This afternoon Glenn Ordway was touting a "major announcement" to be made at 5:20. Most of these "major announcements" are little more than announcing a new weekly guest to the program, or something along those lines. Today's announcement however, is legitimately big news. After years of having the format of Glenn Ordway and two rotating … Continue reading Desperate WEEI Shakes Up Lineup
Glenn Ordway Tries To Clear The Air
Since the announcement on Wednesday that Pete Sheppard was being let go from WEEI due to economic issues there has been a lot of questioning and speculation about what the "real" reason for the move was. I did it here at BSMW. Chad Finn (sort of) did it in the Globe this morning. Other sites and messageboards have been doing it. … Continue reading Glenn Ordway Tries To Clear The Air
Questions on the Pete Sheppard Layoff
Entercom/WEEI is insisting that yesterday's announcement about the departure of Pete Sheppard is strictly for economic reasons, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the timing and details of this announcement. Why on a Wednesday? Couldn't get through until Friday? Couldn't have done it last Friday before a three-day weekend? If this … Continue reading Questions on the Pete Sheppard Layoff
Pete Sheppard Out At WEEI
It appears that Pete Sheppard has done his final sports flash for WEEI's Big Show. From Regan Communications (PR firm for Entercom New England) today: Statement Regarding Pete Sheppard from Entercom New England Vice President and Market Manager Julie Kahn and Vice President of AM Programming Jason Wolfe “As we continue to operate in challenging … Continue reading Pete Sheppard Out At WEEI
(Interesting) Navel Gazing on WEEI
The first hour of today's Big Show on WEEI was pretty interesting, as they discussed the transition of sports media into the internet age. The comparison was made to when radio and TV were getting into everyday sports coverage and resistance they encountered from the newspaper writers. The topic came up when it was revealed that WEEI.com … Continue reading (Interesting) Navel Gazing on WEEI
WEEI Breaks Own Record For Most Self-Congratulatory Press Release
WEEI has issued a press release announcing Glenn Ordway's new contract, and it's a piece of work. The quotes from Julie Kahn and Jason Wolfe are especially nauseating. Emphasis Mine: Glenn Ordway Re-Signs Contract with WEEI BOSTON (January 5, 2009) – Entercom New England today announced that it has re-signed WEEI Sports Radio host Glenn … Continue reading WEEI Breaks Own Record For Most Self-Congratulatory Press Release
Globies Back on CSN, The Genius Of Manny
Yeah, that was Dan Shaughnessy on the 6:30 edition of CSN's Sports Tonight program last night. As Gary Tanguay explained in his blog yesterday, CSN's partnership with the Boston Herald (they were a sponsor of New England Sports Tonight) has expired, and that partnership was what had kept Globe writers off the show. Tanguay says that Tony … Continue reading Globies Back on CSN, The Genius Of Manny
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