Comments on: ESPN to 850? WEEI to FM?

By: raccoonradio

raccoonradio — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:14:00 +0000

Wondering if an ESPN/WEEI deal could be in two phases. First, some ESPN nights/weekends to WEEI…ESPN baseball playoffs that don’t conflict with Sox go to WRKO, just as RKO picked up gm 2 of Westwood One’s MNF doubleheader Mon night (EEI had real postgame show). Phase two, the move that would put ESPN on 850 and WEEI on FM. Not sure when…start of Celts season? Next yr sometime?

By: raccoonradio

raccoonradio — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:13:30 +0000

Indeed I tuned in at 5 pm out of curiosity and heard the switchoff; 1400 (Lowell and Lawrence) had already gone off.
New format: silent, for now.

By: yaz67

yaz67 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:55:46 +0000

Dale was said Gammons would be on thursday.He prefaced by saying are we allowed preview a guest for that day.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:32:55 +0000

If you want to read a really, really, really good Red Sox baseball column, check out Gammons’ article on the ESPN Boston website.

It contains more information that I have read this entire season from the hacks in Boston who masquerade as knowledgeable baseball writers. Tony Mazz is pretty good, but the rest…most of whom can be heard uttering inanities on the AM sports radio station…are ignorant beyond words.

For example, never once had I read or heard that Josh Beckett, as reported by Gammons, had been ailing with the flu during much of August.

Never once.

By: yaz67

yaz67 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:23:24 +0000

890 ESPN now off the air!

By: KF

KF — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:37:59 +0000

Mike and Mike – WAY too many commercials, WAY too much time where Greenberg flaunts his forced emascualted male act. When guests like Olney and Gammons are on, it’s good. Otherwise, there’s a lot of wasted time.

Besides, I like to hear the truth about the world, that’s why I like Gerry and John.

By: Ted Sarandis

Ted Sarandis — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:02:25 +0000

Mike and Mike is one of the worst, plain vanilla, overly produced pieces of crap ever to hit the airwaves. Their “odd couple” routine is so tired after all these years.

By: Rick Mc

Rick Mc — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:55:49 +0000

Hopefully ESPN will be back soon. No matter how bad the hosts, the shows were always worth checking in on because of the focus on interviews and national sports. The weekend stuff was great and Van Pelt with Rotillo was very good.

By: ESPN Boston enters the fight « M4: My Media and Marketing Mumblings

ESPN Boston enters the fight « M4: My Media and Marketing Mumblings — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:54:12 +0000

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By: raccoonradio

raccoonradio — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:42:08 +0000

12:30 pm: ESPN 890 now running a looped message saying that they are going off the air today. They thank listeners and sponsors and said they were proud to bring ESPN and local shows to listeners.