Craig Carton will host a program on WFAN called, \"Hello, My Name is Craig,\" starting in January that focuses on gambling addiction.<\/p>\n
Carton, who has co-hosted the stations afternoon drive time program since last month, said the show will be heard at 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays beginning Jan. 9.<\/p>\n
\"I will be hosting a responsible gambling show and a show about addiction,\" Carton said in announcing the program on the air on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
He said \"1-800-GAMBLER,\" which helps people who are problem gamblers, is partnering with the station on the show.<\/p>\n
\"Theyre going to bring their expertise into it,\" Carton said. \"Ill tell the stories of gambling and the way my addiction manifested itself in the bad decisions I made, which became criminal.<\/p>\n
\"Theyre the experts. Theyre the ones that are going to walk us through whats going on inside our noggin that makes us irrational and leads to an addiction.\"<\/p>\n
Carton was released from prison in June after serving about a year upon being convicted on federal fraud charges. His offense was not directly related to gambling, but it was motivated by funding his debts from gambling.<\/p>\n
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\"Ive got a problem, man,\" he said on the air. \"Im not happy about it. Im no longer ashamed of it, because Im taking ownership of it . . . Im sick and I didnt recognize that I was sick.\"<\/p>\n
Carton said he owes a minimum of 150 hours of community service to help people who are problem gamblers.<\/p>\n
\"Im looking forward to that part of my life,\" he said. \"Im looking forward to making a positive change in the world, using my mistakes . . . Hopefully that will resonate with you.\"<\/p>\n
Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, returned in 1985 after a detour to Alaska and has been here since, specializing in high schools, college basketball, the NFL and most recently sports media and business.<\/p>\n
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