Ken from the Fang's Bites blog here again with your Friday media megalinks. Don't forget to vote in the latest Approval Ratings poll which involves WBZ-TV's Steve Burton. And Bruce has a very good entry on an erroneous blog post made by "Who's Better Making a Blog Error Than" Butchie Stearns. Let's get to the … Continue reading A Media Link Friday
Approval Ratings – Steve Burton
Last Friday we rated outgoing WBZ-TV sports director Bob Lobel. Today we're rating his successor, Steve Burton. 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 … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Steve Burton
Butch Bumbles Blog Exchange
Strange doings over Butch Stearns' blog on the FOX25 webpage. Tuesday night, Stearns posted the following: FOX25 has learned that the Patriots are close to a deal with Ty Law that would bring the 38 year old cornerback back to Foxboro. I saw the posting myself, as it generated some buzz across messageboards, including Pro … Continue reading Butch Bumbles Blog Exchange
Masterful Performance Wasted By Bullpen
David Scott leads off with a full edition of Scott's Shots, including the Globe's efforts to hinder Gordon Edes' move to Yahoo! Sports. The Red Sox fell to the Angels for the second day in a row, despite an impressive debut by Justin Masterson. The righthander went six innings, allowing only one run and two … Continue reading Masterful Performance Wasted By Bullpen
Boston TV Legend Don Gillis Passes Away
Boston is mourning the loss of a TV sportscasting legend today with the passing of former channel 5 sports anchor Don Gillis. Gillis was 85 years old. In the 1950's, Gillis worked with Curt Gowdy on the Red Sox radio broadcasts at WHDH. He also hosted a weekly sports radio program with writers from the … Continue reading Boston TV Legend Don Gillis Passes Away
Approval Ratings – Mark Murphy
With the Celtics in the midst of their playoff run, today we take a look at Boston Herald Celtics writer Mark Murphy. Murphy has been with the Herald since 1988. He has spent most of his tenure at the paper on the Celtics beat, though he moved over to the UMass and college basketball beat at … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Mark Murphy
Bibby, Hawks No Match For Celtics
The Celtics pushed out to a 2-0 series lead with their 96-77 win over the Atlanta Hawks at the Garden last night. Bill Doyle has things getting physical at the Garden last night as the Celtics rolled to a game two win. Marc J. Spears has the Celtics and their fans making a loud statement … Continue reading Bibby, Hawks No Match For Celtics
Approval Ratings – Jack Edwards
Today we'll focus on Jack Edwards, who just finished up his first full-time season doing play-by-play game for the Bruins on NESN. Edward has had a long and varied career, working at places like WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH, WRKO radio, WCVB-TV and WHDH-TV in Boston, as well as doing work for ABC's Wide World of … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Jack Edwards
May Days Over at Globe
Just a few quick links this morning... David Scott reports on Peter May being the latest Boston Globe writer headed out the door at Morrissey Boulevard, and examines the state of things over there. Scott will also be live-blogging Derek Kellogg's introductory press conference from Amherst in the afternoon. Dan Snapp on Patriots Daily looks … Continue reading May Days Over at Globe
Approval Ratings – Kevin Paul Dupont
Where's he been the last two days? (Edit: Fluto Shinzawa reports that Dupont is dealing with a family illness. We'd certainly like to send best wishes to he and his family.) His absence in the paper yesterday and today around the Bruins/Canadiens game 7 seems a bit curious was missed, given his credentials and history as the top hockey writer at … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Kevin Paul Dupont
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