Mike Missanelli is an American sports radio personality, who most recently served as the afternoon host for ESPN affiliate, 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia.
During his tenure at WIP, Missanelli was engaged in controversy after criticizing Philadelphia Eagles kicker David Akers during an interview.
In May 2020, while on the air, Missanelli got into a heated debate with producer Tyrone Johnson and sports update anchor Natalie Egenolf, about an incident in Central Park where a white woman called the police on a black man, who was birdwatching.
[8] In September 2022, Missanelli announced that he had joined the Chicago-based gaming company Rush Street Interactive to represent its brand Bet Rivers Network.
Missanelli was fired in 2017 from a weekly gig he had on 6 ABC after he made he said it was "unnatural" for a female broadcaster to call an NFL game.
Missanelli has written, "Let me assure that when I tear into a guest, like Michael Wilbon or a Skip Bayless or a Keith Law, it’s for a good reason that has absolutely nothing to do with me personally and everything to do with having the backs of the people, who have had to tread the filthy water of Philly fan perception, fostered by lazy national media nitwits, way too long.
In June 2021, Missanelli launched his first off-air business entity, MikeMiss Ventures, that focuses on his interests outside of sports radio.