With WEEI and 98.5 The SportsHub are battling out on a monthly basis in the ratings, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the first effort at competition for WEEI, the ill-fated 1510 The Zone (Now Revolution Boston) and where some of the personalities from that station are now.

1510 GM Mike Kellogg took heat for bringing in many unknown names, but as you can see below, several of these have gone onto national gigs at bigger outlets. There was no place for them at WEEI (with the competition from 98.5, they’ve got to be kicking themselves that they didn’t find a role for at least Russillo on their airwaves), but they managed to do pretty well for themselves elsewhere.

Here’s a look at some former 1510 personalities, followed by the show(s) they hosted on the station and what they’re doing now:

Ryen Russillo (Co-host The Morning Press Box, The Diehards)  – Co-host of The Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio and he also appears on a number of other ESPN programs and platforms.

Jon Anik  (Co-host of The Diehards) – Hired recently by the UFC to host and do play-by-play duties for upcoming UFC® events to air on FX and FUEL TV. Anik had been working for ESPN on its MMA coverage and hosted MMA Live.

Kevin Winter (Co-host of The Morning Press Box, The Diehards) – Working for ESPN Radio in a number of roles – SportsCenter Anchor/ MLB, NBA, CFB Studio Host.

Holden Kushner (Co-host of The Morning Press Box)- Now co-host of The Mike Wise Show with Holden Kushner on  sports radio 106.7 FM The Fan in Washington D.C. (A CBS sister station to 98.5 The SportsHub.)

Anthony Pepe  (Co-host of The Diehards)-  President and CEO of Mouthpiece Radio.

Mike Winn -(Co-host of The Diehards)  General manager of WGAM sports radio 1250 and 900 in NH, an ESPN Radio affliate.

Dave Jageler (Co-host of The Eddie Andelman Show)- Radio voice of the Washington Nationals, he also makes frequent appearances on the Mid Atlantic Sports Network (MASN).

Eddie Andelman (Co-host of The Eddie Andelman Show) – Retired.

Sean McDonough – (Host, The McDonough Group) Play by play man for ESPN, McDonough’s star has been on the rise at the network, and this past season he was named announcer for the network’s Monday night package of MLB games.

Published by Bruce Allen

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11 thoughts on “Where Are They Now – 1510 The Zone Personalities”

  1. I was lucky enough to be mostly in the 'listening' zone of 1510 when it was on. Listened mostly to The McDonough Group, thought it was great radio, much better than Big Show, but seemed to be doomed not only because of weak signal but also after Will McDonough passed away, Sean seemed to loose his fastball. Highly entertaining while it lasted.

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  2. An interesting note. Steve DeOssie got his start at 1510 as well. He used to be good when paired with McDonough. Since he's been at WEEI, though, he's adopted the arrogant football jock demeanor, a big step down.

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  4. Most of those guys actually had to hustle and work for a gig. They actually did work on their craft like Russillo, Anik, etc and made themselves into credible sports guys.

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  5. Mike Adams' morning show had worse rating than Andy Moes and Craig Mustard.

    John JJJJJAAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAAAAA!!!!!

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  7. I heard a show on 98.5 a few Sundays ago. I guess they were filling in but I never caught their names. Does anyone know who they are? Im guessing they were 2 african american guys and there was a female? It was pretty good but couldn't find any info.

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  9. My friend Bill Chuck emailed me your post. I am also a host on Sirius/XM MLB Network Radio and a contibutor on CSN Mid Atlantic.

    Holden

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  10. Jon Meterparel should be embarrassed that he's continuing to suck d1ck for beer money. He'd have been better off had he been replaced and had to go work at his craft.

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