OT: Official Sports Media Thread V - Tim Neverett will not return to the Red Sox radio broadcast team
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Nothingbutglass
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I don't see how this is on to bigger and better things. This looks like one of those corporate promotions where you are out of sight out of mind until the contract is up and then never heard from again.
I couldn't stand Kirk & Callahan any more than I could stand Dennis & Callahan. Here's hoping the new guy will be an improvement.
Donnie Shulzhoffer
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Well now I heard the little puke Reimer is on tomorrow. But does sound like they are both done going forward.
Si Hopkins
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Could very well be. We'll see. I don't think it's going to go well from 6-10.
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Why not? You liked that fake reality show that was on. The nonesense they bright all the time. Barely talked sports. Give me a break. Anything is better than what Minihane became and was allowed to become. Bring back Dino. Totally professional compared to what replaced him.
Donnie Shulzhoffer
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I have enjoyed the show without Kirk.
He was on today and just a friendly reminder of nothing but talking in house drama
He was on today and just a friendly reminder of nothing but talking in house drama
Entercom made the right call with Kirk Minihane - The Boston Globe
By Shirley Leung GLOBE STAFF NOVEMBER 15, 2018
It must have been a difficult decision for the honchos at Entercom Communications to take one of its biggest stars, Kirk Minihane, off one of its most prominent radio stations. But it’s the right call.
During his five years on WEEI, Minihane — who acts like a Howard Stern for sports radio — has been suspended or abruptly went on vacation several times after making rude or otherwise unacceptable comments. Most egregious in my book was in 2014, when he called Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews a “gutless bitch” for the way she handled an interview during baseball’s All-Star Game. More on that later.
Minihane isn’t going very far; in fact, he remains in the Entercom family. He’s leaving his top-rated sports radio morning show, which he never really wanted to be about sports, to launch a radio show, podcast, and column on Radio.com, a digital platform also owned by Entercom.
It’s a risky move all around — for Minihane, WEEI, and Entercom — but listeners and advertisers who are tired of the vile commentary will thank the broadcasting behemoth for cleaning up the airwaves. “Kirk & Callahan” will become “Mut & Callahan,” with Minihane’s cohost, Gerry Callahan, staying on the morning show with Mike Mutnansky, who has frequently been the third voice on the program.
It must have been a difficult decision for the honchos at Entercom Communications to take one of its biggest stars, Kirk Minihane, off one of its most prominent radio stations. But it’s the right call.
During his five years on WEEI, Minihane — who acts like a Howard Stern for sports radio — has been suspended or abruptly went on vacation several times after making rude or otherwise unacceptable comments. Most egregious in my book was in 2014, when he called Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews a “gutless bitch” for the way she handled an interview during baseball’s All-Star Game. More on that later.
Minihane isn’t going very far; in fact, he remains in the Entercom family. He’s leaving his top-rated sports radio morning show, which he never really wanted to be about sports, to launch a radio show, podcast, and column on Radio.com, a digital platform also owned by Entercom.
It’s a risky move all around — for Minihane, WEEI, and Entercom — but listeners and advertisers who are tired of the vile commentary will thank the broadcasting behemoth for cleaning up the airwaves. “Kirk & Callahan” will become “Mut & Callahan,” with Minihane’s cohost, Gerry Callahan, staying on the morning show with Mike Mutnansky, who has frequently been the third voice on the program.
Gator Mike
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Huh.
Leung didn't mention that she and her paper were a frequent target of "Kirk and Callahan"?
I'm shocked.
Shocked, I tell you.
Leung didn't mention that she and her paper were a frequent target of "Kirk and Callahan"?
I'm shocked.
Shocked, I tell you.
Donnie Shulzhoffer
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The person who went on a mission to call advertisers to get them to drop.Entercom made the right call with Kirk Minihane - The Boston Globe
By Shirley Leung GLOBE STAFF NOVEMBER 15, 2018
It must have been a difficult decision for the honchos at Entercom Communications to take one of its biggest stars, Kirk Minihane, off one of its most prominent radio stations. But it’s the right call.
During his five years on WEEI, Minihane — who acts like a Howard Stern for sports radio — has been suspended or abruptly went on vacation several times after making rude or otherwise unacceptable comments. Most egregious in my book was in 2014, when he called Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews a “gutless *****” for the way she handled an interview during baseball’s All-Star Game. More on that later.
Minihane isn’t going very far; in fact, he remains in the Entercom family. He’s leaving his top-rated sports radio morning show, which he never really wanted to be about sports, to launch a radio show, podcast, and column on Radio.com, a digital platform also owned by Entercom.
It’s a risky move all around — for Minihane, WEEI, and Entercom — but listeners and advertisers who are tired of the vile commentary will thank the broadcasting behemoth for cleaning up the airwaves. “Kirk & Callahan” will become “Mut & Callahan,” with Minihane’s cohost, Gerry Callahan, staying on the morning show with Mike Mutnansky, who has frequently been the third voice on the program.
That is not journalism that is activism.
One media town the Globe is striving for and almost there.
Thanks for paying the 49 cents for us @Fenway so we could read it
KrejciMVP
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What did it say? We cant listen to WEEI or read globe articles without a CC
JRull86
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Shirley is awful.Entercom made the right call with Kirk Minihane - The Boston Globe
By Shirley Leung GLOBE STAFF NOVEMBER 15, 2018
It must have been a difficult decision for the honchos at Entercom Communications to take one of its biggest stars, Kirk Minihane, off one of its most prominent radio stations. But it’s the right call.
During his five years on WEEI, Minihane — who acts like a Howard Stern for sports radio — has been suspended or abruptly went on vacation several times after making rude or otherwise unacceptable comments. Most egregious in my book was in 2014, when he called Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews a “gutless *****” for the way she handled an interview during baseball’s All-Star Game. More on that later.
Minihane isn’t going very far; in fact, he remains in the Entercom family. He’s leaving his top-rated sports radio morning show, which he never really wanted to be about sports, to launch a radio show, podcast, and column on Radio.com, a digital platform also owned by Entercom.
It’s a risky move all around — for Minihane, WEEI, and Entercom — but listeners and advertisers who are tired of the vile commentary will thank the broadcasting behemoth for cleaning up the airwaves. “Kirk & Callahan” will become “Mut & Callahan,” with Minihane’s cohost, Gerry Callahan, staying on the morning show with Mike Mutnansky, who has frequently been the third voice on the program.
Why does the globe just have so many terrible writers and editors there now?
McGarnagle
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Because journalism is a dying industry that only attracts certain types of people.
What’s next for WEEI? - The Boston Globe
When Minihane joined Callahan and co-host John Dennis in February 2013, WEEI was coming off a fall in which it tied for seventh in the ratings, with rival 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher and Rich” program entrenched in first place. There were legitimate possibilities that WEEI was going to end up switching formats to country music.
But as the contentious and often compelling Minihane’s name recognition grew, so did WEEI’s ratings — and in summer 2014 “Kirk and Callahan” ascended to first place in morning drive. That coincided with perhaps the show’s greatest controversy — Minihane’s suspension in July for referring to Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews as a “gutless bitch.”
That did not damage Minihane’s prospects or his local Q-rating. Minihane’s influence at the station only grew over the years — sources have said that he pushed hard this July for the switch that sent Rich Keefe and Dale Arnold’s show from afternoon drive to middays, with Glenn Ordway, Lou Merloni, and Christian Fauria’s show taking over drive time.
Antagonism became part of the show’s fabric through the years. It worked in the ratings, but it also could backfire. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a longtime and crucial weekly paid guest, took umbrage with Minihane’s questioning. Sometimes it felt like they were checking off an enemies list. They were not above character assassination if it suited them.
When Minihane joined Callahan and co-host John Dennis in February 2013, WEEI was coming off a fall in which it tied for seventh in the ratings, with rival 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher and Rich” program entrenched in first place. There were legitimate possibilities that WEEI was going to end up switching formats to country music.
But as the contentious and often compelling Minihane’s name recognition grew, so did WEEI’s ratings — and in summer 2014 “Kirk and Callahan” ascended to first place in morning drive. That coincided with perhaps the show’s greatest controversy — Minihane’s suspension in July for referring to Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews as a “gutless bitch.”
That did not damage Minihane’s prospects or his local Q-rating. Minihane’s influence at the station only grew over the years — sources have said that he pushed hard this July for the switch that sent Rich Keefe and Dale Arnold’s show from afternoon drive to middays, with Glenn Ordway, Lou Merloni, and Christian Fauria’s show taking over drive time.
Antagonism became part of the show’s fabric through the years. It worked in the ratings, but it also could backfire. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a longtime and crucial weekly paid guest, took umbrage with Minihane’s questioning. Sometimes it felt like they were checking off an enemies list. They were not above character assassination if it suited them.
rocketdan9
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Who has the best rating between
Toucher Rich
Zo and Beatle
Felger, Mazz, Murray
Always wondered...
Gator Mike
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EverettMike
FIRE DON SWEENEY INTO THE SUN
Gator Mike
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It wouldn't surprise me either way.
I mean, Leung did try to organize a boycott of WEEI's sponsors.
Gator Mike
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Which is fine.
I just think it's bizarre. I mean, clearly he's got fans. Why attempt to have him taken off the air and his voice silenced when you could just listen to another morning radio show and let the free market run its course?
Personally,I only listened to D&C til Minihane the fraud came along,then I listened to nothing for years. I contacted Entercom twice about that POS and they responded like I expected-ratings.
Donnie Shulzhoffer
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