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Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb

1.5 years after show’s end, there’s no love lost between Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb

"I have stayed silent in an attempt to take the high road while Fred Toucher says untrue and slanderous things about me..."

By Sean Keeley OnJun 12, 2025 0
We can count longtime Boston sports talk host Fred Toucher as someone happy to see Stephen A. Smith's new deal with SiriusXM Radio. Photo Credits: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images (Stephen A. Smith, left); 98.5 The Sports Hub/YouTube (Fred Toucher, right).

Fred Toucher praises SiriusXM’s deal with Stephen A. Smith

"You brought a big name in to do a radio show instead of hiring some dumb podcaster."

By Michael Dixon OnJun 8, 2025 0
Boston radio host Fred Toucher called Bill Simmons a 'p*ssy' over his feud with Pablo Torre regarding his reporting on Bill Belichick.

Boston radio host Fred Toucher calls Bill Simmons a ‘p*ssy’ over Pablo Torre feud

"You don’t want to fight the guy. But you did say that stuff about him."

By Ben Axelrod OnJun 5, 2025 0
Fred Toucher

Fred Toucher: ‘Deflategate’ may be ‘worst period of sports talk radio’

"People that I knew didn’t care about it – I hated it.”

By Arthur Weinstein OnMar 14, 2025 0
Boston radio host Fred Toucher and Pat McAfee

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

"I am jealous about how he leveraged garbage views on YouTube into a really lucrative TV gig."

By Sam Neumann OnMar 3, 2025 0
Bill Belichick speaking at Netflix special 'The Roast of Tom Brady'.

Boston radio host Fred Toucher unloads on ‘petty little prick’ Bill Belichick

"Even when they do well, he doesn't give them credit."

By Reice Shipley OnNov 13, 2024 0
Fred Toucher on 98.5 The Sports Hub

Fred Toucher celebrates ‘backstabber’ Rich Shertenlieb’s firing: ‘Don’t be a snake’

"I’m not surprised and I’m very happy because I feel like he’s a backstabber and does not tell the truth."

By Brandon Contes OnNov 5, 2024 0
Dec 1, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Pac-12 Network analyst Bill Walton attends the NCAA basketball game between the UCLA Bruins and the Colorado Buffaloes at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Boston radio host disrespects Bill Walton as a ‘phony hippie’ after death

"Just go ahead; he's dead. I didn't kill him."

By Sam Neumann OnMay 28, 2024 9

Rich Shertenlieb’s new Boston radio show takes shots from Kirk Minihane, Fred Toucher

"Rich Shertenlieb is a radio producer, he shouldn’t be on the air, he’s a bits guy."

By Sean Keeley OnMay 23, 2024 1
Tom Brady and Bill Belichick

Fred Toucher: Tom Brady, Bill Belichick will suck at broadcasting

Toucher thinks Belichick would be a "terrible" broadcaster and is worried that Brady would be "atrocious" in the booth.

By Sam Neumann OnJan 16, 2024 3
Fred Toucher announces Rob "Hardy" Poole as his new co-host

98.5 The Sports Hub announces Rob “Hardy” Poole will join Fred Toucher for new morning show

"As soon as I found out there might be a problem with Rich…I had one name in mind."

By Brandon Contes OnDec 19, 2023 0
Fred Toucher

The ‘Toucher & Rich’ saga epitomizes sports talk radio’s fight for survival

Rich Shertenlieb's sudden departure from the highly successful morning show is playing out in an entirely different media environment.

By Alex Reimer OnNov 17, 2023 4
Fred Toucher

Fred Toucher questions why Rich Shertenlieb wanted to do sports radio in the first place

"He doesn’t like negativity. He doesn’t like being drawn into it with the likes of me."

By Brendon Kleen OnNov 13, 2023 0
Fred Toucher

Toucher and Rich, Boston’s top sports radio show, comes to abrupt end

After a tumultuous year, Boston's top sports radio show Toucher and Rich came to an abrupt end on Friday.

By Awful Announcing Staff OnNov 10, 2023 3
Toucher & Rich

Fred Toucher: ‘Everyone in [Kansas City media] sucks’

"Chiefs fans are awesome...but the announcer (Mitch Holthus) sucks and like everyone in media there sucks."

By Sean Keeley OnNov 7, 2023 3
Fred Toucher in the old 98.5 Sports Hub studios. (NBC Sports Boston.)

Fred Toucher signs extension with 98.5 The Sports Hub amid speculation about show’s future

The current tension continues what has been a strange year for The Sports Hub’s longtime morning show.

By Brandon Contes OnOct 26, 2023 0
Mike Greenberg, Aaron Rodgers

Fred Toucher blames Mike Greenberg for Aaron Rodgers’ injury

“It’s Mike Greenberg’s silly, little cutesy theatrics that got him hurt."

By Sam Neumann OnSep 13, 2023 3
Mike Greenberg on Get Up.

Toucher and Rich torched Mike Greenberg in wild rant

"Listen to this no-talent p***k."

By Arthur Weinstein OnAug 16, 2023 2
Fred Toucher in the old 98.5 Sports Hub studios. (NBC Sports Boston.)

Fred Toucher speaks on time in detox facility: ‘It was the worst five days of my entire life.’

"I was like, 'All right, I've lost control, I've lost control of alcohol, I've lost control, I'm not thinking like me, I need to make sure that I'm in a position where I do not have the opportunity to drink.'"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 4, 2023 0
Fred Toucher

Rich Shertenlieb addresses co-host Fred Toucher’s absence: ‘We’re rooting for you, Fred.’

"I don't know exactly when he'll be back, but I've been a friend of Fred's for years and I hope the best for him."

By Sam Neumann OnMay 31, 2023 0
Fred Toucher

Fred Toucher’s return only adds more questions about his relationship with co-host Rich Shertenlieb

Toucher is back on the air, but Shertenlieb is curiously absent.

By Alex Reimer OnMay 12, 2023 0

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What’s actually going on with Fred Toucher?

Fred Toucher

Fred Toucher expects to be cleared to return on-air next week following cancer scare

"I think that if I go to the doctor on Monday, he is going to give me permission to go back on the air."

By Brandon Contes OnMay 3, 2023 0
Fred Toucher

Fred Toucher blasts co-hosts for not reaching out during his ‘cancer scare’

"They don't need me. Cancer scare and I don't hear a word for weeks.

By Alex Reimer OnApr 30, 2023 1
Fred Toucher

Boston sports radio host Fred Toucher takes extended leave of absence after life-saving doctor visit

"Not to sound dramatic, but it is possible a listener saved my life by setting up that appointment."

By Brandon Contes OnApr 10, 2023 0

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