Tony Massarotti is the co-host of the Felger and Mazz show on 98.5 The SportsHub. A Waltham native, Massarotti also hosts The Baseball Reporters on 98.5, and is a Boston.com sports columnist. He joined the Boston Herald as a sports intern in 1989, joining the likes of Michael Felger, Bill Simmons, Michael Silverman and Paul … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Tony Massarotti
Today guest column during Bruce's vacation comes from former Channel 7 sportscaster Roy Reiss By Roy Reiss Technology and innovation have spawned some incredible changes in the media landscape over the last several years. Witness the tremendous expansion of internet sites and the many new opportunities created by their existence. See the great impact of … Continue reading Guest Column: The State Of The Media – 2011
Friday's have become maddening. I was out of the office earlier today and expect to be out again later, but I'm doing the Megalinks early so I can be done with them and be free for other stuff tonight. As always, check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for the sports and entertaining programming. National We'll … Continue reading The Complete Friday Megalinks
Ryan Hadfield is a media columnist for SportsOfBoston.com. You can read his archive here. He also is a feature writer for GossipSports.com. You can yell at him on Twitter or harass him via email at Ryan@SportsOfBoston.com An Informercial Before Our Regularly Scheduled Program I don't think I'm going out on a huge limb when I … Continue reading Sports Media Musings: Finn Podcast, Influx of Media, Former Athlete Media Grades, Links
Bruce is on vacation -during his time off, a series of guest columns and posts will appear in this space. The Local Boston Sports Scene in the Information Age By George Cain When I was a kid I spent many summers at a rental cottage in Hampton Beach, NH. In the morning I would wake … Continue reading Guest Column – The Local Boston Sports Scene in the Information Age
Yes, it's once again time for Bruce's ill-timed vacation. Each time I go away, something huge happens, and this will be no exception, as the NFL prepares to go back into business. Surely there will be some unexpected move which have the local sports media going crazy, and dwelling on for about a week too … Continue reading Vacation Time
The Red Sox bats were held in check by Jeremy Guthrie last night, and while rookie Kyle Weiland managed not to get thrown out of his second major league start, he did pick up the first loss of his major league career as the Orioles beat the Red Sox 6-2 in Baltimore. Swings and a … Continue reading Sox Quieted By Guthrie
Nick Cafardo is the national baseball writer for The Boston Globe. Cafardo begin his career in Brockton in 1975 before moving to the Quincy Patriot Ledger in 1981. In 1989 he joined The Boston Globe sports staff. Cafardo has covered both the Red Sox and Patriots during his tenure at the Globe, but his heart … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Nick Cafardo
The Patriots Red Sox scored two touchdowns and made a two-point conversion to edge the Baltimore Ravens Orioles 15-10 last night in Baltimore. Red Sox 15, Orioles 10: Boston's bats leave no doubt - Tim Britton notes that it was logical that the Red Sox would follow up their lowest scoring game of the year by … Continue reading Sox Win Slugfest With Orioles
John Ourand and John Lombardo of Sports Business Journal are reporting that the Boston Celtics have been in negotiations with Comcast SportsNet New England to extend their broadcast partnership, with the Celtics also acquiring as much as a 20% stake in CSNNE. As story points out, this continues a trend in which professional sports franchises … Continue reading Report: Celtics To Acquire Up To 20% Stake in CSNNE
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