Ahead of the expected LMA of “98.7 ESPN New York” 1050 WEPN/98.7 WEPN-FM and “ESPN LA 710” KSPN/1110 KRDC Los Angeles to Good Karma Brands, Tim McCarthy has told staffers he will be departing as SVP/General Manager of both stations at the end of the month.
As first reported by the New York Post, McCarthy’s exit is timed to the planned takeover of the station’s operations by Good Karma Brands. Good Karma, which owns ESPN affiliated stations in Cleveland, Madison, Milwaukee, and West Palm Beach as well as other stations in Milwaukee and Beaver Dam WI. It previously took over operations of ESPN’s “ESPN 1000” WMVP Chicago in September 2019.
McCarthy has been with parent ABC/Disney since 1990 first as an account executive for 95.5 WPLJ New York and then Sales Director of WPLJ and 770 WABC. He rose to General Manager of WABC in 1998 and added duties at WEPN when it launched in 2001. He relinquished his duties at WABC when it was sold to Citadel in 2006. In addition to overseeing ESPN’s operated stations in New York and Los Angeles, McCarthy also served as SVP/Audio & Play-By-Play for ESPN Radio.
ESPN also owns “ESPN 103.3” KESN Allen/Dallas TX. Its status in the Good Karma deal is not known.
