Howard Eskin apologizes in his return to radio

In Howard Eskin’s return to the air on Saturday morning, he briefly addressed the reports of his making an unwanted advance toward a woman at Citizens Bank Park.

“I apologized to her at the time of the incident and I apologize again now. I’m truly sorry that this did occur,” he said.

The 73-year-old 94.1 WIP-FM host has not been on the air for nearly a month, after The Inquirer reported that he made an unwanted advance toward a female Aramark employee at the ballpark in May. The woman claimed that Eskin kissed her at Citizens Bank.

Eskin was barred from the ballpark for the remainder of the Phillies season following an investigation by Audacy, the WIP parent company. The Sixers also barred Eskin from entering its Camden practice facility. Eskin did attend the first day of Eagles training camp last week.

An Audacy spokesperson told The Inquirer last week that Eskin had not been suspended. At the top of his show on Saturday, Eskin said that he would not address the details of the matter or the aftermath, other than to apologize.

“I’m not going to get into specifics, other than to say that I recognize my actions have offended and upset her. I feel awful about that. I really do,” he said.

“I know a lot of you want me to say more about this, but I don’t intend to comment on this any further, and hopefully you understand.”