Comments on: Boston Radio Watch on the New WBZ-FM

By: pinky duwart

pinky duwart — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:09:40 +0000

Leavitt should be on the Sports Hub because he can do every Boston Politician and Boston Athlete. Gass is good but no local characters and Doyle doesn’t sound like anybody but himself. Leavitt can do cartoon characters, actors, athletes, presidents and rock stars like Springsteen, Lennon, Bono, Mick Jagger etc.

His standup is awesome!!! He use to do Robert Parish, Joe Morgan (Red Sox manager), Johnny Most, Sherm Feller and Curt Gowdy on the old WCGY. Now he does a million voices. And good material too.

By: Jim C

Jim C — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:44:23 +0000

Not wanting to sound like the Upton Bell clip that is played from time to time when the Whiner Line starts, but if WBZ-FM has smart, intelligent hosts who discuss SPORTS, then the station will not only succeed, but it will flourish. WEEI is really the only horse in the race right now but when the listeners who aren’t the 20-30 people who always call in to WEEI find out that it is possible to have conversations (Ok, maybe not with Felger), then they won’t turn the dial.
And I hope that the Patriots do scale back (if not pull completely) their affiliated shows on WEEI. Let the bully of the airwaves see what it’s like to be hit back.

By: Rick Mc

Rick Mc — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:05:49 +0000

T&R have Craig Gass in a lot.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:42:46 +0000

Gary’s name rings a bell, Scott. Has he ever been part of a morning drive radio show? I think I’ve heard some of his stuff and it was pretty good. Reminds me of Tom Doyle, a voice-man veteran of Boston radio.

By: scott rosenthal

scott rosenthal — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:16:35 +0000

And for you Rhode Island people Leavitt use to be “Bozo The Clown” on FOX 64. He also impersonates Springsteen and John Lennon. Check out his stuff on yoututbe He’s got something called Gary Leavitt’s Last Supper. He’s hilarious!!!

By: scott rosenthal

scott rosenthal — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:12:52 +0000

WBZ Fm should bring in Gary Leavitt “Wizard of Stars” to do the voices on the morning show (Toucher and Rich) and the rest of the day parts. He does every sport voice imaginable Johnny Most, Marv Albert, Keith Jackson, Al Michaels, Deon Sanders, Charles Barkley, Terry Bradshaw, Bill Walton, Terry Francona. Like I said everyobdy including Family Guy voices, the Simpsons and all the political people and A-List Hollywood people as well.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:51:01 +0000

Isn’t that why EEI bought the 1440 AM frequency in Worcester and created WVEI back at the time EEI first went all-sports? I believe even 103.7 FM can be picked up in spots on that stretch of the Pike.

By: davey

davey — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:10:51 +0000

AT night, you can’t get WEEI on the Mass Pike heading West from about Framingham through Millbury. You can’t get up rt. 190 (Hudson, Sterling, etc).

By: Angry Old Bastard

Angry Old Bastard — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:49:16 +0000

I don’t know how the signal is in the Greater Boston area, haven’t been up there much since the OLD Garden closed…but on 103.7 WEEI is Loud and Clear ALL THE TIME……..that sounds strange to me, a station that is LOCATED in the Boston area sometimes has a weak signal in the Boston area???…..then again, what the hell do I know about radio signals?

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:04:07 +0000

Chris,
Wait, WEEI has a weak signal after dark? But the Chad Finn’s of the world have been saying that the only reason why WEEI is successful is that it has such a strong signal after dark, especially compared to 890, 1510, etc. WEEI is a 50,000 watt day & night station, right? And we haven’t even brought up the other 8 broadcast stations of WEEI’s network, 6 of which are FM stations.