Sports updates have gone radio silent on WFAN — and a seasoned Long Islander had the honor of closing out the station’s decades-long historic chapter.
“We live in a different world now,” broadcaster Peter Schwartz, who’s been on the air with WFAN since 2009, told The Post.
The Wantagh man was at the update desk Sunday evening into Monday morning, where he delivered the flagship’s final “sports flash” — a beloved, quick recap of the New York area teams’ results that day, along with other vital sports news.
He wanted to keep it pure. Schwartz led in with the Jets’ decimation by the Patriots, then the Giants’ win over the Raiders, and finally the Islanders’ loss to the Blue Jackets on the road.
Schwartz had to change something that became second nature over the years: omitting the typical reminder that there would be a follow-up flash “at the top of the hour.”
It became a “bittersweet” moment for the man who will keep filling in for Boomer and Gio from time to time.
“I also said something to the effect of, ‘On behalf of every update anchor in the history of WFAN, that’s what’s happening, I’m Peter Schwartz.’ ”
He would be remiss not to acknowledge the great generation of sports voices who came before him.
“John Minko trained me, so that tribute was for him. I learned a lot from Bob Heussler, so that was for him as well,” said Schwartz, who reminisced and shared some laughs with Lori Rubinson before wrapping up in-studio.
“There were so many other people, those iconic voices, that did updates on WFAN. I wanted to make sure I said a little something. I didn’t have enough time to mention everybody, so I thought that was an appropriate way to close it.”
Forever Remembered
The Massapequa community made another moving tribute to immortalize the life of Chiefs hockey star Connor Kasin, who passed away in 2024 due to a sudden cardiac episode during intermission of a charity game.
A banner was recently hung in the Chiefs’ gym, retiring the No. 37 for all players except Kasin’s little brother, Cole, a middle school hockey player.
“Nobody loved that school more than Connor. I tell you that is the perfect place for him,” Kasin’s father, Craig, told The Post.
“I don’t think he ever saw him not wearing something that had Massapequa on it. … He went to everybody’s games, field hockey games, all of that.”
The banner was raised days after Massapequa hosted its first Connor Kasin memorial game, where hundreds showed up to keep alive the memory of the enthusiastic player, who was known for his kindness off the ice.
“It just means everything,” Craig said. “He truly was a special individual taken too soon.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
