This winter, Carton and Esiason’s show ranked first in the New York area among men ages 25 to 53, according to Arbitron’s winter ratings book. In an August interview with Newsday, Esiason said Carton’s personality drove their show.

"Let him drive the narrative when it’s negative or when it goes into any sort of impersonation, and let’s play off of what he does, because he’s very talented that way," Esiason told the newspaper. "I know he has got other issues, but the other issues are what make him who he is.

"He has ADD. He has a touch of Tourette’s. He has restless leg syndrome, partially photographic memory. He can’t sleep. That is what makes him the radio star that he is . . . Like any quarterback would on a football field, you recognize what people do well and try to get them the ball in that situation."

Carton, who titled his memoir “Loudmouth,” and Esiason replaced Don Imus’s morning show on WFAN on Sept. 4, 2007 after Imus lost his job for making a comment viewed as racist and sexist. Their Boomer And Carton In The Morning show has won praise from the likes of Jon Stewart and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who auditioned for a WFAN show after his term ends in January.

Partner Arrested

This morning, Esaison spoke to Carton’s arrest, according to the New York Post. “I thought he called in sick this morning, but unfortunately my partner was arrested,” Esaison told listeners. “I guess there’ll be more news to come from somewhere, but it won’t come from me because I don’t have any.”

Joshua Klein, a lawyer for Carton, and Jonathan Davidoff, who represents  Wright, didn’t immediately return voicemails seeking comment on the charges.

“We are aware of the situation and are cooperating with authorities,” WFAN spokeswoman Jaime Saberito said in an emailed statement.

Meli, 43, was charged in January in an alleged reselling scheme involving tickets to the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton.” Since then, prosecutors have expanded the case and now claim that he and another man, Steven Simmons, used a hedge fund, Sentinel Growth Fund Management, to scam millions of dollars from investors. A third man, Mark Varacchi, has pleaded guilty to fraud.

Several big names -- including billionaires Paul Tudor Jones and Michael Dell, as well as an executive at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group -- were among the more than 125 people who had unwittingly poured cash into the Hamilton scam, according to people with knowledge of the matter.