{"id":787360,"date":"2026-07-08T16:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/787360\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:54:27","slug":"devan-kaney-lands-new-nfl-reporting-gig-after-losing-eagles-radio-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/787360\/","title":{"rendered":"Devan Kaney lands new NFL reporting gig after losing Eagles radio job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Devan Kaney is Windy City bound.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Months after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/02\/sports\/eagles-broadcaster-devan-kaney-was-blindsided-by-abrupt-firing-it-was-naive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she was blindsided <\/a>by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/01\/sports\/devan-kaney-out-as-eagles-sideline-reporter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">losing her job as WIP\u2019s Eagles sideline reporter<\/a>, Kaney, who was also a Fox 29 anchor in Philadelphia, announced Tuesday on X that she\u2019ll be a Bears reporter for Fox 32 news in Chicago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kaney\u2019s announcement comes just two weeks after she mentioned people could \u201cprob still catch me on Fox airwaves.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kaney worked with WIP since 2022 and was a co-host on the station\u2019s morning talk show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She moved to her sideline role in 2024, where she replaced Howard Eskin.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kaney was part of a round of layoffs by parent company Audacy in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a blast working at WIP and sincerely enjoyed my time there,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/23\/sports\/reporter-devan-kaney-leaves-philadelphia-network-for-bigger-mark-after-eagles-firing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaney told the Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a> earlier this year. \u201cBut as the old saying goes, when one door closes, another opens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In moving to Chicago, Kaney is also bidding farewell to Fox 29, where the Pennsylvania native worked since 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast week was my final sportscast at [Fox 29 Philadelphia],\u201d Kaney wrote on X after leaving the station. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to share what\u2019s next for me, but first I have to shoutout my incredible friends, family, and colleagues who have been so supportive over the last few months as I navigated my next career move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.74304783;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38969845\" width=\"438\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kaney2.png\" alt=\"Devan Kaney\" class=\"wp-image-38969845\"  \/>Devan Kaney was an Eagles sideline reporter for WIP. @devankaney\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChange is never easy, but I\u2019m grateful for the people in my life who make sure I know that I am never alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Kaney is leaving the station, she said she\u2019ll still continue to host her Phillies podcast \u201cWerth Talking About.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kaney will begin covering the Bears a year after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/18\/sports\/caleb-williams-kept-bears-season-alive-with-miraculous-touchdown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they went 11-6 <\/a>and made the Divisional Round in a resurgence.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.48805461;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39922329\" width=\"286\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-11.00.45-AM.png\" alt=\"A news anchor with blonde hair smiles at the camera while wearing a tan sleeveless top.\" class=\"wp-image-39922329\"  \/>Devan Kaney was also an anchor for Fox 29 in Philadelphia. X\/Devan_Kaney<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Williams took a significant leap in Year 2, while head coach Ben Johnson instilled a winning culture immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Bears start their 2026 season on Sept. 13 at the Panthers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Devan Kaney is Windy City bound.\u00a0 Months after she was blindsided by losing her job as WIP\u2019s Eagles&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":787361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,1248,593,1260,85,9274,5999],"class_list":["post-787360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-chicago-bears","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-sports","tag-sports-entertainment","tag-sports-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}