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Pattern emerging: Philly sports media is consolidating roles and cutting sideline positions. Kaney's background includes lacrosse coverage for ESPN, TSN, and NBC Sports before landing in Philly radio.

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This follows a similar move by NBC Sports Philadelphia, which parted ways with Taryn Hatcher (former Phillies/Flyers reporter) earlier. NBCSP eliminated the position entirely, citing a shift in "storytelling approach."

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Not all bad news — she's keeping her weekend sports anchor gig at FOX 29 Philadelphia, where she's been since 2023. "When one door closes, another opens," she said about the layoff.

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Kaney was a regular on WIP's morning show with Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie, and took over Eagles radio sideline duties in 2024 after Howard Eskin's departure. She'd been with the station since 2022.

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Philly sports radio just lost another voice — Devan Kaney got caught in Audacy's latest round of layoffs, ending her run as 94WIP's Eagles sideline reporter and morning show co-host after three years.