Martin Dunn and Marie McGovern first met Craig Carton about five years ago, when they were trying to develop a sports-oriented television talk show and figured he would be a good fit for it.
The show did not get sold, but Dunn recalls that mid-2010s Carton as being "absolutely at the top of the game," or what he referred to as "Carton-Max," as co-host of WFAN's popular morning show.
That was part of what made the experience of producing and directing the new documentary, "Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth," premiering on HBO Oct. 7, so interesting for the filmmakers.
