John DeBella and Angelo Cataldi

Recorded at WHYY’s Studio 2, longtime Philadelphia radio personality John DeBella interviews Philadelphia sports radio legend Angelo Cataldi about his new book, Loud: How a Shy Nerd came to Philadelphia and Turned up the Volume in the Most Passionate Sports City in America. The two talk Philly radio through the decades, beloved sports teams and coaches, and how they called the radio listeners, “boss.”
00:00 - Intro
2:39 - Cataldi’s Road to Philly
6:02 - Cataldi’s Early Philly Career
17:52 - The Listeners and the Biggest NFL Draft Disruption
20:46 - Cataldi and DeBella First Meet
21:56 - Storytelling
30:33 - Grade the Coaches
42:25 - Favorite Show and Interview
46:50 - Fast Five
52:31 - LOUD by Angelo Cataldi

[@richarddambrosio3602]

Great discussion. Two icons of Philadelphia radio.

[@PaulOSteen1207]

Thank you for posting this and sharing. ❤

[@royperry337]

This is one of the greatest damn conversations I've ever eavesdropped on. Experts taking about what they know best, always works for me.

[@jacobdecker9952]

I miss you John 😢

[@chrisdooley1184]

Wow John’s still on air huh 🤔? I still remember the Morning Zoo vs Howard Stern Show bits. I always liked John 😊