HBO to Premiere Documentary Chronicling Double Life And Downfall of Sports Radio Personality Craig Carton. “Many knew CARTON, but never knew his secrets, as we learn from CARTON himself in this documentary about success, self-destruction, lies and blackjack.”“CRAIG gave us unprecedented access to his world as it was crumbling around him,” said MCGOVERN. The film is being directed and produced by MARTIN DUNN and MARIE MCGOVERN of STREETSMART VIDEO and will use interviews, including with CARTON himself, to track CARTON's path through gambling addiction and the ticket-resale scam that led to his arrest and conviction.“CRAIG CARTON’s radio persona gained him a public following, while his private struggles lost him everything one casino run at a time,” said HBO SPORTS EVP PETER NELSON. The New Rochelle native was convicted of … The film will debut Wednesday, October 7 and 9:00p.m. Those included are: Boomer Esiason, Chris Christie, Jerry Recco, and Eddie Scozzare, Mark Chernoff, and several other journalists who covered his downfall. Craig Carton’s comeback has taken another step forward.
“He knows that people either love or hate his on-air persona. Welcome to AllAccess.com, the web's largest radio and music industry community. Former WFAN radio personality Craig Carton sentenced to prison“Through a series of candid and intimate first-person interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud on September 6, 2017,” the network said in a statement.The documentary will also feature interviews with former Carton, 51, resigned shortly after his arrest and was convicted for his role in the Ponzi-like ticket scheme in November 2018. The anticipated HBO documentary on former WFAN morning host Craig Carton is expected to debut on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. ET/PT on HBO. “He knows that people either love or hate his on-air persona. HBO has confirmed that it is producing a documentary about the rise and fall of former ENTERCOM Sports WFAN-A-F/NEW YORK morning co-host CRAIG CARTON. From HBO Sports and StreetSmartVideo comes a story of fame, greed, wild excess and self-destruction in the upcoming documentary presentation WILD CARD: THE DOWNFALL OF A RADIO LOUDMOUTH charting the rise and fall of prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton. Craig Carton. Prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton is the subject of the upcoming documentary titled Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth. The emotion is real and raw.”“CRAIG is a fascinating and complex character,” said DUNN. HBO Sports and StreetSmartVideo will air a documentary about former WFAN sports radio personality Craig Carton in October.
HBO has confirmed that it is producing a documentary about the rise and fall of former ENTERCOM Sports WFAN-A-F/NEW YORK morning co-host CRAIG CARTON.
But as his close friends and former colleagues reveal, there are many more facets to his life.”Among the interview subjects to be included are former co-host BOOMER ESIASON, former NEW JERSEY Governor CHRIS CHRISTIE, "BOOMER & CARTON" staffers AL DUKES, JERRY RECCO, and EDDIE SCOZZARE, WFAN's MARK CHERNOFF, and others.
Carton “Craig is a fascinating and complex character,” said Martin Dunn, who directed and produced the documentary with Marie McGovern. He was then sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal prison in April 2019. “We see CRAIG in real-time as he weathers public scrutiny and endures private pain. "WILD CARD: THE DOWNFALL OF A RADIO LOUDMOUTH" will debut on OCTOBER 7th at 9p (ET) on HBO.
But as his close friends and former colleagues reveal, there are many more facets to his life.”Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our August 6, 2020. The long-awaited HBO documentary on the former WFAN morning host’s stunning … Copyright © 2020 All Access Music Group.