Report: Eagles Are 'Monitoring' Situation With Banned Reporter

07/03/2024 05:08 PM

For several decades, Howard Eskin has been a mainstay on Philadelphia sports talk radio. The reporter has covered each of the city's teams, from the Flyers to the Sixers and everywhere in between.

Eskin was recently banned from the Phillies' Citizen Bank Park according to Ximena Conde of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Eskin's ban came after he allegedly made an unwanted advance toward a female food service employee.

According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, the Eagles are now looking into that incident, and they're conducting their own inquiry into the situation.

A team spokesperson says the Eagles are set to speak with Eskin's current employer, Audacy.

Audacy came up with the idea to ban Eskin from the stadium for the rest of the season, and the Sixers have followed suit. He can still enter Wells Fargo Center to attend Flyers games, but that may change after the Eagles conduct their investigation.

In addition to radio, Eskin has made television appearances throughout his career. He's appeared on ESPN's First Take, the NFL Network and popular shows from the past like George Michael's Sports Machine.

"We cooperated with our partners at Audacy and Aramark on their investigations," The Phillies said about Eskin's ban from the ballpark. 

Aramark is the company that hired the woman who Eskin allegedly made the inappropriate advance toward.

"We support Audacy's decision to suspend Howard Eskin from Citizens Bank Park."

If the Eagles decide to follow suit, Eskin could be banned from most of the arenas around the city of Philadelphia that he has covered for so many years.

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