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The Felger & Mazz Agenda: Not Fact Or Opinion

By ⋅ April 20, 2012 ⋅ One comment

A year and a half ago when the ratings at WEEI began to falter, Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti offered something refreshing. It was an alternative to what had become the Big Show’s stale rhetoric on WEEI. Also, by starting out as an FM station and adding the Bruins broadcast rights, 98.5 immediately gained street [...]

Sports Hub Once Again Tops WEEI in Latest Ratings

By ⋅ March 5, 2012 ⋅ 9 comments

The January Arbitron numbers were published last week by Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and once again, 98.5 The Sports Hub came out the big winner. This is technically the “winter book” of ratings and the primary sports topic during this time was the New England Patriots. Both WEEI and the Sports Hub benefited [...]

Thomas’s White House Snub Brings Out the Cult of Media Hypocrisy

By ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ 16 comments

This week, Tim Thomas made a choice. He chose not to join his teammates at a White House ceremony honoring the Boston Bruins for their 2011 Stanley Cup Championship. Thomas released a statement to the public stating why he did not want to attend the ceremony. It had something to do with big government, rights [...]

Boston Sports Radio Fall Ratings: WEEI Strikes Back, But Still Lagging

By ⋅ January 3, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments

The Arbitron ratings for the “Fall Book” came out last week and as Chad Finn of the Boston Globe reported, it was another victory for 98.5 the Sports Hub. However, it was the first ratings period in which WEEI was broadcasting under their new FM signal, 93.7 as well as 850 AM, and the upgrade [...]

John Henry “Opposed” Signing Carl Crawford

By ⋅ October 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Felger & Mazz, John Henry revealed a lot over the 1.5-hour interview. He said that Larry Lucchino will return as the team’s CEO, his wife Linda Pizzuti would not take over the team in the event of Henry’s sudden passing, and that ownership was not the source [...]

Tale of the Tape: WEEI vs. The Sports Hub

By ⋅ August 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

One year ago Friday, Boston’s sports radio landscape changed as we know it. For years, airwaves juggernaut WEEI dominated the sports radio scene. They were the only game in town, and when they weren’t, they squashed all challengers in a matter of months. Down went 1510 The Sports Zone. Down went 890 ESPN Boston. And [...]

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