Sports Radio Boston News – Chad Finn Attempts to Sort Out Boston Radio Call Letter Mayhem
ESPN Radio’s Boston affiliate set to sign off By Chad Finn Globe Staff ESPN Radio’s Boston affiliate, WAMG-AM 890, will go off the air Monday after four years plagued by a weak signal and limited local programming. But ESPN, the powerhouse sports network, may not lack an outlet in the Boston market for long. According to multiple industry sources, ESPN is in discussions to air some of its national programming on WEEI-AM 850 during nights... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston News – ESPN Boston Sports Media Scrimmage is Only the Beginning Folks
In ESPNBoston.com, The Leader Continues Localization by T.J. Donegan – Sports Media Journal For those paying attention, you may have noticed the Boston sports media landscape has changed by leaps and bounds in the past 18 months. While local sports radio giant WEEI finds itself in a fight for ratings with the newly launched 98.5 The Sports Hub, it seems those on the print side of things will also have some company this Fall. As I wrote about... [Read More...]
Sports Radio News – Boston Broadcast Media Favorites – Damon Amendolara & Tedy Bruschi
‘New kid’ aces his homework By Chad Finn Globe Staff / September 4, 2009 Damon Amendolara isn’t even a full month into his gig as the weeknight host on “98.5 The Sports Hub,’’ and already he has proven this to be true: An unfamiliar voice who makes an effort to be deeply knowledgeable about his subject matter is a considerably more appealing option than a familiar voice that does not. In a media market in which name recognition too often... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – Death of Traditional Sports Media – Print to Pixels
Hacksaw: The death of traditional sports media Posted By jason.owens On August 27, 2009 @ 8:52 pm In Sports New York is the Mecca of it all. The hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. The Theatre District, the Empire State Building, Manhattan, Wall Street, the Yankees, Mets and Madison Square Garden are all part of a great city. At one time, in New York, on any street corner, you would find a newsstand that sold magazines, cigarettes, cigars, postcards,... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – WBZ-FM Debuts
WBZ-FM sports-talk station debuts – Format competes with WEEI By Thomas Grillo | Thursday, August 13, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Media & Marketing Boston’s first FM sports talk radio station is kicking off today with surprisingly little fanfare. WBZ-FM, dubbed “98.5 The Sports Hub,” will debut at 6 a.m. with former WBCN [website] disc jockeys Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb of “Toucher & Rich”... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – FM vs. AM
FM start-up muscling into sports talk A CBS-launched rival to WEEI emerges in post-WBCN shakeup By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff | July 15, 2009 Boston Sports Radio Longtime sports-radio powerhouse WEEI-AM (850) may finally have a real fight on its hands – and this time its opponent will come from the FM side of the dial. CBS Radio revealed yesterday that it will launch a new sports-talk station, named 98.5 The Sports Hub, on Aug. 13 in Boston.... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – The Chad Finn Report – Boston Globe
‘Sports Hub’ dialing up a challenge for WEEI GLENN ORDWAY is Ready to RUMBLE By Chad Finn – Article Courtesy of the Boston Globe Well, now we’ll find out. With Tuesday’s revelation that a game of radio musical chairs will result in a new all-sports station, WBZ-FM “98.5 The Sports Hub,’’ debuting Aug. 13, we will finally begin to get an answer to one of the lingering questions in Boston sports media: Is sports radio behemoth WEEI... [Read More...]
