By Larry Leeds
“Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth” charts the rise and fall former WIP and New York sports radio personality Craig Carton.
Through a series of candid interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and securities fraud in 2017.
Carton was convicted and began serving a 42-month sentence in federal prison in June 2019.
https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/wild-card-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth
