A few afternoon notes and nuggets... NESN earned its highest season opener rating in network history last night with a 19.7 household rating (475,000 households) in the Boston DMA. The rating is the 5th highest rating in NESN’s history and highest game rating since August 28, 2007. NESN’s Red Sox coverage was the top rated program … Continue reading 19.7 Rating for Season Opener on NESN, 98.5 Starts New Era
Curt Schilling Joins ESPN
ESPN announced tonight that former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is joining the network as a baseball analyst. In the press release announcing Schilling's hiring, the network states his new duties thusly: He will contribute to ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com, ESPN Radio and Baseball Tonight. Schilling will debut tomorrow, Sunday, April 4, during Baseball Tonight’s live coverage … Continue reading Curt Schilling Joins ESPN
Gary Tanguay Out at 98.5 FM
Courtney Fallon, who does headline updates at 98.5 The Sportshub, posted the following this afternoon on Twitter: Gary Tanguay is no longer co-hosting the midday show at the Sports Hub. Gresh will take his place. I'm trying to get further confirmation from the station, but that's all I have at the moment. I'm assuming this isn't … Continue reading Gary Tanguay Out at 98.5 FM
Ted Sarandis Gets Weekend Show on 98.5 FM
Former WEEI nighttime host Ted Sarandis has a new sports talk show, as 98.5 The Sports Hub announced today that he will be joining the station effective immediately. Sarandis' show, like his old WEEI program will be called the "Ted Nation Show" and debuts this Sunday, March 14th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm This first show … Continue reading Ted Sarandis Gets Weekend Show on 98.5 FM
WEEI Producer Suspended for Vulgar Texts To Rival 98.5 FM
Jessica Heslam has the story in the Herald this morning. (Also noted in Ken Fang's Megalinks in the post below this one.) The simmering feud between the city’s two sports radio powerhouses boiled over yesterday when a WEEI producer got slapped with a one-week suspension for texting “vulgar” messages to upstart rival the Sports Hub. Andy … Continue reading WEEI Producer Suspended for Vulgar Texts To Rival 98.5 FM
Andy Gresh Officially Joins 98.5 as a “Swing Host”
He's been on the air for a few days now with 98.5thesportshub, but WBZ-FM sent out the official release this afternoon announcing his hiring: ANDY GRESH TO JOIN 98.5 THE SPORTS HUB GRESH WILL BROADCAST HIS OWN SHOW ON WEEKENDS AND SERVE AS FULL TIME SWING HOST Boston---Notable sports broadcaster Andy Gresh will join … Continue reading Andy Gresh Officially Joins 98.5 as a “Swing Host”
Patriot Ledger Piece on WEEI/ESPNBoston/CSN
Steve Adams of the Patriot Ledger had a piece over the weekend looking at the recent sports media frenzy in Boston, with ESPNBoston.com coming into town, Comcast SportsNet launching a multi-million-dollar cable network expansion and 98.5 The SportsHub launching as a rival to WEEI. A sports media frenzy in Boston I'm quoted toward the end … Continue reading Patriot Ledger Piece on WEEI/ESPNBoston/CSN
WEEI Holds Steady, 98.5 Continues Rise, FOX Dumps Butch Stearns
The latest radio ratings are out, and 98.5 continues to surprise with their solid gains in the sports radio market. WEEI is doing just fine, though, actually moving up a bit from 5.2 in September to 5.3 in October. The station is fourth overall on the chart while WBZ-FM, 985TheSportsHub went from a 2.5 in … Continue reading WEEI Holds Steady, 98.5 Continues Rise, FOX Dumps Butch Stearns
ESPN to 850? WEEI to FM?
In his column today reporting on the shutdown of 890 ESPN, our pal Chad Finn tosses an interesting twist into the local sports radio state of things. He writes: According to multiple industry sources, ESPN is in discussions to air some of its national programming on WEEI-AM 850 during nights and weekends, with WEEI intending to … Continue reading ESPN to 850? WEEI to FM?
Thoughts on 98.5 FM – One Week In
The new 98.5 The SportsHub has been on the air for a week now, and it's time for a few knee-jerk reactions and thoughts on how they're stacking up to WEEI. Toucher and Rich vs. Dennis and Callahan Right now the best things I can say about T&R is that they're trying, and that they're … Continue reading Thoughts on 98.5 FM – One Week In
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