Let's not forget the fact that Greater Media's next door neighbor is the Boston Globe. In addition, they also provide employment for several Globe and ex-Globe staffers (the odious pairing of Barnacle and Shaughnessy to name just two). Globe writers were banned from WEEI a number of years ago by the Sports editor because of "content" issues. The fact was that the radio station was playing drop-ins and booking co-hosts that offended the PC crowd at the Globe. The Globe writers went to a competing sports station that proceeded to get buried in a little less than 3 years. This deal with Greater Media seems to serve the dual purposes of Lucchino's control and some measure of revenge by the Globe. I may be reading too much into this, but it really doesn't pass the smell test.
Oh, I've been saying the same thing on radio boards: Look
for Greater Media to team up with the Sox and their neighbors, the Globe. Due to an FCC rule, daily newspapers (except
those with waivers) cannot own radio stations. But when you sell the station to a baseball team, 17 per cent of which is owned by the parent company (New York Crimes) of said newspaper...
>>This deal with Greater Media seems to serve the dual purposes of Lucchino's control and some measure of revenge by the Globe.
From Boston Radio Watch: "John Molori's "Media Blitz" has ESPN Radio 890/1400 feeling the pressure from within and talk of tense working environment inside the upstart sports talker. Plus, Eddie Andelman predicting the future - one of the main reasons why he took the "New Sports Huddle" to WTKK 96.9FM this year was because Sox radio rights were likely headed to Greater Media. [Ed. Note : Ironically, one of the reasons why the Sox(the Yawkey regime) and Campbell Sports Network pulled WHDH's affiliation after the 1985 season was because Andelman wouldn't halt his criticism of the team on his nightly show. The other reason was money, of course. The Sox and Campbell made an affiliation deal with WRKO after dropping WHDH]