Ethan J. "Ex-dolphin Mcduffie Quits His Radio Show". Sun-Sentinel. July 28, 2006.
- ^ MSG.com - MSG Content Rosters
- ^ Marchand, Andrew; Mushnick, Phil. "Awol Sid out at Fan". New York Post. September 13, 2005.
- ^ "Venus and Serena Choose Pink". Slate. September 8, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ Congresswoman Maxine Waters: Congresswoman Maxine Waters Blasts Don Imus for his Racial Remarks. Archived March 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine April 10, 2007.
- ^ FOX News - Sportscaster Banned Over Cancer Joke
- ^ "Sportscaster Banned Over Cancer Joke". Fox News. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
Controversial sportscaster Sid Rosenberg has been bounced from Don Imus' wakeup show — for good this time — after joking about breast cancer. 'She won't look so pretty when she's bald with one t--,' Rosenberg said.
- ^ Sid Rosenberg audio on Kylie Minogue.
- ^ Farber, Judy (12 April 2007). "CBS Fires Don Imus Over Racial Slur". CBS News. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Sports Talk Host Rosenberg Joining WQAM In September". Sun Sentinel. August 19, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Sid Rosenberg fired by WQAM following DUI arrest Sun-Sentinel
- ^ Lerner, Keven (April 23, 2012). "WQAM names Dan Sileo as Sid Rosenberg's permanent replacement". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ a b Lerner, Keven (31 January 2016). "Sid Rosenberg joins 770-AM in New York". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, FL. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Best, Neil (July 16, 2010). "Sid Rosenberg has 'no delusions of grandeur' about New York return". Newsday. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012.
- ^ Barmash, Jerry (February 8, 2012). "Awaiting Sid Rosenberg's Successor at WINS". AdWeek. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Sid Rosenberg Joins Boomer & Carton". Bob's Blitz. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Breaking News: Sid Rosenberg makes his NY return 8/4 in his biggest role to date". Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ "Let's go to Sid - Rosenberg in as Imus' sports contributor". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Sid Rosenberg & Bernie McGuirk just inked deal to take over for Imus". Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "Sid and Friends in the Morning". WABC radio. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/us/politics/trump-msg-rally-speaker-remarks.html
- ^ Leewok, Doree "[1]". New York Post. February 10, 2024.