Mike Missanelli Returns to 97.5 The Fanatic, Will @Deadspin Retract the Story?

Mike Missanelli gave a statement today on the air on his suspension after being off the air for a week. He addresses why he was absent and apologizes for anyone who may have been offended. He also gave a history of the listener (troll) that has been harassing him with thousands of emails for four of the five years that he has been part of 97.5 The Fanatic. He categorically denied that he is homophobic.

Missanelli went on to say that the listener communicated with him that it would be impossible for authorities to find out the emailer's identity; who refers to himself  as "The Rock" (because he resembles the actor and wrestler). He regrets the perception that the emails that were sent to the Deadspin website implied that he was homophobic. He also stated that he would no longer communicate with listener's through email following this experience.

Mike Missanelli Has Been Suspended from 97.5 The Fanatic

Mike Missanelli, the afternoon host at 97.5 The Fanatic has been suspended indefinitely for using homophobic language in an email exchange with a listener who was not a fan of the host.

The suspension came after several emails between Missanelli and the listener were made public by the website Deadspin. Mikey Miss repeatedly called the listener a "homosexual."

Former KYW-TV Channel 3 news anchor Larry Mendte, who knows a thing or two about emails, came to Missanelli's defense in a PhillyMag.com article and says the suspended sports-talk host was “trying to be clinical” with the email troll.

After the announcement of his suspension, Missanelli issued a statement apologizing for his actions.

97.5 The Fanatic Shuffles Lineup featuring Sean Brace and Jon Marks

97.5 The Fanactic (WPEN FM) has announced a new line-up starting today.

Following ESPN radio's 'Mike and Mike In the Morning' will be Tony Bruno (going solo) from 10-12; The new Jon and Sean Show from 12-2; Mike Missanelli stays put from 2-6; Joe DeCamara is joined by former NFL player Brian Baldinger from 6-7. Baldy was hosting from 12-2 with Marks.

Night lineup remains in tact with Tom Bryne 7-10 and Harry Mayes 10-midnight. We can assume that "Baseball with Dutch" with former Phillies' catcher Darren Daulton will return from 6-7 once baseball season begins.

Brace and Marks, former producers for the Mike Missanelli afternoon show have been hosting Saturday mornings at the stations for quite a few months. They are also regular guests on Fox 29's Good Day Philadelphia. They bring a lot of energy to the airwaves and was just wondering what took management so long to make this move....