If it’s happening in Philly sports, Colin Newby is talking about it. Go with him behind the scenes of legendary local venues with the best athletes and the most iconic media personalities of the greatest sports city in the world.
Colin Newby is a freelance sports writer and web contributor for 97.5 The Fanatic and 93.3 WMMR in Beasley Media's Philadelphia radio cluster. His work includes on-site coverage of the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Colin Newby Joins 97.5 The Fanatic at the Flyers Charities Carnival 2026
97.5 The Fanatic hosted a live broadcast from Xfinity Mobile Arena for the Flyers Charities Carnival.
Colin Newby joined Ricky Bottalico and John Kincade to discuss the 2025-26 Flyers, the progress of the organization's rebuild, and the biggest needs to front office will have to address by the offseason.
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First-Time Caller, Long-Time Expert brings a twist to Philly sports talk by taking listeners behind the scenes of local radio and sports media in Philadelphia.
Colin Newby, a digital producer for 97.5 The Fanatic (https://975thefanatic.com/authors/25339) and 93.3 WMMR (https://wmmr.com/) in Beasley Media's Philadelphia radio cluster, takes you behind the scenes of the legendary sports venues with the best athletes and the most iconic media personalities in the city of Philadelphia.
3 Jan 2026
Colin Newby on 97.5 The Fanatic: Flyers at Season's Midpoint with Shukri Wrights
Colin Newby joined Shukri Wrights on 97.5 The Fanatic with a pregame check-in before the Flyers-Edmonton Oilers game on Saturday 1/3.
-Christian Dvorak as the key indicator in NHL Trade Deadline plans and the direction of the rebuild
-Underwhelming road trip with Disney On Ice pushing Flyers to the West Coast after Christmas
-Jamie Drysdale with positives and negatives in his development path
-Travis Sanheim, Rasmus Ristolainen to represent Flyers at 2026 Winter Olympics
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First-Time Caller, Long-Time Expert brings a twist to Philly sports talk by taking listeners behind the scenes of local radio and sports media in Philadelphia.
Colin Newby, a digital producer for 97.5 The Fanatic (https://975thefanatic.com/authors/25339) and 93.3 WMMR (https://wmmr.com/) in Beasley Media's Philadelphia radio cluster, takes you behind the scenes of the legendary sports venues with the best athletes and the most iconic media personalities in the city of Philadelphia.
24 Nov 2025
Colin Newby Talks Flyers with Shukri Wrights on 97.5 The Fanatic
Colin Newby joined Shukri Wrights on 97.5 The Fanatic with a Flyers pregame check-in from Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- Flyers benefit from early goaltending and power play improvement under Rick Tocchet
- Evaluating Defensemen Travis Sanheim and Emil Andrae
- Owen Tippett hasn't reached his potential at age 26.
- Flyers need Matvei Michkov to recover from slow start if they expect to contend for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Colin Newby
Twitter/X @ToNewbyginnings (https://x.com/ToNewbyginnings)
Instagram @colinnewby22022 (https://www.instagram.com/colinnewby22022/)
Blue Sky @ToNewbyginnings (https://bsky.app/profile/tonewbyginnings.bsky.social)
First-Time Caller, Long-Time Expert brings a twist to Philly sports talk by taking listeners behind the scenes of local radio and sports media in Philadelphia.
Colin Newby, a digital producer for 97.5 The Fanatic (https://975thefanatic.com/authors/25339) and 93.3 WMMR (https://wmmr.com/) in Beasley Media's Philadelphia radio cluster, takes you behind the scenes of the legendary sports venues with the best athletes and the most iconic media personalities in the city of Philadelphia.
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