Craig Harris Carton was born on 31 January 1969, in New Rochelle, New York State USA, and is a radio personality, best known for being the co-host of the radio program entitled “Boomer and Carton in the Morning”. He’s worked in various radio stations, and has hosted numerous shows. All of his endeavors have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Craig Carton? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $2 million, mostly earned through a successful career on radio; he reportedly earns around $250,000 annually from “Boomer and Carton in the Morning”. He also makes guest appearances in other radio stations, and as he continues his career it is expected that his wealth will increase.
Craig Carton Net Worth $2 million
Carton attended New Rochelle High School, and during this time he was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, which manifests itself as a physical and possibly vocal tic disorder. After matriculating, he attended SI Newhouse School which is part of Syracuse University. He graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1991, and worked on the television show “Views from the Bridge”.
He started his radio career working at WGR, and after a year moved to WWWE in Cleveland. He then went to 610-WIP in Philadelphia and started becoming known as a weekend host under the name “The Kid”. He also worked the “WIP Morning Show”, and was the first person to break news about the Philadelphia Eagles being sold to producer Jeffrey Lurie. Eventually, he moved to Denver and worked at KKFN 950 AM. He had a morning show called “The Fan” which boosted his popularity significantly, and he would quickly become the highest rated host in the station’s history. He also reached the top spot of morning shows in Denver, however, he had to resign to take care of his pregnant wife.
In the late 2000s, he became part of the “Sports Guys” program on WNEW-FM in New York City. He worked the job for a year, later adding other things to the show such as stunts. He also introduced an on-air cockfight, and what he called “Pastapalooza”. The following year, he did live coverage of the September 11 attacks. He then worked for New Jersey 101.5 and had an afternoon talk show that became the highest rated in America for the next five years. All these endeavours added to his net worth.
In 2008, Boomer Esaison and Carton started the “Boomer and Carton in the Morning” show which reached the top spot of the Arbitron Ratings. Aside from this success, he became the host of “MMA Uncensored Live” in 2012. The following year, he released a book entitled “Loudmouth: Tales (and Fantasies) of Sports, Sex, and Salvation Behind the Microphone”, adding further to his net worth.
Craig has also won numerous Pulse of the People Awards for his work on radio, six times since 2008.
For his personal life, he is married to Kim. It is known that Carton founded the Tic Toc Stop Foundation which aims to remove Tourette syndrome, and has participated in numerous fundraising events for the Foundation. Aside from that, he’s known have sparked numerous controversies on radio, such as making derogatory remarks on race and politics.
