Joe DeCamara

Joseph DeCamara (born April 26, 1878) is a sports radio personality for 94.1 WIP in Philadelphia. In mid-February 2023, DeCamara will become the host of the WIP Morning Show host. DeCamara began his career as a producer at the radio station WBCB and hosted nationally syndicated shows for ESPN Radio.[1]

Joseph DeCamara
Born (1978-04-26) April 26, 1978
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materFairfield University (BA)
OccupationRadio host
Known forWIP Morning Show host

Early life and education

DeCamara was born and raised in Philadelphia.[2] He graduated from St. Joseph's Prep in 1996 and from Fairfield University in 2000.[2]

Career

Prior to entering sports broadcasting, DeCamara worked at ING Barings.[3] DeCamara contacted Tom Bigby, WIP's then-program director, in 2002 asking for a job while also emphasizing that he had "a lot to learn." DeCamara [1] Bigby responded that if DeCamara was to work at WIP, then "[DeCamara] would not have to find him, he would find [DeCamara]."[1]

DeCamara began his career as a producer at WBCB, a radio station owned by Eagles play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese.[1] After that, he worked as Howard Eskin's producer for his show on WIP.[3] DeCamara joined 97.5 The Fanatic as part of their launch in 2005 and initially served as their Assistant Program Director.[3][2] DeCamara hosted The Fanatic's Pre-Game Show prior to all Eagles games and a Wednesday weeknight show with Ron Jaworski.[2] The Joe DeCamara show aired from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM from 2015 to 2016 on The Fanatic.[2] He also worked as a weekend host on ESPN Radio.[1] He says working at ESPN gave him the confidence to believe "I can hang with this group."[1]

DeCamara worked as an announcer for the Arena Football League. He was the play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Soul in 2016 for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and a color analyst for ArenaBowl XXX in 2016.[4][5]

In 2016, DeCamara left The Fanatic to join WIP as their mid-day show host with Jon Ritchie.[1] He hosts a popular trivia show against a caller known as "Beat The Hammer" on Fridays.[1] DeCamara has an 87% win percentage in "Beat the Hammer."[1] It was announced in 2023, that DeCamara and Ritchie were promoted to the WIP Morning Show to replace the legendary radio host Angelo Cataldi, who will retire after 33 years on air.[6]

References
  1. "Joe DeCamara Discusses Competitiveness in Sports Industry During "Pizza With the Pros"". The Whit Online. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  2. "Joe DeCamara is out at 97.5 The Fanatic". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. "You Have to Respect Joe DeCamara For Showing Huge Cajones Back in the Day". Crossing Broad. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. "Soul announce TV partnership with TCN & CSN". Arena Football League. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. "ArenaBowl XXX Broadcast Crews Announced". Arena Football League. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. "WIP to replace Angelo Cataldi with Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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