Birth name Craig Harris Carton Role Radio personality Station(s) WFAN, New York City Show Boomer and Carton | Style Sports radio Spouse Kim Carton Name Craig Carton | |
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Born January 31, 1969 (age 55) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. ( 1969-01-31 ) Time slot 6 a.m. - 10 a.m., Monday-Friday Previous show(s) The Jersey GuysSports Guys Website WFAN.comBoomer and Carton in the Morning Homepage Books Loudmouth: Tales (and Fantasies) of Sports, Sex, and Salvation from Behind the Microphone Children Sonny Carton, Mickey Carton, Lucky Carton, Anthony Carton Education Syracuse University, New Rochelle High School Similar Jerry Recco, Chris Russo , Sid RosenbergProfiles | ||
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Craig Harris Carton (born January 31, 1969) is an American radio personality best known as the former co-host of the Boomer and Carton sports radio program on WFAN (AM) in New York City. Carton is currently facing charges of securities fraud and wire fraud for allegedly running a concert ticket Ponzi scheme, and as a result resigned from WFAN.
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- Biography
- Career
- 2017 arrest
- 610 WIP
- New Jersey 1015
- WFAN
- Awards
- References
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Biography
Craig Harris Carton was born on January 31, 1969 in New Rochelle, New York. While in his teens, he was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. He graduated from New Rochelle High School and the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1991. He was also a member of the Pi chapter of Psi Upsilon fraternity during his time at Syracuse University.
While in school he worked on the cable television show Views From the Bridge.
On June 4, 2013, his first book, Loudmouth: Tales (and Fantasies) of Sports, Sex, and Salvation from Behind the Microphone, was released.
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".
Career
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. 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.
Carton left the East Coast for Denver, Colorado, working mostly at KKFN 950 AM, "The Fan". His morning show took off immediately despite his never getting along with the program director, Tim Spence. 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 top-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.
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.
Carton, a New Yorker, then became a "Jersey Guy" on New Jersey 101.5.
In 2007, Carton departed for a morning opening at WFAN (AM) as Boomer Esiason's co-host when Esiason was hired as the permanent replacement for Imus in the Morning. The program, called Boomer and Carton, reached number one (men 25–54) in the Arbitron Ratings within a year, a ranking that Imus had not achieved since 1993. The show was simulcast on MSG Network from September 14, 2010 until September 11, 2013. Starting in January 2014, the show has been simulcast on the CBS Sports Network.
In 2012, he was the host of SPIKE's MMA Uncensored Live.
On March 8, 2013, Carton and Esiason were the radio announcer and color analyst, respectively, for an NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Washington Wizards.
2017 arrest
On September 6, 2017, Carton was arrested by federal agents at his home in New York City on criminal charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses. Carton, Michael Wright, and Joseph Meli are alleged to have run a Ponzi scheme that defrauded $5.6 million from investors by falsely claiming they had access to millions of dollars of concert tickets at face value through non-existent agreements with concert promoters. Carton allegedly used the funds from new investors to cover millions of dollars of gambling debts and to repay earlier investors, according to a parallel civil complaint filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. After receiving an indefinite suspension from WFAN, Carton resigned from the station on September 13, ending his ten-year reign as co-host of Boomer and Carton, leaving Esiason as the sole host. Carton said he made the decision to give his former show "the best opportunity to succeed without further disruption".