CRAIG CARTON BIO

Craig Carton is the host of BREAKFAST BALL, airing weekdays on FS1. Carton kicks off every morning taking on the day’s breaking stories alongside co-hosts Mark Schlereth and Danny Parkins.

Carton joined FOX Sports in August 2022, after several years as one of New York’s best-known voices, hosting a variety of popular radio shows on WFAN across his broadcasting career.

Carton served as the co-host of The Boomer and Carton show for a decade on WFAN, New York’s most popular sports radio network. Boomer and Carton reached number one (men 25–54) in radio broadcasting ratings within a year. After becoming the top-ranked show in New York, Boomer and Carton, was nominated for multiple Marconi Awards and won several Cynopsis Media awards as the nation’s top major-market sports-talk show.

Carton has also served as a host for Spike TV’s MMA Uncensored Live, as well as radio shows in Denver, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Buffalo. Carton also co-hosted Jersey Guys on WKXW. During Carton’s run, the show was nominated for a Marconi Award as the top mid-market talk show in the country.

In 2020, Carton began hosting the afternoon drive Carton & Roberts with Evan Roberts on WFAN. Carton & Roberts boast the highest-rated afternoon-drive sports-talk show in New York City.

Carton has also written a book on his career in the sports industry, and hosts a weekly program called Hello, My Name Is Craig on which he discusses gambling addiction.

Carton attended S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism.