You either love him or you hate him.
These days Gerry Callahan is perhaps best known for his biting political commentary on the Dennis and Callahan morning show on WEEI, but it’s easy to forget that at one time, he was perhaps one of the best sports writers in the country.
Callahan grew up in Massachusetts, graduating from Chelmsford High School and UMass Amherst. He started his career with the Lowell Sun in 1983 and then moved on to the Boston Herald five years later. In 1994, he moved on to Sports Illustrated, where was a senior writer for the publication.
He was a frequent Big Show co-host in the early days of the program, before getting his own show with John Dennis starting in 1997. After leaving SI, he rejoined the Herald as a columnist.
The D&C program has garnered its share of attention, and not all of it positive. In 2007, Callahan missed several months of work on the show with a throat ailment. By the time he was healthy enough to return, his contract as well as that of co-host Dennis was up for renewal, which resulted in a brief lockout for the pair which had them returning in time for the first “Patriots Monday” of the 2007 season on September 10th.
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Popularity: 25% [?]
Absolutely the worst political/sports commentator in town.
He gets a hearty disapprove from me based solely on the fact that he was responsible for bringing that jerkoff Meterparel here. Just for that someone should shove a pink flamingo up his ass.
I’ve got nothing, so I’ll just repeat whatever a Callahan supporter says using a baby voice.
His picture is next to the definition for, ‘Sports Media Hack.’ Ever since the ‘walk-on-the-beach’ episode happened and Mr. Hospital Clown and Mr. Rodeo Clown came groveling back to WEEI, I knew then that they were limp-wristed pansies. It’s difficult to determine who is worse…Rodeo or Circus. But I’m happy to come here and give my two-cents worth.
If you’re giving your ratings based on just sports, then Callahan is an approve. I also believe if you removed John Dennis from the equation Gerry would be even better. JD’s swarmy setups really kill the flow of the show. His ratings will take a substantial hit due to his Limbaugh/Hannity impression each morning but the fact of the matter is the guy knows his sports, and besides sucking Schilling and Doc’s ass he really pulls no punches.
Just about the worst EEI has to offer and that’s really saying something.
A close-minded conservative who spews nothing but bile and hatred for anything that looks or acts different than he does. I know some people that grew up with him in Chelmsford and he’s at least been a consistently smug dirtbag his entire life.
Single handedly blew a state championship in football by committing an unecessary clipping call. He’s about the only type of guy I know that should be reminded of that on a daily basis.
A truly worthless human being.
DISAPPROVE!!!
Way to throw labels around like a typical liberal moron. Anybody who disagrees with a left-wing agenda is labeled a racist and a hater - give me a break. You and your left-wing buddies are the ones spewing nothing but bile and hatred for anyone who disagrees with you.
Why do I hear this in baby voice?
I’m not a liberal (voted for Bush twice) but do find that Callahan is as arrogant as they come. His delivery obviously has great marketability, but how on earth does he feel justified in being so hateful to so many people? His political approach fuels the fire of negativity and turns off more open-minded thinkers. Of course, he doesn’t seem to care as long as the market pays him for his hateful opinions. Also, although he is an informed sports authority, he carries his negativity to that realm as well. Not everyone can always be an all-star, yet Callahan seems to overly enjoy pointing out those who are not at the top of their game.
People as evil-minded as Callahan usually pay a price in some form or another for the vile they spew. He will deserve it. Disapprove!
Love ‘em. Nobody better to keep this lefty-loony region abuzz.
…..OVERRATED BLOWHARD…..the entire D&C show is a 4 hour Bitching session…Even after a huge win by ANY of the local teams you can count on them to pick out the “negative” and harp on it for 4 hours….They make sports about as much fun as a root canal……DISAPPROVE!….and by the way, I rather they talk politics, it’s when they talk sports that pisses me off
Brings nothing to the table but smarm, cynicism and sarcasm. Usually has the bare minimum of knowledge about whatever subject he’s pontificating. The king of snap judgments and a black-and-white world view. Seems to dislike both the athletes he covers and the people who listen to his show.
He’s the tapeworm in the lower intestine of the Boston Sports Scene.
Hateful little intolerant pisspot. Gotta give him credit though…he has quite the range as a debater. He can either mock you with the baby voice or shout you down.
I’m taking the rest of the day off and driving around the state finding wifi hotspots to vote disapprove.
Born on home plate and struck out swinging but the catcher dropped strike three, got to second on a passed ball, then moved to third on a balk, thinks he hit a triple. I will give him credit for not loafing down the first base line after the swinging strike.
That was the best comment in the history of comments.
His tough guy, right-wing zealot shtick has become quite stale. Fashions himself as sports radio’s answer to Rush, however, he doesn’t have the intellectual capital to back up his incendiary, half-cocked opinions. His only answer to opposing viewpoints is to either talk-over or hang-up on the callers.
He possesses the worst combination of traits: 1) He’s an ignoramus 2) He believes he’s the smartest, toughest bloke in the room. Put these two together and you have yourself a colossal jack-ass.
Sadly, when you put those two together you also typically wind up with a successful radio talkshow host.
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Perfect
Callahan’s a very good sports writer.
On the radio, he leaves much to be desired, so it’s ironic that his main source of income now is from his radio gig.
I really can’t stand the D&C show. Neither one of them does a very good job on the radio if you ask me.
I don’t get the constant bashing of the Pats that’s been taking place on that show since Spygate broke. If it’s just to counter the Big Show rumpswabs, then I guess it makes sense. But then again, I’d appreciate some HONEST opinions once in awhile, rather than the contrived ones that we always seem to get from those guys (heck, from almost everyone on WEEI).
When Callahan talks politics, it’s painful to me, because as a conservative myself I think I could make the arguments for “our” side a heck of a lot more eloquently than GC does–and without the snarkiness.
When he sticks to sports, he’s pretty good, and like I said, he’s a very good writer and his columns in the Herald are still worth reading.
Still, I just can’t get past the contrived Belichick/Pats bashing (except for the obligatory Brady ballwashing that goes on when they do their weekly spot with him during the season).
Mild Disapprove.
Did you read his alternate universe Celtics column at the beginning of the playoffs? It was worse than any hoops writing I can remember since 2004. A complete waste of ink, paper, and bandwith.
I must have missed that one.
Maybe I should amend it to say “he used to be a very good sports writer.”
I don’t always agree with him and have to turn DNC off sometimes because of him but overall I think he adds more to the sports landscape than detracts. I know I certainly missed DNC when they were locked out which results in my approve vote. As an aside, the nature of this site being a media watch tends to attract people who have disagreements with media members from what I’ve seen throughout posts and seeing so many approval ratings ending up on the negative side of the ledger.
Yet another example of a Boston sports media figure who at one time was actually very good, but have become bloated caricatures of themselves with increased exposure and success. Callahan was/is a more than capable and thought-provoking writer and his early forays into sports talk radio were fine. But, that was then. His “mentoring” of Metergerbil and foistering that specimen on this market alone are grounds for a disapprove.
I assume all those voting APPROVE for “Clip” Callahan are alumni of Catholic Memorial.
I 100% dont agree with his political views…….bu tthis man can surely stir the boiling pot! yes he sucks up to Curt The Blowhard & Doc but his voice is definitly needed in this sometimes vanilla town of opionions!
Welcome back, Dan!
Disapprove, but not vehemently so. He’s acceptable as a sports writer, but too often reverts to tired cliches (like complainig that JD Drew selfishly walked - in his first AB in the first inning of the first game in 2007) to be any more than average.
It’s his political nonsense that kills it for me. I lean right, and therefore agree with him more than I disagree with him, albeit barely. My problem, however, is that he cannot debate without insulting the other person or shouting them down. Even on things that I do agree with him completely on I find myself embarrassed to do so.
Since I got XM for Christmas I’ve had no reason whatsoever to listen to him, so my hatred for him has subsided quite a bit, thankfully.
Hateful guy who isn’t bright enough to understand that republicans do bad things.
His views and talent concerning sports are irrelevant- A shining, ivory tower beacon of ignorance.
D&C are the reason that I have stopped listening to WEEI. I stopped listening to their morning show about 3 years ago because I hate Callahan so much (Dennis is an afterthought). As a result, I became less inclined towards listening to WEEI at all (I was a drive time listener, and between Callahan and that grade-A moron Smerlas I wanted to drive into oncoming traffic). Now, I’m blissfully ‘EEI free.
For all the “ratings” these idiots supposedly get, I know for a fact that most of the people I know simply don’t listen to ‘EEI in the morning anymore. DISAPPROVE as strongly as possible.
The old PIK (People I Know) index is even less reliable than Arbitron. The guy takes a position and stirs peoples’ emotions. Their numbers are through the roof in radio’s most competitive daypart. He makes me angry as hell most of the time, but he’s good at what he does.
….there is no arguing with their ratings, but in my case their “style” wore out it’s welcome….I used to be one of those people who listened BECAUSE he pissed me off, but I finally figured, I’ve got enough aggravation in my life, why add more listening to these 2 gasbags?…..I hardly ever listen to D&C anymore
Can’t disapprove enough. Unlistenable, pompous, ignorant, disgusting windbag.
Not a single redeeming quality (and being slightly more informed and likable than his two co-hosts is not a redeeming quality). Gives conservatives a bad name by trying to associate his angry, ignorant diatribes with an idealogical viewpoint. Disapprove.
If you’re a conservative and Boda doesnt like you, you GOTTA suck!
Peter has it right. His bullying, anti-intellectual, ignorant rants are disgusting, regardless of the point he is trying to make. He is a mouthbreathing moron who is too stupid to make any argument except the simplest right wing propaganda taken directly from Rush, LGF, or any similarly aligned source.
Again, this is only the second time I have come on here to vote, and it is to vote DISAPPROVE. The other time I came on here to vote was to vote DISAPPROVE to John Dennis.
His political instincts are right on.
His political knowledge is zero.
His ability to articulate his political position beyond the bumpersticker stage is pathetic.
Does a little girl whiney voice when he is annoyed…
DISAPPROVE!
Not a horrible sports writer, and more palatable than Dennis.
However, his incessant whiny liberal bashing makes his show as horrific as the abomination on WAAF. D and C genuinely seem to NOT like sports and NOT like their audience, and Callahan is much worse than Dennis or even Ordway in this regard.
Disapprove.
Another know it all jock sniffer who never played any sport beyond highschool yet is an expert in everything.
The only reason D&C get away with all the political talk is they can always fall back on sports. Put them on RKO and they’ll be no better than Tommy Taxes.
The quintessential radio bully. A mean spirited, name calling, cheap shot artist. When he ventures outside of sports he shows his utter ignorance and lack of class.
Disapprove………….with extreme prejudice.
Disapprove.
The only reason he’s #1 in the ratings (and someone needs to remind him of this) is because Stern went to Satellite radio. Period.
Actually thinks Meterperrel is funny/talented/insightful.
Likes to tell everyone what’s “interesting” and “compelling” to him.
WAAAAH (Artie Lange style) the NBA Finals games are on to late WAAAH. Gerry, if it’s on to late you and your life partner should give up your lucrative radio careers and go back to sleep you whiney little biotch.
A bigot’s bigot.
I’ve got a feeling that if Gerry’s pickup basketball buddies ended up playing Bill Pinkberry’s basketball buddies someone would break a nail or a heel.
Kept referring to David Stern as, “money grubbing” repeatedly this morning.
Stole the “dump line” from Ordway (who stole it from Howie Carr). Stole reading the headlines from Howard Stern (at least Howard’s funny when they read ‘em or Dracula Gottfried makes an appearance).
His idea of humor is for that pipe-hanger looking ratbastard Meter to refer to anyone with an Eastern European last name as CUTYOURCOCKOFF.
disapprove. props for the miserable lil shit though he has sold a lot of windshields & coffee.
Gerry and his partner used to do a tribute to Butch from the Cape who, from all that I’ve heard was a grade A con man. Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.
Strong Approval. I like D&C and particularly Gerry Callahan.
I like the fact that they mix in political/current events talk with sports..it keeps things fresh, instead of talking about the Red Sox and Patriots day after day.
I like the fact that Gerry isn’t a homer like the Big Show guys…both Gerry and John will criticize the Boston sports teams and aren’t afraid to disagree or call out the coaches/players/announcers, etc of the Boston sports teams.
Gerry does come across as arrogant sometimes…but most talk show personalities do. He’s not nearly as arrogant as other personalities.
D&C is so much better of a show than the Big Show and other WEEI programs because they mix in political and current events talk with sports, they aren’t unabashed homers like Ordway and the many others at EEI, and because the has way more variety than the other shows.
I feel sad for you. You enjoy the slanted musings of two bigots, and applaud Callahan for being a contrarian. Other than the Bruins, and in earlier years, the Celtics, what can you really complain about with Boston sports in the last 5 years?
He’s not afraid? He’s doing it to be an a-hole. He really doesn’t care at all about sports, and much more about his misguided political views.
He’s an abomination and a disgrace.
Once again…sports radio is for sports, not politics. There are a hundred political radio/tv shows; don’t mess up the sports forum.
APPROVE. Excellent writer. Fine American too.
Excellent military service record.
Known as a “clean” player.
Skilled at defending his views through carefully thought-out counter-arguments.
Committed to the foundational American premise that “all men are created equal”
Deft with both insightful analysis and the witty bon mot
Able to leap tall buildings with a single bound.
The main reason I stopped listening in the AM.
An irritating, angry, whiney, large foreheaded imp.
The fact that for some unknown reason he brought Meterperel here makes him get a DISAPPROVE! Why Gerry? You have no shot at being a talent scout based on the flashboy pick!
I prayed that he would lose his voice entirely. Instead we are stuck with a raspy voice ignoramous. DISAPPROVE.
Truly classless. I turn on sports radio to hear about sports, not politics. That is why Callahan fails.
I really hoped Callahan wouldn’t come back to EEI last fall and when he did, I left. He is smarmy, arrogant and condescending…why I wouldn’t go near him with a 39 1/2 foot pole!
DISAPPROVE!!
Gerry is very cordial when interviewing people that have different opinions of him and more power than him. Before and after the call he has all guns blazing and struts his stuff as if he was fighting through Europe with the Big Red One (insert John Dennis joke).
A fraud, coward, and as ignorant as can be.
Disapproved by association.
He would be acceptable if he wasn’t teamed with the two biggest douchebags in town.
Completely approve! x100
The fact that he drives Little Lefty Liberals nuts is even better.
Yes, because no else on the radio whines about liberals like a little girl with a skinned knee for 4 hours, right? Aside from - wait for it - EVERYONE?!?!?
Yes indeed, we’re extremely lucky to have Callahan in this town when he very easily be working his way up the ranks of the Nazi Youth Party.
Ahh…the mating call of the American Liberal: “You’re a racist!! You’re a racist!!”
Is this Fat Paul, the used car scumbag and Callahan rim licker?
Wow, that seems some great liberal tolerance you’ve got there.
Paul, I have a suggestion for you. READ A HISTORY BOOK!!!
Oh I know. If it weren’t for you liberal Protectors of All That’s Good and Right and Correct…the country would be overtaken by racist nazis.
I wake up and thank God every day there are liberals out there organizing walks and keeping the bumper sticker companies in business. If it weren’t for you Little Liberals watching out for everyone’s best interests we’d all be in so much trouble!
Hearing people like you and Callahan only make me worry for my kids and what they might be in for. May you SUV run smoothly and your vocal chords last a long time.
A breath of fresh air to anyone who might remember “The Fabulous Sports Babe” Gerry, you go girl! Oh yes did I mention how much I hate Andy Gresch!
The best thing about Callahan? If you never listen to WEEI or pick up a Herald, he really doesn’t have to be in any single part of your life! Thanks Ger!
Better Dead than Red, right Paul? Right? Are you with me? I mean, really! Buncha Commie bastards! Right? Huh?
The majority of the comments are based on his EEI work, but I don’t catch that often. I voted approve because he’s the best sports columnist in the city. Some might that find that blasphemous, but he’s a better *writer* than Ryan is.
I’m fairly convinced at this point that his political ranting is mostly an act. Either way, it’s not what I tune in for, and I’m pretty glad that my drive time isn’t what it used to be.
Consider my dilemma. I find that I am happiest when the local teams are playing badly and losing. This allows me to bitch loudly and frequently about how these losing losers and how their losing is a personal affront to me, a winner trapped in a place called Losertown. Bliss. That is, until the bastards start winning. Typical winning bastards, ruining everything….and look at how happy it makes them (I just typed that in a whining baby voice). Misery. And not the good kind of misery either, because there’s no losing, only winning. Lousy, stinking winning, with all these kool aid drinkin’ yahoos who refuse to see the problem. The problem that clearly exists if you only take off your stinkin’ rose colored glasses, fanboys!
You want him on that wall! You need him on that wall! Gerry Clip Callahan……APPROVE!
Are you also at your happiest when you can make little Cindy Lou Who cry? Why are those Whovillians so damn happy anyway?
Depends on who’s asking the question. You one of those lousy, stinkin liberal looneys? A scumbag? A lowlife?
I agree with most of what’s been written so far. When I tune in to EEI, it is to hear sports talk. When there’s a big sports story going on I’ll listen to 890 in the morning and check EEI during commercials. If I get a sniff of politics, I can’t switch it off fast enough.
There have been a few occasions, when the Pats or Sox we’re the hot topic, and thy’re talking politics…unbelievable (and delusional)!
I do have one new item to add to the record here. I long ago got tired of listening to D&C getting their rocks off by calling the dregs of society various names. I guess we’re supposed to say “hey, these guys REALLY hate child molesters and murderers, I want them on MY side!!”And really, they give you the sense that they get some kind of perverse pleasure using the words “scumbag” and “low life” - you’d think there was a circle jerk going on right there in the studio!
Its too bad, because I do think Callahan has the ability to be a half-decent sport talk host. But in the same way as Shaunessey, his hatred consumes him.
Who’s got the largest head in town?
Who keeps the pinko lefties down?
Clip does, Clip does!
Who mocks black kids every day?
Who lost his voice over his pay?
Clip does, Clip does!
Who thinks Pedro is a punk?
Who talks to Dennis about his junk?
Who’s a bigot and a fraud?
Who’s got a head 6 feet broad?
Clip does, Clip does!
When I drive to work in the morning I want to hear about such stuff as -
Manny
The NFL Draft
Big Brown
The Stanley Cup
Rondo
I DON’T want to hear about Obama vs Clinton, or D&C belittling such folk as librarians and firemen.
For the small % of the time Gerry talks sports he is pretty good. When he talks politics, or when Meter and Dino talk about anything, it is the absolute worst radio show you will ever hear.
I’m proud to say I’m a liberal. Paul, I know that I could kick your as@ in political debates. And I know I could kick Gerry’s. But here’s the frustrating part, the thing that makes the show often unbearable—he doesn’t want to debate. He’s not open to any ideas besides the black-and-white conservative views that make you sound like a tough-guy when you say them. It’s very easy to say bomb Iran, Joe Kennedy is a traitor for buying oil from Chavez, Hillary is a b@$!$. There’s been a big change in the quality of their show since GC left for his surgery last year. Now, more often than not, they run a sociology class, where they discuss race and how Rev. Wright is a bigot—when, frankly, they know next to nothing (and don’t care to). I used to like their “we have the conversations you have at the local watering hole” analogy. But now, anyone who says, “Talk sports today, please” is openly mocked.
But, nonetheless, I still approve. It’s bordering, though, which is sad, because I used to love their show. They’re very witty—as bad as it was, the METCO line was hilarious—and I think both D & C have qualifications for their roles, unlike a Pete Shepard. Callahan was once a great writer—Tunnel Vision was a must-read—and we can’t forget that.
And it’s very easy to see why the folks at 20 Guest St. ignore you all—you don’t approve anyone. Everyone s u c k s. You all seem to think you could host a four-hour radio show every day.
So when a consumer expresses displeasure towards a product, they’re really only saying they could make a better product themselves?
I thought they were just saying the product sucked.
Lastly, I think I peed a little bit when you said the folks at 20 Guest St. “ignore you all.” Tell that to the ones who bought memberships here.
Why is it so important for people to agree with everything someone says?
I think he acts like a jerk sometimes, and he is so attached to his right wing ideology that he can be very frustrating. He also has, without question, the most well reasoned arguments and points of view of anyone on the radio, even if I strongly disagree with about 50% of them. He will not spoonfeed you your own opinion which is what seems to make most people feel better about the person they are listening to.
If you want pablum listen to Dale Arnold. I’ll take Callahan every time. Big approve.
Quite possibly the single most miserable human being to walk the earth. Mean, hateful, intolerant and ultimately just plain stupid. Mere words cannot adequately express my disapproval.
Quite possibly the single most miserable human being to walk the earth. Mean, hateful, intolerant and ultimately just plain stupid. Proud to be a knuckle-dragging moron. Mere words cannot adequately express my disapproval.
I think he acts like a jerk sometimes, and he is so attached to his right wing ideology that he can be very frustrating. He also has, without question, the most well reasoned arguments and points of view of anyone on the radio,
So he is a jerk attached to right wing ideology, but he has well reasoned arguments? How is that possible?
I said he acts like a jerk sometimes jackass. And having well reasoned arguments doesn’t mean they are always right.
The biggest truism of all time: people hear what they want to hear and disregard the rest.
This guy is without a doubt the most negative person in all of the Boston sports media. The Red Sox could go 162-0, with the World Series without losing a game in the post season, the Pats could go 19-0, the Celtics could go 82-0 and 16-0 in the post season, and the Bruins could make the playoffs and win a series (c’mon, even the most optimistic fan knows this team isn’t going anywhere) and this guy would still do nothing but whine and complain about it!
And SSSSSTTTTTTTOOOOOOPPPPPPP with the politics! Enough! And this is coming from a conservative!
I am glad to say that with rare exception I have not listened to the program in the past 2 years.
It’s a shame. I would actually give an approve if it were for writing only. “Loserville” is one of the best columns I have ever read in my life. He also wrote a terrific article on the Clemens fiasco in Washington. Unfortunately, his radio persona is so grating and pathetic that I have to disapprove.
Likes to call out woman beaters (Approve!), except for Jared Remy that is (Disapprove!). If Andy Brickley had an adult child punching out women and getting arrested, you bet your asz Callahan would be publicly chastising the coward.
Jared Remy is a scumbag.
Aaron Ward is honorable.
Go Bruins!
Good writer, and from what I hear, a very good guy in person. It just doesn’t matter, though. He is personally responsible for bringing Jon Meterperel into our radio world. For this, there is no punishment severe enough in our society.
Disapprove.
Likes to act tough. Criticizes Drew for his time off. Predicted Vitale would not be ready for the tournament after undergoing similiar surgery as he went through. Vitale came back in half the time and somewhere JD chuckled. What a wuss. Tough? Probably but just the same tough guy crap he throws out there to a far greater audience.
his picure says it all…classy guy
All right, Scott, who bought memberships here? Who?
And maybe my word choice was wrong. Maybe “ignore” did not accurately express my meaning. I should have said instead that it’s easy for media members to scoff at this site and others like it when virtually everyone receives an overwhelmingly negative rating on these type of polls.
And for someone who criticizes Callahan, Scott, you also seem to employ a conveniently black-and-white world view. I did not say that all consumer complaints should be seen as the consumer stating that they could produce a better product. You ever think it could be a rhetorical question? It was a reminder that hosting a daily show lasting four hours—20 hours a week—is not an easy task. Not many of us could do it.
Scott, you’re much more smug and stupid than Callahan ever is.
SOSH, Many of those same media members also continue to scoff at the Internet as a meduim. I agree there