Comments on: Salk and Halloran done at ESPN 890

By: Rats

Rats — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:05:57 +0000

I was listening today at noon when the station, with no prior annoucement, “went dark”. ESPN’s the Herd ended at noon,,, then sappy music and a criptic farewell… which I think is still playing as of now, Odd, I’ve listened to radio all my life and never heard a station die while I was listening to it, (WBCN doesn’t count, they lost their soul years ago.)
I’ll miss the alternative. On WEEI, I find the D&C show & the Big show UNlistenable. Rats. I tip my hat to the local effort, despite the apparent failure of same.

By: JP

JP — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:10:06 +0000

Problem with S&H and 890 is not the signal, it’s that they talk about topics other than Boston sports and were actually objective about the local teams instead of breaking out the kneepads. That will never play with the typical retarded, provincial Boston fan.

By: Mark G

Mark G — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:35:07 +0000

Thank the good Lord! Mike Salk is anything but a “rising talent” His knowledge of sports was decent, but his smugness & sub-par radio voice were more than enough to change to an altrernative station. Better dip into that trust fund Salk, agent’s cost money.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:20:05 +0000

No no no no no… I can’t listen to those two schmucks. Their sports opinions are even more inane than their politics. Remember “Run Up the Score”Gate?

By: Mike Ketchen

Mike Ketchen — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:28:17 +0000

Ok so your issue is the signal or the talent? I must have “missed” it when WEEI was able to get wkly chats with Keith law. Or when local sports talk actually gave the listeners a chance to speak rather then be ripped, made fun of and talked over. But hey maybe “you like” being blown up, or listening to slanted politics in the morning on you know a “sports” talk radio network.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:11:13 +0000

Salk & Holleran was a horrible show. So is Lew & Mike. That is their problem. They need better talent & a stronger signal. I’m out in Worcester & you can’t get the signal until after 7 AM and you lose it around 4:45 PM.

I listen to sports talk most of the day and I am willing to give them a shot but, the only good programming is Mike&Mike and The Herd.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:03:08 +0000

Am I the only one who finds only the morning show awful on WEEI. The others have a lot of nonsense but can be entertaining. D&C is a dumbed-down version of Rush Limbaugh – if that is possible.
My only concern of 890 going under would be having no sports talk to listen to in the morning

By: Rick Mc

Rick Mc — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:16:57 +0000

Where is the signal a problem? I was in Worcester today and 890 came in better than 850. Throughout the Metrowest I don’t have problems with it. Is it a big problem north of Boston? Traveling to Lowell there is a problem switching between 890 and 14whatever.

By: Concerned Fan

Concerned Fan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:35:38 +0000

The Lew and Mike Show is not a time buy, I know for a fact. The money brought in by Kelly Auto is measly coin, not worth keeping a show over. Salk should head over to WEEI, he would fit in perfectly with the other blowhards over there.
New Englanders are notorious for not dealing with change well and being rather backwards in their thinking, hence why another sports station will never do well without proper marketing and signal strength. The complaints about the “talent” at 850 are endless, but unfortunately, the antiquated nature of the typical Boston sports fan wins out again.

Best wishes to Ross Carey though.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:10:03 +0000

I’ve never said anything negative about Lew and Mike. This post was composed by Dave Scott, and I posted it here for him. It’s his opinion, not mine.