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.
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Sean McDonough revisits Red Sox trading Mookie Betts: ‘It’s a trade that can never be defended’
"It's a trade that can never be defended and a stain that will never be erased."
Bill Belichick lauds Taylor Swift’s toughness after rain-soaked concert
"That was pretty impressive. She’s tough, man. She just stood out there and played right through it."
Mina Kimes stunned as hilarious celebrity lookalike result restirs WEEI controversy
"That first one will be funny to anyone who was on sports Twitter two weeks ago."
WEEI producer Chris Curtis apologizes for apparent racial joke about Mina Kimes, claims he meant Mila Kunis
"For reasons I don't understand, I said Mina Kimes. That was never the intention for me to say her name. It had nothing to do with the subject matter."
WEEI producer Chris Curtis appears to reference ethnic slur about Mina Kimes
Not only did Chris Curtis seemingly reference Kimes in connection to an anti-Japanese slur, but he incorrectly assumed the ESPN star is Japanese.
Ty Law evades coyotes during live WEEI radio appearance
"That one woke me up right there, guys. It’s 5:00 in the morning and I’m awake now."
Boston Globe’s Ben Volin apologizes after getting duped into slandering Mac Jones by a stoolie
"I should have not spoken of the DM without vetting it first. No excuses, It won’t happen again."
Boston radio hosts blast Tom Brady Sr. for blaming his son’s retirement on the media
“Are we to believe Tom Brady...was bullied into retiring because Adam Schefter reported it?”
Boston sports radio legend Glenn Ordway announces retirement from daily hosting
Ordway will still host a few postgame shows.
WEEI anchor calls LeBron a “douchey kind of guy” for not wanting to play in empty arenas
"That's a douche move, from a douchey kind of guy."
Alex Reimer is leaving WEEI to go work for a Massachusetts state senator
Reimer is exiting WEEI after almost three years to become the director of communications for a Massachusetts state senator.
Contrary to reports from WEEI’s Christian Fauria, Bruins’ Matt Grzelcyk isn’t playing in Game 5, “done-ski” Zdeno Chara is
Turns out, contrary to Fauria's "insider reporting," Chara wasn't "done-ski" and Grzelcyk wasn't playing.
If “institutional arrogance in its worst form” led to no credit for Christian Fauria, what about FredTheDog04, who beat him?
Hours before the Christian Fauria report of Zdeno Chara's broken jaw that Alex Reimer is upset WEEI didn't get credit for, @FredTheDog04 tweeted that same information.
Former Tigers broadcaster Mario Impemba expected to join WEEI as part of a rotating Red Sox booth
Mario Impemba appears to have landed a new job for 2019.
After WEEI exit, Tim Neverett joins Dodgers’ broadcast team, calling select games on TV and radio and avoiding “talk show”
WEEI denies shifting Red Sox broadcasts to a “talk show” format after a job posting seems to confirm that rumor
WEEI does seem to want something different with their radio broadcasts in 2019.
Tim Neverett leaves WEEI’s Red Sox broadcasts amidst report they wanted to turn game broadcasts into something “more like a talk show”
"It was pretty disappointing on how it all went down."
