OT: Official Sports Media Thread XI :Self-proclaimed ‘sports dork’ Michael Felger of The Sports Hub feels like he ‘will do this forever’

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WBZ-FMSportsBeasley10.58.58.08.87.58.1
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WXKS-FMTop 40/MiHeartMedia6.16.15.35.55.45.5
WMJX-FMACAudacy5.59.712.54.25.14.9
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WZLX-FMClassic RockiHeartMedia4.34.35.36.15.14.6
WBZ-AMNewsiHeartMedia5.24.74.85.34.64.4
WKLB-FMCountryBeasley2.92.63.24.04.34.4
WRKO-AMTalkiHeartMedia3.32.72.83.74.14.1
WBQT-FMRhythmic ACBeasley3.33.13.04.24.13.9
WWBX-FMHot ACAudacy2.62.82.23.13.83.9
WGBH-FMPublic RadioWGBH Foundation3.64.03.43.53.43.7
WBGB-FMAdult HitsAudacy2.93.02.92.93.23.1
WXRV-FMAAANortheast2.92.82.22.73.02.7
WBOS-FMClassic RockBeasley2.62.31.82.12.32.6
WBWL-FMCountryiHeartMedia2.32.11.92.62.42.6
WEEI-FMSportsAudacy4.94.74.63.93.22.6
WXLO-FMHot ACCumulus2.42.22.32.62.32.5
WCRB-FMClassicalWGBH Foundation2.12.02.01.92.02.1
WZRM-FMTropicaliHeartMedia2.52.12.12.22.32.1
WJMN-FMTop 40/RiHeartMedia2.32.01.82.12.12.0
WERS-FMAAAEmerson College1.41.61.91.91.81.9
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WNNW-AMTropicalCosta-Eagle0.30.40.30.81.00.6
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WCTK-FMCountryHall0.30.20.10.20.20.2
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WMVX-AMClassic HitsCosta-Eagle0.20.1--0.10.1

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In the winter Nielsen Audio ratings, 98.5 The Sports Hub ran away from the field once again, finishing first by an exponential margin in sports radio’s desired men 25-54 demographic and crushing longtime rival WEEI, which saw a huge decline from the fall.

The Sports Hub averaged a 19.4 share, finishing first in all day parts, nights, and weekends, from the period of Jan. 5-March 29. Classic rock station WZLX was a distant second this winter with a 7.5 share.

The Sports Hub’s winter share was nearly five times the share of fellow sports radio station WEEI, which finished tied for eighth with a 4.0.

That was a significant falloff for WEEI since the fall, when it finished second with a 9.0 share to the Sports Hub’s 19.6 share.

The winter period was WEEI’s first since shaking up its lineup with moves that took effect Jan. 3.

Those changes included pairing former afternoon drive host Christian Fauria in middays with Andy Gresh, moving previous midday cohost Rich Keefe to evenings, and parting ways with afternoon drive cohost Lou Merloni. (Merloni remains part of the station’s Red Sox broadcasts.)
▪ The Sports Hub’s “Toucher and Rich” rolled in morning drive with a 25.6 share. WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” was fifth with a 5.7.

▪ In middays, The Sports Hub’s “Zolak and Bertrand” dominated with a 20.7 share. WEEI’s “Gresh and Fauria” tied for seventh with a 3.1.

▪ The Sports Hub’s “Felger and Mazz” won in a rout in afternoon drive with a 19.8 share, while WEEI’s “Jones and Mego” tied for eighth with a 3.6.

▪ In the 6-11 p.m. window, The Sports Hub, which has Bruins and some Celtics broadcasts in that time frame and has rotated hosts when there are no games, got a 15.5 share. “The Rich Keefe Show” and WEEI’s evening programming was 14th with a 2.8.

Last winter, The Sports Hub took first with a 16.3 share. WEEI was seventh with a 4.4.
 

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Johnnyduke

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Most of my sports "radio" consumption is the NBC Sports Boston simulcast. If WEEI had the TV deal instead I'd probably have that on in the background. Do the simulcast numbers get factored in?
 

McGarnagle

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I missed it yesterday.

What ended up happening with Wallach calling the Celtics’ game 3 Friday?

For some reason, that whole saga interests me.
NBC Sports went with a Players Only broadcast of Scal and Eddie House for games 3 & 4. Everyone begrudgingly accepted it.
 

MattFromFranklin

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If Felger and Mazz spent an entire week not taking any calls and just looked at the wall, how many points would they beat Jones & Mego by for that weekly?
 

MattFromFranklin

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I haven't listened to sports radio in many years. But in what world does someone look at falling ratings and say that Andy Gresh is the answer? Unless he has changed, he led the pack in being an insufferable, talent-less blowhard.
Kirk Minihane has said on his podcast a few times that the powers that be at WEEI told him they'd rather finish 5th in the ratings books than finish 1st or 2nd with "controversial" personalities.
 

quietbruinfan

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That is both dishonest and foolish. WEEI doesn't go for arguments and controversy as much as 98.5, but they have Jones, Gresh and Milbury. Argument and conflict is at the very center of successful talk radio, especially sports talk radio.
 

Donnie Shulzhoffer

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That is both dishonest and foolish. WEEI doesn't go for arguments and controversy as much as 98.5, but they have Jones, Gresh and Milbury. Argument and conflict is at the very center of successful talk radio, especially sports talk radio.
Which proves how stupid WEEI is with their choices
 
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smithformeragent

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Hardy must record his SXM stuff ahead of time and they just plug and play on Turbo.

I just heard him on during the midday show on 98.5 after just having heard him speak on SXM.
 

McGarnagle

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Local RSNs only get the first round, right? Everything from the 2nd round onward is exclusive to ESPN and TNT, IIRC.

Anyone think that there's a chance Wednesday could be the last time we hear Jack?
 
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