"Boston Herald Drive" Debuts Monday

1-4-2015
Boston Herald Radio, WMEX 1510 AM, is signing on a new morning team Monday with the debut of "Boston Herald Drive." Adriana Cohen, Boston Herald political columnist, and Tom Shattuck will form the core of the new team airing 7-9am weekdays.
Herald Editor-in-Chief Joe Sciacca says in The Boston Herald, "Media who simply recite the 'live and local' mantra aren?t cutting it. 'Boston Herald Drive' will deliver with hosts who are from here and reporters who cover the news that is happening here right now, in real time. The power of our multimedia reporting combined with the 5,000 watts of WMEX makes this new morning show an instant must-listen."
The Herald is also reporting some other reshuffling on Boston Herald Radio, "Sports Town"  will move to the 1 - 4 p.m slot and "The Money Show," formerly an hour-long weekly, now gains the 4-6pm time slot.


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Greater Media Boston Gets Hospital Honor

10-30-14

Greater Media?s Country 102.5 (WKLB-FM) has been recognized for the station?s ongoing  support of Tufts Floating Hospital for Children in Boston. Pictured here are Greater Media CEO Peter Smyth and PD Mike Brophey. An area called The Healing Garden was officially opened and named in honor of the station. The Country 102.5 Healing Garden will be home to country music artists who visit Floating Hospital to perform for kids as part of the Country 102.5 Healing Tour. The Healing Garden will be a place where children can feel like kids, not just patients. WKLB has hosted many concerts over the past few years to raise money for the Healing Garden. Recently, a special show featuring Hunter Hayes raised $40,000.

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Jessica Callahan Joins The Bull In Boston

9-2-14

Callahan has been hired by Clear Channel as the afternoon drive host for the company's new Boston Country station WBWL-FM, The Bull. Most recently, Callahan was midday host at WXXX, 95 Triple X, in Burlington, Vermont and voice-tracking middays at WHYA, Y101 in Hyannis, Massachusetts. 

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Houston To Program The Bull In Boston

8-25-14

For the past year and a half, Lance Houston has been PD at WPOC in Baltimore. Prior to that, he spent six years as APD and PM driver at WUBL in Atlanta. He'll now take over programming duties and host middays at Clear Channel's new Country station in Boston, WBWL-FM, "The Bull." Houston said, ?I?m ready to lead the team in Boston into a battle, much like we did successfully in Atlanta. America?s greatest city deserves a young and hip Country station.?

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Clear Channel Boston Changes Up Sales Department

6-10-14

Ian Carrera (pictured) jumps from Entercom's WEEI Sports Network where he was GSM to become Vice President of Sales for Clear Channel Boston. And Matt Tilden, who's been with Clear Channel Boston since 2005, is promoted to GSM. Carrera and Tilden will oversee the sales team and sales operations for KISS 108 (WXKS-FM), JAM?N 94.5 (WJMN-FM), Evolution 101.7 (WEDX-FM), and MIA 1430 (WKOX-AM).

Clear Channel Boston Market President Alan Chartrand said, ?I?m looking forward to working with Ian as he takes on this new responsibility. Ian has gained the knowledge and experience needed to take on this new role and he has also developed solid relationships in the market. I know he is excited to help us continue the winning tradition this cluster has built over the years.?

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Coverage Expands Today For WBUR Boston

5-21-14

The Boston Globe reports that the NPR station will flip the switch for a new tower today giving the station nearly full coverage of Cape Cod for the first time. The new Eastham signal, known as WBUH, is a 50,000-watt signal that will broadcast at 89.1. The plan is to broadcast identical programming on WBUR, WBUH, and WBUA. WBUR?s 50,000-watt signal at 90.9 FM, which serves Greater Boston, is broadcast from a radio tower in Needham.

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Boston Still a Pirate Town

5-14-14

Public Radio WBUR in Boston has a follow-up report on pirate radio operators in and around the city of Boston. It was one month ago that Charles Clemons made national news after his station Touch 106 was closed down by the feds, all of his equipment confiscated. WBUR reports the FCC has issued over 90 citations to pirate operators in Massachusetts, including one to David Cange who is still operating Radio Bel Top and tells WBUR, "I am broadcasting with my heart like beating because any time they might pop up. They might show up, say, shut it off.? Radio Bel Top used to broadcast on 88.5 FM from Roslindale and was shut down. Now, it?s operating illegally at 107.5 FM in Mattapan.

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Major Changes at WEEI Boston

5-12-14

In an effort to better compete with CBS' The Sports Hub, Entercom is making changes to sports-talker WEEI-FM. Former NFL tight end Christian Fauria (pictured) will join Lou Merloni middays. And, joining Fauria and Merloni will be 970 ESPN Pittsburgh sports personality and Clear Channel Pittsburgh sports director Tim Benz beginning in late May. Merloni has co-hosted middays since 2011. Merloni?s current co-host, Mike Mutnansky, will shift to another role inside the company that will be announced within the next few weeks.

WEEI program director and brand manager Kevin Graham said, ?We are thrilled with the new team we have assembled.  This show will be the only sports radio program in New England that offers listeners insight from a former major leaguer and a former NFL player. When you add in the sports radio experience of New England native Tim Benz, listeners will hear a brand new sound in the market.?  Graham describes the new program as ?fast-paced, loose and fun with a diverse mix of opinions and entertainment.?   The show will be called ?Middays with MFB? and will also be heard across New England on the WEEI Radio Network.

(5/12/2014 3:19:44 PM)
I would compare listening to sports talk radio to being at a party-- that is, you can listen to other people (including the talk show hosts) talk to each other for a few minutes, but after awhile, you want to chime in and participate in the conversation, or you move on to another group. Listening to a conversation that other people are having, without outside participation, becomes boring after a few minutes. Bringing in callers, helps to keep it lively.
(5/12/2014 2:18:10 PM)
WEEI had some great personalities, no question. But they make one big huge mistake that is a failure of programming-- they (WEEI) do not take enough phone calls from the listeners. The highest-rated Talkradio- including sports talk- is two way INTERACTIVE talk radio, with a non-stop flow of callers, who weigh in on the air, with the hosts. WEEI lets their hosts go on and on, 15, 20 minutes and more, talking to each other, with no listener involvement for large stretches of time. Big big mistake.

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Boston Loses One Sports Station

4-29-14

Wallis Communications announced it will take over WUFC-AM under an LMA with current licensee Blackstrap Broadcasting (pending FCC approval of a license transfer) and a format change is in the works for June 1. The station currently carries Yahoo Sports. That will change to a Talk Radio lineup featuring Glenn Beck, Jay Mohr, Alex Jones, and Dr. K. ?Where Liberty Has a Voice? will be the station?s new positioning statement. Wallis Communications CEO Kevin Wallis said, ?We are excited to move into Boston. We have made a huge name for ourselves in the Washington D.C. market with our takeover of WILC 900 AM."

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After 8 Years FCC Shuts Down Pirate In Boston

4-17-14

The stations is called "Touch 106.1 FM," operated by former mayoral candidate Charles Clemons. Mass Live is reporting that U.S. Marshals raided the station on Thursday and shut it down. Clemons held a press conference where he admitted he didn't have a license, which he said was pending. In a video on the Mass Live website, Clemons said, "The FCC has decided to silence the community again. Rosa Parks sat at the front of the bus. It was illegal to sit at the front of the bus, but it was the right thing to do."
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(4/18/2014 9:52:40 AM)
Clemons disgraces the memory of Rosa Parks by invoking her name. It was wrong for Montgomery to give preference to whites on city buses. It's not wrong for the FCC to require all stations (without regard to the color of the operator's skin) to be licensed before going on the air.
(4/18/2014 7:16:18 AM)
TouchFM was easy pickings for the FCC. So was Hot 97 a couple years ago. Now try coming to The Bronx. There are pirates here operating on nearly every blank spot on the dial. Most are in Spanish. Some operate only at night or on weekends. I wrote about the phenomenon here a few months ago. Since then many more have come on. Mostly small. But a couple of the signals carry a lot farther than TouchFM ever did.
(4/18/2014 6:48:15 AM)
TouchFM was easy pickings for the FCC. So was Hot 97 a couple years ago. Now try coming to The Bronx. There are pirates here operating on nearly every blank spot on the dial. Most are in Spanish. Some operate only at night or on weekends. I wrote about the phenomenon here a few months ago. Since then many more have come on. Mostly small. But a couple of the signals carry a lot farther than TouchFM ever did.

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Entercom Manager Joins Boston PR Firm

1-9-14

Julie Kahn has been hired by Regan Communications as its new executive VP of sports/media. Kahn was most recently a senior VP for New England at Entercom. Regan represents Entercom Boston (WEEI-FM, WAAF-FM, and WRKO-AM) and, among her duties, Kahn will work on the Entercom account team for Regan. Kahn was regularly included on Radio Ink magazine?s list of the ?Best Managers in Radio? and the ?50 Most Influential Women in Radio.?

Regan founder George Regan said, ?In the history of this company, today?s a very special day. Julie Kahn?s talents, skills, mind, and passion for this business are a grand slam for our company. This is a great start to our new year.?

(1/10/2014 12:17:54 PM)
Then, I might think about it! LOL!

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Afternoon Drive At HOT 96.9 Boston Goes Blue

1-7-14

Not blue humor, Jackson Blue. Blue spent nine years as evening host at Clear Channel's KISS 108 in Boston. He moves to Greater Media's HOT 96.9 as of Wednesday. Blue started his radio career in Lebanon, New Hampshire, at WGXL-FM. He went on to host afternoons at WRZE-FM on Cape Cod and KHKS-FM in Dallas, before heading to WZFT-FM to do mornings in Baltimore. Blue also hosts two syndicated shows through United Stations, Party Playhouse, and Celebrity Top 10 Countdown.

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MAGIC In Boston Goes Christmas

11-21-13

Greater Media's MAGIC 106.7 (WMJX) in Boston officially makes the flip to Christmas music today at 5 p.m. The station will have commercial-free Christmas hours at 8:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. each weekday. In addition, it will be commercial free from 3 p.m. Christmas Eve through 8 p.m. Christmas Day so listeners can enjoy their holiday favorites with no interruption as they celebrate with family and friends.

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Morello Named Creative Services Director for WMJX Boston

9-27-13

Greater Media announced Friday that Scott Morello has been named as the new Creative Services Director at MAGIC 106.7/WMJX-FM. Morello recently served as the Assistant Program Director at Bell Media?s CHUM-FM and as the Program Director of FLOW, both located in Toronto, Canada. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at Clear Channel Boston, where Morello worked his way up to the position of Creative Services Director.

?Scott is one of those unique talents that combines excellent production and imaging skills with a great, strategic mind and programming acumen.? said Greater Media Boston Director of Programming Cadillac Jack.  ?Not to mention, Scott is also a genuinely nice person and another great ?A? talent!?
WMJX-FM is owned by Greater Boston Radio, Inc., a subsidiary of Greater Media, Inc., the parent company of 21AM and FM radio stations in the Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia markets. It also owns a group of weekly newspapers in central New Jersey as well as several telecommunications towers located throughout the United States.

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WUFC Boston Rebrands To Yahoo Sports Radio

9-16-13

As part of the arrangement, Yahoo! Sports Radio 1510 will broadcast a larger number of YSR shows, including the Steve Czaban Show from 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., the Anthony Pepe Show from 10:00 a.m.-12 noon, several weekly specialty shows in the evenings, and Yahoo! Sports Radio?s overnight show featuring Brian Benway. 

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Carrigan Joins Armstrong on WRKO Boston

9-3-13

WRKO-AM's The Financial Exchange with Barry Armstrong has added Boston TV anchor Kim Carrigan as co-host. WRKO PD Bill Cooksey says, ?Kim is easily one of the most recognized personalities in Boston; with her charm, wit and intelligence she makes a great program even better.? The show will be renamed to The Financial Exchange with Barry Armstrong & Kim Carrigan. It airs weekdays from 10 a.m. to Noon EST.

Armstrong said, ?Kim is a tremendous addition to our program. She brings intellect, a historical perspective, and a woman?s point of view to topics that require constant attention and interpretation.? Carrigan added, ?I?m so pleased to be part of an established, successful program like The Financial Exchange. I love that the show is a mix of business news and consumer information.  There is something for everyone.?

Carrigan started her career as a News Anchor, Reporter and Producer for WHO-TV, KRCG-TV, KMIZ-TV, and KQTV-TV in St. Louis, Missouri before having  stints in Boston at WHDH, WBZ/WSBK and WXFT.

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Pirates Caught Operating Near Boston

8-17-13

This time it was local firefighters who caught the illegal operators not the FCC. According to EnterpriseNews.com, Brockton firefighters were experiencing interference on their car radios and music started playing over the speakers in the station used for dispatching fire engines. The local police were called in and a satellite dish and an FM antenna were located across the street from the fire station.
Brockton City Councilor Dennis DeNapoli said, "The antenna extended nearly 60 feet in the air and an unlicensed station was broadcasting on 88.9 MHz, right next to WERS in Boston. The headline on this is public safety. That interference put residents at risk.?
According to EnterpriseNews.com the antenna was on a building that houses several storefronts, one advertising shipping to Haiti and another the Cardoso Driving School. When Brockton police officer Scott Uhlman approached a group of Haitian men hanging out behind the building and asked who owned the radio equipment, the men did not give a straight answer. He then climbed on the roof with a pair of wire cutters and quickly found the owner. The station was shut down immediately and the next day the antenna and radio equipment were gone.

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Entercom Replacing Wolfe In Boston After 22 Years

8-14-13

It's hard to imagine WEEI in Boston without Jason Wolfe, but nothing lasts forever and today was Wolfe's last day as the company looks for fresh ideas in its daily battle with CBS' The Sports Hub for ratings and revenue. Wolfe tells Radio Ink that sports talker WEEI is going through a transition and he understands that. Wolfe said he did everything he could to help make the station win and he's thankful to Entercom for the opportunity he was given to work at WEEI, where he started when he was 24 years old.

Wolfe says, "Being involved in the growth of WEEI has been a tremendous honor. It's now time for me to move on to the next chapter of my career." He says over the next couple of weeks he's going to take the time to reconnect with his wife and kids.

Entercom Boston also stated that they would make an announcement about Wolfe?s replacement shortly. Market Manager Jeff Brown stated, ?Jason Wolfe has defined sports talk radio, not only in Boston but around the country as well. There are very few people who have influenced an industry like Jason has. From his work with the Jimmy Fund and the Red Sox's historic championship run, to WRKO's engagement with politics, Jason?s behind-the-scenes work has made an impact few people will ever understand. We thank Jason for all his hard work, dedication to Entercom, and his commitment to the Boston community.?

(8/16/2013 2:43:13 AM)
The hard reality is that Wolfe failed on two fronts. WEEI was a success as a sports station...while they had a monopoly on the format.But once CBS launched The Sports Hub in Boston, that was it for WEEI. And sorry, but Wolfe drove WRKO into the ground. The station is now a dead radio station.

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O'Leary Named Co-Host At MAGIC In Boston

8-13-13

Greater Media announced, beginning Monday, veteran radio broadcaster David O?Leary will become the new co-host of Morning MAGIC on 106.7/WMJX-FM in Boston. O?Leary joined Greater Media in 1997 as the morning drive host on WBOS, 92.9FM. He joined the MAGIC 106.7 air staff in 2004 before going on to become production director of the station in 2007. In addition to being heard on the radio, O'Leary has also been seen on WGBH/Channel 2, and as an afternoon VJ on Boston?s Music Video TV, V-66.

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Boston Herald Launching Boston Herald Radio

7-30-13

It will be 12 hours of talk every day streamed from the Boston Herald website according to Herald Publisher Patrick Purcell. Four shows will stream live from a new studio adjacent to the Herald?s newsroom located in Boston?s Seaport District. The shows are: ?Live from the Newsroom with Jeff Katz,? Jaclyn Cashman and Hillary Chabot?s ?Morning Meeting,? "The Michael Graham Show,? and "Sports Town with Jon Meterparel and Jen Royle.? Radio veteran Tom Shattuck is executive producer of Boston Herald Radio.

Purcell said, ?Internet radio is exploding and it makes sense that the Herald rounds out our multimedia platform with talk radio programming. It?s perfect  synergy. Boston Herald Radio will be fast-paced, uncensored, entertaining, completely interactive and, most important, very respectful to our listeners. We have a terrific team of seasoned hosts who are smart, respected and extremely versatile. They live in our communities and fully understand and appreciate the complexities of issues folks care about."

The format of Boston Herald Radio programming welcomes listener engagement and offers people myriad opportunities to fully participate in each show -- through social media, polls, email, live chats, pull-in tweets, blogs, and by calling the listener line at 617-286-8818. ?The notion that folks will be encouraged to participate in our programming, and that their opinion really does matter, is practically unheard of in talk radio nowadays,? said Boston Herald Editor-in-Chief Joe Sciacca. ?Talk Show refugees: welcome to your new home at Boston Herald Radio.?

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