Brett "Spike" Eskin (born August 7, 1976) is an American

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personality who currently serves as a host for

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. He is the co-host of the ''WIP Afternoon Show'' with former

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linebacker Ike Reese and Jack Fritz. He has previously served as the program director of WIP and

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. Eskin also hosts ''Rights to Ricky Sanchez'', a

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-themed podcast. Eskin is the son of longtime Philadelphia sports media personality

Howard Eskin Howard Eskin (born April 29, 1951) is an American sports commentator, formerly a host for sports radio station WIP-FM (94.1) and a contributor to WTXF-TV (channel 29) in Philadelphia. He also worked as a sideline reporter for the Philadelphia Ea ...

Career

Eskin graduated from

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in 1998 with a degree in

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. He got his first job as a host in 2008, working as the host of the midday show on WYSP-FM, which was then an

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station.Derakhshani, Tirdad (May 17, 2006). Newsmakers: New challenge for 'Survivor' champ: prison. ''

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'' From 2012 to 2014, Eskin served as a host for

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, along with serving as a sports anchor for

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and a contributor for CBS Philadelphia. Since 2013, Eskin and television comedy writer Michael Levin have hosted the ''Rights to Ricky Sanchez'' podcast, which covers the

. From 2014 to 2017, Eskin served as WIP's program director. In 2021, Eskin became the vice president of programming for

. He returned to WIP in 2024 to become a co-host of WIP's ''Afternoon Show'' alongside Ike Reese and Jack Fritz.

Philanthropy and activism

Eskin has been noted for his animal advocacy. He has hosted numerous events and fundraisers to support sickly or abused animals, and he has adopted two rescue dogs and a cat. In 2024, Eskin and his podcast partner Michael Levin worked with an animal center in

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, to hold a fundraising run and event known as "Bark In The Park".

References

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