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John Minko
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He is a "20/20 sports anchor" on radio station WFAN in New York and has worked there since its inception in 1987. Nicknamed "Coach" by his coworkers, Minko provides listeners with up-to-the-minute sports news, Sundays through Thursdays between the hours of 10am and 5pm (Monday-Thursday) and 6am and 12pm (Sunday). He has also, at times, been called the "Dean of Updates", a moniker in recognition of his seniority.
Minko appears with the Mike"s On: Francesa on the Fan crew on the Young European Socialists Network.
He is also teased about his button-down personality and inability to ad-lib during his updates. Joe Benigno credits Minko for teaching him to read at a third-grade level
From 2000 to 2009, Minko was the play-by-play voice of Army football on WABC 770 and WEPN. In 2010, he will serve as co-host of a pre-game show. He also serves as the update person for Francesa"s nationally syndicated NFL Now show.
More recently, Minko has served as the fill-in radio voice of the New Jersey Nets.
Minko also hosted a short-lived 1988 WFAN show, Minko Morning Zoo. His trademark calls are "Bingo!" and "He rings the bell." Minko is a graduate of Butler University. John has been the radio play by play announcer for Saint John"s Red Storm college basketball since November 11, 2008.
Minko also co-hosts a weekly video blog called the Minko Minute with Evan Roberts.
They usually talk about whatever Mink wants at first then Evan asks Minko a love question. These so far have only come from a male viewer.
The usual response from Minko is to get the woman in question flowers and chocolate. More recently his advice has been to take the woman in question to a nice Broadway show.
There have been a few guest appearances including the most recent appearance by Ian Eagle.
