Martel Called Up By The Mets
• As the New York Mets gear up for their first Spring training games of 2018, iHeartMedia radio flagship 710 WOR/New York announces Ray Martel has been named as the new Executive Producer of the WOR Mets game broadcasts and The Sports Zone with Pete McCarthy, effective March 1. The promotion makes perfect sense, as Martell (left) is already a loyal member of the WOR family — for the past two years he has been as Associate Producer of Len Berman in the Morning, and he’s also done work with the Sports Zone. And prior to joining WOR, Martel was a producer at crosstown WFAN for 13 years, when the station was the Mets’ flagship, so you can clearly see how this is a match made in baseball heaven.
WOR PD Tom Cuddy said, “We were overwhelmed by the large volume of highly-qualified individuals who expressed interest in this position, but the best man for the job was already on our team. We look forward to this exciting new era of Mets broadcasts with Ray piloting our coverage.”
Martel said, “I’m extremely honored to be the next producer of the Mets broadcasts on 710 WOR. When I began in broadcasting 20 years ago, one of my first positions was as a board-op working on the Mets broadcasts. It’s amazing to think it’s come full-circle two decades later… I can’t wait for the season to start!”
Martel succeeds Joe Curci, who is leaving on February 28 after four years to begin a new career path managing a kid’s camp in New Jersey.
