In 2008, Reese began a career in radio with the Philadelphia sports station WIP. He currently serves as a co-host on the WIP Afternoon Show.
Early life and college career
Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Reese was raised in Cincinnati and attended Woodward High School as a freshman before transferring to nearby Aiken High School.[1] Reese graduated from Aiken in 1993 and committed to Michigan State.[2] After redshirting his freshman year, Reese played three seasons as a starter under head coaches George Perles and Nick Saban. He finished his college career with 420 tackles, 10 sacks, 3 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles, and 5 fumble recoveries.[1]
Reese signed with the Atlanta Falcons before the 2005 season. He spent two years with the Falcons posting 44 tackles. On March 2, 2007, the Falcons released him.
In 2008, Reese began hosting Ike at Night evenings on 610 WIP in Philadelphia.[4] Reese became Howard Eskin's co-host on the station's afternoon drive show, forming the Afternoons with Howard Eskin & Ike Reese Show in 2009. That same year, he became the Saturday night sports anchor for KYW-TV/WPSG.[5]
In 2011, Ike was paired with Michael Barkann on the new 94.1 WIP to host the station's midday show, Mike and Ike.[6] Beginning in November 2017, he was paired with Jon Marks to co-host the station's Marks & Reese show.[7]Jack Fritz joined the show in July 2019. Following Marks’ departure at the end of 2023, Ike was partnered with Fritz and Spike Eskin as co-hosts of the WIP Afternoon Show.
Reese appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia's Eagles Pregame Live and Eagles Postgame Live for Eagles postseason games in 2025.
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