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Howard Eskin is the original WIP sports talker and has been called Philadelphia's "hardest working sportscaster" for his hustle on the job. He started the sports talk revolution by hosting the first sports talk show on Sportsradio 610 WIP in 1986 and now hosts WIP`s sports talk show weekdays 3-7 p.m. In addition he co-hosts "Sports Final" Sunday nights on NBC10 (WCAU-TV) and is a frequent guest on ESPN's "First Take".

Eskin helped launch Fox Station WTXF-TV`s "Ten O`Clock News" as part of its original anchor team from 1986 to 1991. Later, he rejoined KYW-TV in 1992 and then moved to WCAU-TV in 1996. He has also been a contributor to the "George Michael Sports Machine" on NBC, co-hosted a nationally-syndicated radio show, "Lets Talk Sports", written for the Philadelphia Daily News and has been called on for his opinions by such diverse programs as NBC`s "Today Show" and PBS`s "MacNeil Lehrer Newshour."

On September 20, 2007 Howard Eskin hosted his 5,000th sports talk show, more than anyone else in the country, and celebrated his 25th year in television that same year.

This Philadelphia native and Northeast High grad has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities, including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and National Multiple Sclerosis Society through sales of his own signature bobblehead. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society named him "Man of the Year" in 2002 and the March of Dimes named Eskin its "Media Person of the Year" in 2003.

And on November 6th 2008, Howard Eskin added the March of Dimes AIR Award Lifetime Achievement Award to his long list of honors. Congratulations, Howard!