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

By ⋅ January 3, 2012 ⋅ 4 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 [...]

Sports Media Musings: 98.5 The Sports Hub Wins The Summer, WEEI Finishing 8th

By ⋅ October 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

98.5 The Sports Hub took the momentum obtained from their win in the spring ratings period, and never looked back. In the summer ratings period, released by third-party Arbitron yesterday, “The Sports Hub” found itself in the poll position again, earning the highest share among the coveted men’s 25-54 demographic in the Boston market. Chief [...]

Sports Media Musings: Glenn Ordway’s Salary Cut

By ⋅ September 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Chad Finn’s article last week said according to industry sources, Glenn Ordway was given a choice: Cut his rumored $1 million salary in half, or face the possibility of losing his job at Entercom-owned, WEEI. The Big O’ thought better of it to take the former. Ordway, who’s role includes hosting “The Big Show” afternoons [...]

Sports Media Musings: Felger & Mazz to Broadcast on CSNNE, Dale Arnold Returns to NESN

By ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Coup? Comcast Sports Net New England agreed with 98.5 The Sports Hub to simulcast afternoon drive radio show “Felger and Mazz.” The announcement came yesterday, but industry insiders have known about the deal, which supposedly had been in ongoing negotiations for a while now. The merging of broadcast, albeit in different mediums, raises a myriad [...]

Sports Media Musings: WEEI to 93.7, Deadspin Invasion, Curran Going Rogue

By ⋅ September 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

WEEI Moving to 93.7 FM on Sept. 12 A quick thought: This won’t have any SIGNIFICANT bearing on the next rating book which is released October 4th. Those numbers predominantly will take a look at the summer ratings. Personally, I believe this is a move Entercom should have made a long time ago. WEEI is [...]

Podcast: WEEI’s Kirk Minihane on Andy Gresh, Barstool Sports, & More

By ⋅ September 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Today WEEI’s Kirk Minihane came on the SoB! podcast. We talked about a myriad of topics including WEEI’s flourishing website, Andy Gresh’s lack of awareness, the Barstool Sports naked baby pictures ordeal, awful announcers, and – of course – Boston sports. Using A Cell Phone? Click Here! Listen:

Sports Media Musings: WEEI and Barstool Sports, Grantland Issues, Twitter Fights

By ⋅ August 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Beating the Dead Horse You are probably sick of the David Portnoy controversy like you are sick of the unstable economy. It is what it is, right? Staties went to the infamous blogger’s home to ‘persuade’ him to take the photos down. He complied. And here we are, a week later. If you want to [...]

Sports Media Musings: WEEI Bans Barstool’s David Portnoy in Brady Baby Fallout

By ⋅ August 13, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

WEEI Wages War Against Barstool Sports All the rage is Boston Barstool Sports’ controversial posting of Tom Brady’s naked baby and the subsequent caption. Being the media guy here at SoB, I thought it would be appropriate to write about it. I took my time, though, because I didn’t want to give a fickle response that I’d [...]

Podcast: Rich Shertenlieb of Toucher and Rich Talks Vegas, WEEI, Charlie Sheen

By ⋅ August 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Today on the SoB podcast I had Rich Shertenlieb from the Toucher & Rich show on. Rich talked about his road to sports radio, getting athletes to participate in his skits, the budding rivalry with WEEI, and much more! Using A Cell Phone? Click Here! Here is a breakdown of the conversation…

Sports Media Musings: Felger & Mazz on Haynesworth, Toucher & Rich’s Rise, RapSheet’s Infamous Tweets

By ⋅ July 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A Swing, And A Miss Fat Albert and a wide receiver doubling as a (somehow) crappier version of America’s Got Talent host, Nick Cannon? To our beloved Patriots? The same team that subscribes, better yet invented, the “Patriot Way.” This is everything local media should be salivating over. Content that, for all intents and purposes, [...]

Sports Media Musings: Celtics buy into CSNNE, WEEI/Sports Hub Hate?, Grading Former Athletes in Media

By ⋅ July 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Ruh-Roh! Felgy, Get Your Green Pajamas Out! I’m weary about the news that the Celtics and CSNNE are extending their partnership, and thus giving C’s ownership a 20% stake in the network. I like CSNNE. Their approach to both sports news and programming is well conceived. However, the new deal with the Men in Green [...]

Podcast: Chad Finn on WEEI’s Struggles, NESN, CSNNE, Grantland

By ⋅ July 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Today on The Rundown with Ryan Hadfield, I spoke with Boston Globe and Boston.com’s media columnist Chad Finn. We discussed a plethora of topics including — how he got into the beat, EVERYTHING about the radio wars (including an interesting tidbit on the Ryen Russillo/John Dennis feud), the budding rivalry between NESN and CSNNE, and [...]

Sports Media Musings: 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Big Spring, Grantland Backlash

By ⋅ July 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Missed Part 1? Click Here! Without Further Adieu, Part Two of the Mega Media Musings Column.. Breaking News Here are your spring radio ratings…Via Boston Sports Media Watch (based off radio-info.com). The Sports Hub’s dominance is profound, but WEEI can take solace in the Bruins playoff run exponentially increasing The Sports Hub’s numbers – which in turn - [...]

Sports Media Musings: Congressman Felger, Scal’s Foray, ESPN Drama

By ⋅ July 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It may be a slow week in Boston sports, but  the sports media is like NYC: It never sleeps. So take a second to step away from the riveting “Gonzo to outfield” or “Tito treating Big Papi with kid gloves” debate, and enjoy this weeks Media Musings piece. The Manchurian Candidate? On their uproarious program, [...]

Sports Media Musings: 98.5 On Top, BSMW Approval System Wins, Marv Albert

By ⋅ June 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Every Friday I will be providing SoB with a weekly media news/notes column, including three must-read columns for the Boston sports fan (whether good or bad). The King & I WEEI’s long reign as world-beater of the sports radio landscape has come to an end. In the month of May, 98.5 The Sports Hub bolstered its [...]

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