Toucher and Rich Featured in Boston Magazine
98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher and Rich are profiled in the latest issue of Boston Magazine, in a feature by Alan Siegel. Revolution Radio While the column mostly focuses on the rise of Toucher and...
View ArticleToucher and Rich Declare Spring Victory
Public ratings are out tomorrow, but Toucher and Rich are already celebrating. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the lineups do, considering how May went. This Spring…on a radio station...
View ArticleWas It The Celtics, Or The Red Sox, That Killed Felger and Mazz?
Michael Felger trashed the Celtics all spring, and he then lost the ratings book for his entire station. Fact, not opinion. Well, it IS a fact, in the same way that Mike Felger states “facts” about...
View ArticleScott Zolak Officially Named To Replace Gino Cappelletti
Chad Finn had it last week, but WBZ-FM made it official this morning when they named Scott Zolak to be the Patriots color analyst alongside Gil Santos this season. Here is the release: SCOTT ZOLAK...
View ArticleToucher and Rich Have The Right Idea, But Wrong Methods
By this point you’re probably aware of the incident at Bobby Valentine’s press conference yesterday involving Rich Shertenlieb of 98.5 The Sports Hub. For some background, yesterday Toucher and Rich...
View ArticleDamon Amendolara Taking “The D.A. Show” National
Damon Amendolara’s nighttime program “The D.A. Show” will be moving to overnights on CBS Sports Radio beginning on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, where it will be heard from 2:00 to 6:00am. The program...
View ArticleWBZ-FM Special –“Gil and Gino Behind The Mic”
Sometime in the next few weeks, Gil Santos will call his last New England Patriots game. In recognition of his career, WBZ-FM had Gary Tanguay sit down with Santos and his long-time announcing partner...
View ArticleFelger, Mazz Married In Intimate Ceremony?
In a surprising move, sports media personalities Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti were married on Cape Cod yesterday afternoon. The co-hosts of 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Felger and Mazz” got hitched at...
View ArticleNavy Football Voice Bob Socci Is The New #Patriots Voice
Bob Socci 98.5 The Sports Hub announced today that Bob Socci (pronounced SO-See) will be the new radio voice of the New England Patriots, replacing the legendary Gil Santos. Socci has been the radio...
View ArticleBe The Next Weekend Co-Host on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
98.5 The Sports Hub has the following announcement on their webpage: Do you have what it takes to be a weekend co-host on 98.5 The Sports Hub? You call us with your opinions every day, and to be...
View ArticleFive Boston Shows On 2013 Talkers Top 100
Talkers Magazine released it’s annual top 100 sports radio shows this week, and five shows from 98.5 and WEEI made the list. Mike Francesa is listed as the top show in the country. Here are the Boston...
View ArticleFive Years Of 98.5 The SportsHub – How The Landscape Has Changed.
Five years ago, WEEI was still riding high. They had stomped attempts to challenge them in the forms of 1510 the Zone and ESPN590. In February of that year, Chad Finn wrote a column for the Boston...
View ArticleNew Deals For Some Sports Radio Hosts, Others In Limbo
A little bit of focus on the media in this post, specifically the sports radio side. 98.5 Afternoon hosts Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti signed a new multi-year contract with the station. As Chad...
View ArticleNew Marc Bertrand/Scott Zolak Show Starts Tuesday
98.5 The Sportshub made it official this afternoon, announcing the latest worst-kept secret in Boston sports media, that Andy Gresh is being replaced on the midday show by Marc Bertrand. Gresh will be...
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