We're knocking off two categories today, the basketball and hockey beat writers. First, we'll look at the writers who cover the beat of the Boston Celtics. It's been a mostly rough 20 year stretch for the Celtics, yet they still have a couple writers on the beat who were around for the glory days of … Continue reading BSMW Awards Recap – Best/Worst Basketball/Hockey Beat Writers
Afternoon Update
Couple of blogs and recent missives from some media critics to check out on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. Dave Scott checks in on witih Scott's Shots while John Molori's Media Blitz column features Andrea Kremer. Over the past few months I've found Chadd Finn’s Touching All the Bases to be a must read. Another blogger … Continue reading Afternoon Update
BSMW Award Recap – Best/Worst Radio Personality
Today's voting recap is the category of Best/Worst Sports Radio Personality. These are guests, not full time hosts. We'll have a recap on that category later in the month. It was hard to include everyone, with so many media people making regular appearances on sports radio these days. Here's how the voting came out in … Continue reading BSMW Award Recap – Best/Worst Radio Personality
Column: The Story Behind BSMW
I've given bits and pieces before, but I don't think I ever gone into detail as to why Boston Sports Media Watch exists today. I've always been a huge consumer of anything Boston sports. I would buy all the newspapers, listen to WEEI all day, watch the Sunday night sports shows, and read USENET postings … Continue reading Column: The Story Behind BSMW
BSMW Awards Recap: Best/Worst Studio Analyst
Get your Red Sox information from the weekend on the Red Sox Daily Links page, and you can also get series coverage from the Baltimore Sun. With the surging popularity of the local sports teams, we have a plethora of experts brought into the studios on a regular basis to comment on the games as … Continue reading BSMW Awards Recap: Best/Worst Studio Analyst
Entercom Wins Out
There's a new leader in the clubhouse for 2006 Sports Media Story of the Year (see 2005 results below). Contrary to earlier reports, it appears Entercom (owners of WEEI and WRKO) has retained the rights to the Red Sox broadcasts with the broadcasts likely to move to ‘RKO (680) on the AM dial. Jesse Noyes … Continue reading Entercom Wins Out
BSMW Awards Recap – Sports Media Story/Scandal
The Red Sox and Blue Jays wrapped up their quick series at Fenway park last night. You can get the local coverage on the Red Sox Daily Links page. Get the Toronto stories from the Toronto Star and the Globe & Mail. Today we're looking at the top stories and scandals for 2005 in the … Continue reading BSMW Awards Recap – Sports Media Story/Scandal
Cartel or No Cartel. That is the Question.
A little internecine warfare among the “cartel” this morning. While some have suggested that Vince McMahon might be behind this battle, Dan Shaughnessy comes out swinging today regarding the Red Sox relatively late postponement of Tuesday night’s game versus the Yankees. Dennis & Callahan picked up on the theme in their relatively aggressive interview with … Continue reading Cartel or No Cartel. That is the Question.
BSMW Awards Recap – Best/Worst Red Sox Beat Writer
The Red Sox and Blue Jays played the first game of a two game series at Fenway park last night. You can get the local coverage from newspapers and blogs on the Red Sox Daily Links page. You can browse coverage from North of the border from the Toronto Star and the Globe & Mail. … Continue reading BSMW Awards Recap – Best/Worst Red Sox Beat Writer
BSMW Awards Recap – Best/Worst Print Columnist
Starting today, I'm going to be away from the site for pretty much the rest of the month. I leave this morning for California to get ready for my wedding which is this Saturday. Then my wife and I will be headed to Australia for three weeks, and will not back back until the end … Continue reading BSMW Awards Recap – Best/Worst Print Columnist
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