Fox’s Curt Menefee Expands Role To Co-Host WNYW’s ‘Good Day New York’

Curt Menefee has been named co-host of Fox O&O WNYW New York’s Good Day New York. Effective Tuesday, Jan. 16, he will co-host the program weekdays from 7 to 10 a.m. with Rosanna Scotto. Menefee will remain co-host of Fox NFL Sunday. During the NFL season, his Good Day New York anchor duties will be Tuesday-Friday.

Bianca Peters, who has been co-host of Good Day New York since summer 2021, will move to co-host WNYW’s The Noon with Chris Welch and The Fox 5 News at 6 p.m. with Natasha Verma.

In making the announcement, Lew Leone, WNYW-WWOR SVP-GM said: “Curt is a standout member of Fox Sports as well as the ultimate team player. He’s got the rare ability to combine his journalistic skills, approachability, and innate curiosity to connect with morning viewers.”
Menefee said: “I’m beyond thrilled to be returning to Fox 5 as a member of the Good Day New York family, while also continuing my weekly hang with my brothers on Fox NFL Sunday.”

Menefee, a veteran broadcaster, joined Fox Sports in 1997 as a sideline reporter. Throughout his time at Fox Sports, Menefee has served as a play-by-play announcer for the network’s NFL, USFL and NFL Europe League coverage in addition to hosting studio shows across a number of sports properties and premier events.

Most notably, Menefee has co-hosted Fox NFL Sunday since 2007. Menefee also currently hosts The OT,” a Fox football show that wraps the day after a slate of games with highlights and commentary. Additionally, he hosted Fox Sports’ inaugural coverage of the Belmont Stakes and A&E’s series, America’s Top Dog in 2019-20.

n 1995, he arrived at WNYW and spent over five years as sportscaster. Before that, he was the sports director and weeknight sports anchor at KTVT Dallas, where he also hosted a daily two-hour sports radio show.

Immediately prior, Menefee anchored sports for WTLV Jacksonville, Fla. Earlier in his career, he hosted a live two-hour daily sportscast on Sports News Network, a nationwide cable sports program, as well as serving as sports anchor and reporter at WISC Madison, Wis., and WOI Des Moines, Iowa.

In 2016, Menefee authored a book entitled Losing Isn’t Everything: The Untold Stories of Hidden Lessons Behind the Toughest Losses in Sports History.

Throughout his career, Menefee has received several awards for his sports anchoring and reporting, including the Associated Press Award for Best Sports Reporter in New York and four Katie Awards for Best Sportscast and Best Sports Special. He was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Hall of Fame in 2019.

A graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he not only received his Bachelor of Arts degree, but also an honorary doctorate in journalism. In 2022, Menefee received a master’s degree in public policy and administration from Northwestern University.