With Fenway Park turning 100 years old next year, you can count on a steady stream of publications, specials and documentaries on the history of the ballpark. I mentioned one a few weeks ago (Remembering Fenway Park) and today, another crossed my desk. Fenway Park:The Centennial by Saul Wisnia, features both a book and a … Continue reading Review (and Giveaway) of Fenway Park: The Centennial
Mid-day Friday Quick Links
A few relevent links from this morning: Media Roundup: NFL Freebies And More Takes on Patriots, Jets - In my SB Nation Media column, I've got the CBS crew talking Patriots/Jets, and Tom Jackson embarrassing himself again. Now, for some opening remarks - Chad Finn has a number of analysts weighing in on the Patriots. Monday Night … Continue reading Mid-day Friday Quick Links
Sports Media Musings: Jon Anik Pod, WEEI to 93.7, Deadspin Invasion, Curran Going Rogue
Infomercial! Here is my weekly NFL column, and picks. I conducted another podcast with Jon Anik of the ESPN show, "MMA Live". Anik, a boston native, talks about the sports rise and also the new movie coming out, Warrior. WEEI Moving to 93.7 FM A quick thought: This won't have any SIGNIFICANT bearing on the … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Jon Anik Pod, WEEI to 93.7, Deadspin Invasion, Curran Going Rogue
The NFL Returns Tonight, No 200 For Wake. Again.
The NFL returns tonight as the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints kick off the regular season. The local papers have their NFL preview issues, with plenty of good material (mostly). Here is the Boston Herald 2011 Patriots Preview. Here is the Boston Globe 2011 NFL Preview. There is some … Continue reading The NFL Returns Tonight, No 200 For Wake. Again.
Report: WEEI To Begin FM Simulcast on Monday
Earlier this evening, WEEI's PR firm sent out an e-mail stating, "WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan Morning Show will make a major announcement at 8:00am tomorrow morning, September 8th." Speculation started churning on what the announcement would be, but it was quickly confirmed through the proverbial "industry sources" that WEEI's parent company, Entercom will begin simulcasting … Continue reading Report: WEEI To Begin FM Simulcast on Monday
How Do The Patriots “Control The Media?”
Last night on Twitter, I had an interesting, and very civil Patriots discussion with among others, Albert Breer, ( @albertbreer ) Greg Bedard ( @GregABedard ) and Chris Gasper ( @cgasper). The discussion started with talk about the Patriots cutting more disappointing draft picks. Breer claimed that he never bought into the hype about players like Brandon … Continue reading How Do The Patriots “Control The Media?”
Podcast: WEEI’s Kirk Minihane talks Media Crime, Boston sports, & Much More
Small infomercial from me today - I had Kirk Minihane from WEEI on my podcast. He dishes about WEEI's website, kills Andy Gresh, puts the Portnoy issue to bed, and much more. Minihane gives some love to the BSMW community, and overall was a candid guest -- check out the podcast here. Media Musings Coming … Continue reading Podcast: WEEI’s Kirk Minihane talks Media Crime, Boston sports, & Much More
2011 Approval Ratings – Steve Burton
Steve Burton is the sports director for WBZ-TV Burton has been at WBZ since 1994, serving as sports reporter and anchor on both WBZ and TV38. He has been a fixture on the Patriots pregame shows, as well as on Patriots Fifth Quarter, where he is usually stationed inside the press conference room at Gillette … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Steve Burton
Getting The Friday Megalinks Done
Let's get these megalinks done as I hope to give you a weekend full of posts for the three day holiday. That's my plan, at least. They could get changed due to family or weather. You never know. I have the sports and entertainment programming in the Weekend Viewing Picks. Let's get to the linkage … Continue reading Getting The Friday Megalinks Done
Sports Media Musings: Labor Day Labor Issues for ESPN, Bruce Feldman
Lots happening on the national and local scene lately. This is part one of the special Labor Day Media Musings Extravaganzzzzzzaaa. Part 2 coming Saturday. Have a great long weekend! Infomercial! If you are into the video game Madden , or if you just want to hear what it is like playing against Chad Ochocinco … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Labor Day Labor Issues for ESPN, Bruce Feldman
Boston Sports Media Watch 