PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Howard Eskina veteran Philadelphia sportscaster and radio personality at 94 WIP, has been suspended from Citizens Bank Park for the remainder of the season after making unwanted advances toward an Aramark employee.
“We learned of an unwanted kiss from Howard Eskin toward an Aramark employee at Citizens Bank Park,” Audcacy, WIP’s parent company, said in a statement Tuesday. “We take these matters very seriously. We immediately investigated and took action to address the matter.”
The Philadelphia Phillies said the team takes the “allegations very seriously.”
“We support Audacy’s decision to suspend Howard Eskin from Citizens Bank Park,” the Phillies said in a statement.
A call from CBS News Philadelphia to the 73-year-old Eskin was not returned. Eskin will appear on WIP in the future, according to Audacy, but will not be on this weekend for something unrelated to the incident at Citizens Bank Park.
“The safety of our employees is our top priority, and when we learned that an Aramark employee had been the victim of an unwanted attack by an Audacy employee, we immediately launched an investigation, which confirmed the allegations,” Aramark said in a statement. “We then worked with Audacy and the Phillies to ensure that appropriate action was taken to protect our employee and all Aramark employees at Citizens Bank Park.”
Eskin has been a sports media personality in Philadelphia for decades.
Eskin, a Northeast High alumnus, helped 610 WIP launch the station’s first-ever sports talk show in 1986. Eskin has aired nearly 7,000 shows on WIP, more than any other sports talk show in the country, according to his website. He has also made multiple stops at Philadelphia TV stations.
Eskin had two separate stints at KYW-TV, now CBS News Philadelphia, in 1982 and 1992. He also worked at NBC10 and FOX29, where he is currently a contributor for the station’s Eagles coverage and also reports for the team on WIP. Eskin also still hosts a Saturday morning show on WIP.
Eskin’s son, Peakreturned to the station earlier this year on the afternoon shift of WIP, after serving as program director of WFAN-FM in New York.
