Kim Jones Remembers the Late John Sterling: "He Was an Original" | The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Kim Jones joins Craig and Chris to share intimate memories and reflect on the life of legendary Yankees broadcaster John Sterling. She discusses their long-standing friendship, his genuine personality, and the unique legacy he leaves behind in the sports world.
01:00 - Kim Jones Joins
04:22 - Dinner Conversations and Baseball
07:56 - Sterling as an Original
12:06 - Voice of the Yankees
15:23 - Relationship with the Players
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| 0:00.0 | that's what you were talking about |
| 0:02.0 | that's the one I was talking about. Thank you for the |
| 0:03.9 | Benny Hill music behind it. Yeah there you go. |
| 0:06.7 | Cardin Show Big Mac |
| 0:07.8 | obviously the sad passing |
| 0:09.8 | of John Sterling and a day that |
| 0:12.0 | we wanted to also celebrate the Nixon |
| 0:14.0 | Sixers getting started. Game one |
| 0:15.8 | tonight at Madison Square Garden. I saw |
| 0:18.1 | Kim Jones, who I adore |
| 0:20.0 | who I think is one of the great sports reporters this town's ever had. I saw Kim Jones, who I adore, who |
| 0:20.8 | is one of the great sports reporters this town's ever had, put it some |
| 0:24.6 | words out there about John Sterling, and I didn't realize the relationship they had. |
| 0:28.5 | So I wanted to bring Kim on here for a second and just get her thoughts today. Kim, |
| 0:32.8 | Craig and Chris, how you been? Hey, Kim. I've been okay. I've been okay. |
| 0:36.9 | It's great to hear your voices. |
| 0:38.4 | You can call me any time. |
| 0:40.2 | Yes, yes, yes. |
| 0:41.9 | And, you know, John Sterling was a special person. |
| 0:46.9 | He embraced me initially when I was the Yankee, you know, clubhouse reporter. And we just, we had a great like affair. |
| 1:00.5 | Not we certainly didn't have a love affair, but we had a great like affair for the whole time |
| 1:05.9 | that I've known John. He was always in my corner. He always thought, you know, oh, you did great when I didn't. |
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