WFAN’s Craig Carton joins OutKick as Fox News Digital expands sports push: ‘Truly excited’

Nypost · Aug 21, 2026 · 515 words · By Ariel Zilber

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WFAN’s Craig Carton joins OutKick as Fox News Digital expands sports push: ‘Truly excited’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google WFAN afternoon drivetime star Craig Carton is joining OutKick to host a new sports and culture show as the platform prepares to become the official sports brand of Fox News Digital.

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8, with new episodes airing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, OutKick announced this week.

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Claim 1: ““The Craig Carton Show” will launch Sept. 8, with new episodes airing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays”

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While the existence of 'The Craig Carton Show' is confirmed, the specific launch date of Sept 8 and the Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule is only mentioned in one provided search snippet. Other results mention dates in 2026, creating ambiguity about the specific year/schedule.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boomer and Gio (previously Boomer and Carton from 2007–2017 and The Morning Show with Boomer in 2017) is a morning drive sports radio program on WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM in New York City. It is hosted by f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomer_and_Gio

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Craig Harris Carton (born January 31, 1969) is an American radio and television personality who has gained national recognition as one of the most prominent sports broadcasters of his generation. Know…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Carton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FNTSY Sports Network is a multinational over-the-top internet television service owned by Sportsgrid Inc. The channel primarily syndicates sports talk programming pertaining to fantasy sports, includi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNTSY_Sports_Network

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Claim 2: “Fox News and OutKick are subsidiaries of Fox Corp — sister company to The Post’s corporate parent News Corp”

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Claim 3: “the platform prepares to become the official sports brand of Fox News Digital”

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Two independent sources explicitly state that OutKick will become the official sports brand of Fox News Digital on August 24.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Clay Travis (born April 6, 1979) is an American political commentator, journalist, radio host, and television analyst, and the founder of OutKick. As a political commentator, he and Buck Sexto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Travis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OutKick is an American sports and commentary website owned by Fox News Media. Founded by Clay Travis in 2011, the site features news, opinion pieces, and podcasts surrounding sports and popular cultur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OutKick

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of assets owned by the mass media company Fox Corporation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Fox_Co…

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Claim 4: “OutKick also is rolling out a new logo and the tagline “Where Sports and Culture Collide.””

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Claim 5: “Travis, who launched OutKick in 2011, remains a Fox News Media contributor”

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Multiple sources confirm Travis founded OutKick in 2011 and maintains a role as a contributor/analyst for Fox Sports/Fox News Media.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charly Arnolt (born July 14, 1987) is an American sports broadcaster and television personality for the multimedia platform OutKick. She is a cage side announcer for the UFC, previously known for her …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_Arnolt

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Claim 6: “The startup officially debuted Aug. 19”

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The provided search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about Katseye, the Asian Games, and Ticketmaster, with no mention of Sport & State's debut date.

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web search NEUTRAL — Katseye (stylized in all caps) is a girl group based in Los Angeles. The group has six members: Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katseye

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Asian Games return to Japan this September bigger than ever, with several sports making their debut at the 20th milestone edition. More than 11,000 athletes from 45 countries will compete at …
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/18/asian-games-2026-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Buy and sell tickets online for concerts, sports, theater, family and other events near you from Ticketmaster.Ticketmaster United States. Highlights.
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Claim 7: “He was inducted into the New York State Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame in 2024”

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Claim 8: “founder Clay Travis, who left the platform in June as it became a vertical within Fox News Digital”

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Multiple sources confirm Clay Travis left OutKick in June as it integrated into Fox News Digital.

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Claim 9: “OutKick is slated to officially integrate with Fox News Digital on Aug. 24, a move announced in June”

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Although the specific search for claim 9 was empty, the evidence provided for claim 1 explicitly states that OutKick will become the official sports brand of Fox News Digital on Aug. 24.

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Claim 10: “Travis this week launched a new media venture, Sport & State”

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Three independent sources (Front Office Sports, Barrett Media, and GV Wire) confirm the launch of Travis's new venture, 'Sport & State'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Front Office Sports. Clay Travis’s new media company officially launched on Wednesday.Who’s investing in Sport & State? Travis is expected to announce multiple investors that could give the company an…
https://frontofficesports.com/article/what-we-know-clay-trav…

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web search NEUTRAL — Clay Travis has launched his new media company called Sport & State with a full weekday lineup of programming from around the country.
https://barrettmedia.com/2026/08/19/clay-travis-launches-spo…

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web search NEUTRAL — In June, Travis left Outkick to start a competitor, "Sport & State. " Now, Fox is making moves to draw sports fans to Outkick without Travis as its star attraction. (Twitter/@ClayTravis).
https://gvwire.com/2026/09/18/outkick-moves-past-the-clay-tr…

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Claim 11: “OutKick drew 10.9 million desktop and mobile unique visitors in July, a 94% increase from a year earlier, according to Comscore figures”

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Claim 12: “Carton previously co-hosted WFAN’s “Boomer & Carton” for 10 years”

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Claim 13: “Total multiplatform views jumped 138% to 55 million, while minutes surged 201% to 66 million”

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Claim 14: “The sports talk personality also co-hosts “The Joint Venture Show,” a weekly video podcast launched in July with rapper Lil Wayne”

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The claim is mentioned in one of the web search snippets for Claim 0, but no other independent sources were found to corroborate the details of 'The Joint Venture Show' with Lil Wayne.

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Claim 15: “WFAN afternoon drivetime star Craig Carton is joining OutKick to host a new sports and culture show”

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Multiple independent sources (web search results from GV Wire and another news source) confirm that Craig Carton is joining OutKick to host a sports and culture show.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blue Mountain State is an American television sitcom that premiered on Spike (now Paramount Network) on January 11, 2010. The series was created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer and produced by Lions…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mountain_State

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Claim 16: “The company said it will later release its first animated series, “Sports Talk with Cal McCallister.””

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Claim 17: “Carton, the longtime New York sports radio personality and current host of WFAN’s “The Carton Show” alongside Chris McMonigle”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and Newsday, confirm Craig Carton hosts 'The Carton Show' on WFAN with Chris McMonigle.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle The Joint Venture Show. Stations.In January 2026, Carton began his third stint at WFAN, hosting The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle in the afternoon drive slot, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Carton

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web search NEUTRAL — 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET: “The Carton Show” with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle.Craig Carton rejoins WFAN after previously co-hosting “Carton & Roberts” for nearly four years and Boomer and Carton for…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/general/wfan-announc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carton will host "The Carton Show" with Chris McMonigle starting on Jan.1. But the start date and the full extent of the shuffle in WFAN’s lineup was not revealed until Wednesday. Carton will host “Th…
https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/craig-carton-wfan-ae9yg…

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Claim 18: “OutKick is also planning a slate of new offerings this fall, including OutKick University... outdoors vertical OutKick OutDoors; and pro-wrestling hub OutKick Dropkick”

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