There has been grousing on radio and sports messageboards about John & Gerry’s politics—which as far as I know are
not exactly liberal...
Years ago WEEI had Imus in that slot but they decided not to renew him, so WTKK took the I-man on...WEEI’s ratings went up
in the morning with local talk (Dennis and Callahan). Now
Imus is out and sister station ‘RKO’s afternoon guy,
the great Howie Carr, is set to inherit Imus’ old slot
(which for awhile was hosted by Howie’s nemesis Mike
‘A Yuk On Every Page’ Barnicle...supposedly Howie jumps to
WTKK on Oct 1 once legal stuff gets worked out.
>>wanted to cut his pay by more than $50,000
WRKO supposedly leaked his salary, said to be $790K
(the rumor for years had been “800 large”). So they lose
him because they decide to cut his pay by 50k...DESPITE consistently high ratings?
Geniuses at WRKO/WEEI...
And oh yes, hire a convicted felon for am drive (WRKO)
while you’re at it.
Entercomm has made some very odd business decisions this year, which one can only attribute to arrogance, stupidity, or both. Hiring “Tommy Taxes” Finneran was a direct slap to Howie Carr, as was the decision to use the marginally stronger signal of WEEI to broadcast Red Sox games in the evening (thus preempting Carr’s broadcast in the Boston market). Then you take the hosts of your #1-rated drive-time AM show and needlessly insult them in a very public way. I can’t figure it.