Mike & Mike Is Adding A Third Host and It Looks Like I'll Be Watching on TV Instead of Radio Now

Sports Business Journal – “Mike & Mike” is going to add a third person to its on-air cast this summer and relocate the show to New York City in the winter, two of several tweaks planned for ESPN’s popular radio show. Molly Qerim is leaving NFL Network to move cross-country and join morning radio show hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic. This marks the first time the show has added a permanent third voice since Greenberg and Golic first started working together in 1998, when Greenberg was a substitute host. He became the show’s permanent host in December 1999.

The show plans to move from its current Bristol location to New York City around the Super Bowl. The move, which is said to be pushed by President John Skipper, has the potential to bring higher profile guests into the “Mike & Mike” studio. ESPN declined to comment. NFL Network acknowledged that Qerim is leaving next month. Executive producer Eric Weinberger emailed: “We’re sad to see Molly go, but we are appreciative of all her hard work for the NFL Media Group. We wish her the best of luck.”

“Mike & Mike” has proved to be a successful franchise for ESPN, which started simulcasting the show on television in 2004. It now is on ESPN2 every weekday morning. ESPN insiders are looking to tweak the show to ensure that it does not become stale. The addition of Qerim and the move to Manhattan are two steps that will breathe new life into the 15-year-old show.

First of all, I can’t believe  & Mike have been at it for 17 years. That’s just a ridiculous amount of time for a radio show duo. Add in the fact that Greenie brings up Golic’s weight about twice a week and it’s a miracle that Golic hasn’t just stuffed Greenie in a locker in all these years.

Secondly, I’ve always been a fan of the show but they really do need another person on there to keep it from getting stagnant. That’s why bringing in Cris Carter helped out when they started doing that. If I had to have guessed who was going to be the third addition, I just would have assumed it was gonna be him. But I’ll take Molly Qerim any day of the week and twice after work on my DVR. I mean, what’s Greenie even going to do with this minx on set? Morning wood like you read about.

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Here’s to hoping Northwestern somehow beats UCONN in basketball or something so we can get a Kim Kardashian style photo of her instead of greased up Golic.