We're starting the week out with WEEI afternoon flash guy Pete Sheppard. Sheppard has been with WEEI since 1994, making him one of the longest tenured on-air personalities at the station. He's been working on The Big Show since 1999, where he is the flash guy and primary fill-in for Glenn Ordway when the latter … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Pete Sheppard
Image details: Atlanta Hawks v Boston Celtics, Game 7 served by picapp.comhttp://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/javascript/imageV2.js?p=972&i=20189&w=324&h=504&adH=90&adS=3&fv=picviewerv2_1.swf&pv=http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/en/&u=http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/ImageServing.aspx&sp=false&n=2 (Before we dive into the Celtics and Red Sox links, I encourage you to head over to Patriots Daily and check out the latest offering from Chris Warner for a position-by-position look at how the Patriots can improve this season.) The Celtics took … Continue reading Celtics Drop Hammer on Hawks in Game 7
Ken from Fang's Bites back with you with the Friday media megalinks. Don't forget to vote in the latest Approval Ratings which today focuses on 7NBC's Joe Amorosino. Before we do the links, let's go over the weekend viewing. Weekend Viewing Picks The 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of horse racing's … Continue reading Friday Megalinks
I was fairly surprised to see on the WHDH web page that Joe Amorosino will be marking his 10th anniversary at the station this year. The channel 7 sports director also hosts the Sunday night Sports Xtra, but hasn't made the leap to regular sports radio appearances. Prior to being hired at WHDH, Amorosino worked … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Joe Amorosino
The Red Sox were shut out at Fenway Park last might 3-0, as the Blue Jays salvaged the last game of the three game series. Michael Silverman notes that nothing could rescue the Red Sox silent bats last night. Gordon Edes has the Red Sox unable to muster the late inning heroics last night. Art … Continue reading No Late Inning Magic This Time
The Comcast SportsNet Game 5 telecast of the Celtics/Hawks first round playoff series earned a season high 7.7 rating and reached an estimated 354,000 households in New England. Game 5 achieved an 8.0 rating with men (25-54) and was the second most watched program by men trailing only American Idol. Celtics-Hawks Round 1 is averaging … Continue reading Celtics Continue Upward Trend of Viewers for CSN
Ha! You thought it was going to be someone from the Boston Herald today, didn't you? Instead we're going today with longtime Providence Journal baseball writer Sean McAdam. McAdam is a 1981 graduate of Providence college. He also writes baseball columns for ESPN.com and is a frequent co-host on WEEI's Big Show. In fact, McAdam is … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Sean McAdam
The Celtics restored order to the universe last night by spanking the upstart Hawks 110-85 at Boston Garden. The Celtics now lead the best of seven series three games to two, and will get a chance to close out the first round on Friday night in Atlanta. Marc J. Spears has the Celtics getting back … Continue reading Celtics Roll, Sox Walk Off (Again)
Today we're going to rate Celtics TV announcer Mike Gorman. Gorman has been calling Celtics games since 1981, and during that time has seen it all with regards to the NBA, from the great days of the Bird era, to the lows of the M.L. Carr and Rick Pitino eras. Through it all, Gorman has been … Continue reading Approval Ratings – Mike Gorman
The Red Sox got back into the win column after Kevin Youkilis singled in David Ortiz from second in the bottom of the ninth off Roy Halladay to score the one and only run of the ballgame last night. Jon Lester pitched eight shutout innings, but didn't get the win, as Jonathan Papelbon came in … Continue reading Sox Walk Off With Win
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