OT: Official Sports Media Thread XII: RIP Al Trautwig,, first cable host of NHL Hockey

[smithformeragent]

Is there a more tired show than Felger and Mazz? I just listened because they had Alex Barth on talking draft. Entire segment was them constantly interrupting and mocking him. Just terrible radio. Felger seems bored. Mazz is Mazz. Murray everything negative. And then the creep behind the glass. Just awful.

Listened today for the first time in a very long time.

It’s hilarious how much changes, yet how little changes.

They “toolbag of the day” is now a sponsored segment.

Been listening to a lot of Kouleas and Raycroft. They just had a good segment with Garry Galley.

 

[Fenway]

Boston radio host Fred Toucher goes after Pat McAfee: 'If you listen to him, you're an idiot'

Fred Toucher takes aim at Pat McAfee, calling him overrated and accusing him of leveraging YouTube views into a lucrative TV career.

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[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Boston radio host Fred Toucher goes after Pat McAfee: 'If you listen to him, you're an idiot'

Fred Toucher takes aim at Pat McAfee, calling him overrated and accusing him of leveraging YouTube views into a lucrative TV career.

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McAfee is useless to me. However so is Fred. He is one miserable prick.

 

[Terrier]

Magic 106.7’s David O’Leary is among Audacy cuts, NESN is reportedly slashing its editorial department

Magic 106.7’s David O’Leary is among Audacy cuts, NESN is reportedly slashing its editorial department

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[McGarnagle]

Boston radio host Fred Toucher goes after Pat McAfee: 'If you listen to him, you're an idiot'

Fred Toucher takes aim at Pat McAfee, calling him overrated and accusing him of leveraging YouTube views into a lucrative TV career.

awfulannouncing.com

Teapot calling the kettle black

 

[BostonBob]

It's been talked about for at least a year now but ESPN has finally made it official and announced that ATH is ending on May 23rd. I became a big fan of ATH and Pardon the Interruption when they were added to TSN's lineup as it was nice to get some different opinions of sports without being bombarded with stuff about the Maple Leafs, Blue Jays and Raptors. Hopefully PTI sticks around for a few more years ( although I can do without at least one daily reference about Northwestern University, Michael Jordan, the Cubs or the Bears from Michael Wilbon ) but ESPN has not made announcement about that show yet.

from sicom:

Television networks—sports or otherwise—are not in the business of canceling successful shows.

However, ESPN announced on Tuesday that Around the Horn would air its last episode of Friday, May 23. The network also announced that a version of SportsCenter would temporarily air in Around the Horn’s 5 p.m. ET time slot.

“Around the Horn has had a remarkable run of more than two decades. That kind of longevity in media is incredibly rare, and we look forward to celebrating the show’s many accomplishments before the final sign-off in May,” said David Roberts, ESPN executive vice president of sports news and entertainment, in a press release. “Beyond Tony [Reali] and the ensemble of on-air contributors, we are particularly grateful to the production team led by Erik Rydholm and Aaron Solomon, who have been instrumental in ATH’s consistent success since the very beginning.”

So why is ATH getting the ax? ESPN has been tight-lipped on offering a reason. While ATH’s ratings are significantly lower than Pardon the Interruption, which ATH leads into, the show’s viewership is on par with Get Up and First Take.

Sources indicated to me that ESPN is interested in a “more modern concept” and “something different.”

 

[Terrier]

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