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Massachusetts gas station owner fed up with what he considers attempts by oil companies to fleece customers with outrageously high prices at the pump has stopped selling gas as a protest. Reynold Gladu, who has run Ren’s Mobil Service in downtown Amherst for nearly 50 years, drained his tanks earlier this month and has no current plans to refill them. “I don’t want to be part of it anymore,” Gladu told The Daily Hampshire Gazette for a story published Tuesday. “This is the biggest ripoff that ever has happened to people in my lifetime.” Gasoline in Massachusetts is averaging more...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA ‘69) writes: "When Will Smith stormed onto the Oscar stage to strike Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife's short hair, he did a lot more damage than just to Rock's face. With a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community. That's a lot to unpack. Let's start with the facts: Rock made a reference to Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, as looking like Demi Moore in 'G.I. Jane,' in which Moore had shaved her head. Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, which...

@bostonradio2 tweet: "Nancy Shack, Jeff Kuhner’s producer on WRKO 680, just confirmed that he caught Delta variant a week before Christmas. He was treated with Monoclonal Antibodies which apparently saved his life. He still refuses to be vaxxed and expected to be back on air next Monday, January 10."

BOSTON — The man accused of killing three people during a notorious New England crime spree has died, surrounded by the prison walls he’s been staring at since 2001. Gary Lee Sampson was convicted in the murders of two Massachusetts men, Jonathan Rizzo and Phillip McCloskey, during carjackings in 2001 and for the killing of a New Hampshire man, Robert Whitney. The Bureau of Prisons shows Sampson, inmate number 23976-038, died on December 21 at the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. In a statement, the BOP said “For safety, security and privacy reasons, this office does not...

Cumulus Media will flip Adult R&B “Radio 103.9” WNBM Bronxville NY to Conservative Talk/Sports “Talk FM 103.9” on Monday, January 3. WNBM will simulcast the programming currently heard on 1230 WFAS White Plains NY, which went all-digital in May. The lineup will include 24/7 national programming from Cumulus’ Westwood One including American in the Morning and First Light in mornings, Chris Plante from 9am-12pm, Dan Bongino 12-3pm, Ben Shapiro 3-5pm, Michael Knowles 5-6pm, Rich Eisen 6-9pm, Jim Bohannon 10pm-1am, and Red Eye Radio overnights. WNBM serves the northern half of the New York metro including Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester County NY,...

Another entrant is joining the battle for affiliates in Rush Limbaugh’s former 12-3pm eastern time slot. 580 WHP Harrisburg PA afternoon host and former Limbaugh fill-in Ken Matthews has partnered with Talk Media Network to launch a national show in the 12-3pm timeslot. Matthews pivoted to talk in 2009 as a fill-in at WKXW Trenton before joining WHP as afternoon host in 2013. He is best known for his 15 year run in mornings at CHR “B104” WAEB-FM Allentown PA from 1991-2006 and has also worked at stations in Portland ME, Cincinnati, and Charleston SC in his career

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, the Republican who maintained the enduring support of his blue-state constituents through boom times, the Trump presidency, and the COVID-19 pandemic, will not seek a third term in 2022, he said Wednesday.A moderate who has kept his distance from the controversies of the national Republican Party and cast himself as a thrifty and thoughtful manager, Baker, 65, would have entered the race as its front-runner. His decision means he will forgo a shot at history: No Massachusetts governor has served three consecutive four-year terms.

Two of the three homes that reported broken windows on Wednesday morning belong to the Kennedy family’s famed Cape Cod complex Barnstable police responded on Wednesday morning to reports of vandalism on three homes on Marchant Avenue and two cars on Island Avenue in Hyannisport, according to the Boston Globe. Two of the homes on Marchant Avenue belong to the Kennedy family. The two vehicles were parked at a residence down the street and are not believed to be associated with the Kennedys, according to media reports. The 28 Marchant Ave. home belonged to former U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy,...

If you see Joe Biden’s picture on a gas pump these days, it’s not a tribute to his amazingly successful energy policy. The stickers — with Biden pointing to the $3.50 a gallon gas price and saying “I did that!” — are part of a Republican guerrilla campaign to undermine the Democratic administration. They’ve gone viral online. And it’s cheap and easy. A 100-pack of the stickers is going for just six bucks on Amazon. Read More You might see the derisive stickers up in New Hampshire, the swing state Biden is set to visit on Tuesday to promote his...

You may have heard KKHV Hill Valley, Calif. They’re the station playing in the car when Marty McFly and Lorraine Baines arrive at a dance. It’s also the station that Biff Tannen listens to for sports scores. It’s a pretty widely heard station considering that it didn’t exist. KKHV is the station in the “Back to the Future” movies. But until Nov. 19, you can hear a tribute to it, thanks to Sydney-based Richard Phelps, whose full-time job is Senior Digital Producer for Xperi’s All In Media. Phelps’ sister is a fan of the “Back to the Future” movies. She’s...

In an interview last week, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said his wife dropped off his Election Day ballot. It is illegal for a person to submit another person's ballot in most circumstances in Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for Wolf said it was an "honest mistake." Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in an interview last week said his wife dropped off his ballot for him ahead of Election Day, which is illegal and carries possible jail time and a fine. "I didn't show up in person at the polls. We voted a couple weeks ago, actually," Wolf said during an appearance on the...

Longtime Rush Limbaugh Show Executive Producer James ‘Bo Snerdley’ Golden will host a daily one-hour show on Red Apple Media Conservative Talk 770 WABC New York/107.1 WLIR-FM Hampton Bays NY starting Monday, August 23. Golden, who has been hosting a Saturday morning show at WABC since March, will take over the 4-5pm hour that has been held by Lidia Curanaj since January. The New York native spent 30 years as part of Limbaugh’s show as EP and call screener. He previously co-hosted a Sunday night show on WABC from 1992 to 1998.

Twitter: @RossOnRadio "Interesting news that iHeart stations are back on @TuneIn. Emphasizes the need for one-stop shopping." Pleased to find out iHeartRadio stations are back on TuneIn. At least I can get Boston's WRKO on it (Sandy Shack in for Kuhner). Thus, I dumped my iHeart app, saving space on my phone.Now no longer will I get pre roll ads and invitations to join paid iHeart each time. TuneIn Pro used to allow recording but that stopped, maybe due to copyright issues. I got that app some years ago when it was $5 one time; maybe $10 now. Pro has...

Big Machine Label Group has taken criticism for releasing singer Aaron Lewis’ recent number-one country song bashing liberals, but the company’s CEO, Scott Borchetta, says he is standing by his artist. Left-wing music blogger Bob Lefsetz recently wrote that Lewis’ song is “heinous” and slammed Big Machine for releasing the hit “Am I the Only One.” But Borchetta wrote an open letter defending his label’s actions in reply to the criticism launched by liberals such as Lefsetz. ... Lewis’ song, “Am I the Only One,” soared to number one on the country charts despite getting no radio airtime. The song...

Conservative talk show host Dana Loesch is set to replace the late Rush Limbaugh's show in a multiplatform deal with Audacy and Radio America. Her show will be broadcasted in 11 markets including Kansas City, Las Vegas, Richmond, Wichita, Gainesville, Greenville-Spartanburg, Philadelphia, Austin, Buffalo, St. Louis and Hartford, according to a press release from the companies. "We're thrilled to partner with Radio America and welcome Dana Loesch to our broadcast and digital platform," Jeff Sottolano, executive vice president of programming for Audacy, said. "Dana is a leading conservative voice and influencer and both her daily live show and future original...

The Rush Limbaugh replacements are in, as Clay Travis and Buck Sexton will take over his three-hour conservative talk radio show time slot, said distributor Premiere Networks. The duo will serve up similar right-wing fare, tackling news stories of the day, politics and current events, peppered with call-ins from listeners and humor. Premiere Networks hopes the younger voices will bring something new to talk radio, while also continuing on in Mr. Limbaugh’s legacy. The program, slated to begin airing June 21, will be called “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show.” It is expected to air around the country, from...

BOSTON (CBS) – The owner of a Lynn tax preparation company is facing more than $135,000 in fines after she is accused of prohibiting employees and customers from wearing masks and refusing to implement COVID protocols. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Ariana Murrell-Rosario for “willfully failing to develop and implement measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.” Murrell-Rosario is the owner of Liberty Tax Service. “I believe that the masks are actually the potential source of the spreading,” Murrell-Rosario told WBZ-TV She told OSHA investigators she believed making her employees wear masks for long shifts would...

CANADYS, S.C. (WCSC) - The Colleton County coroner said an evangelist who founded the Overcomer Ministry in the county has died. Ralph G. Stair died of heart failure at his home, according to Coroner Richard Harvey. Harvey said Stair had been under hospice care. His age was not immediately clear. The coroner’s office listed Stair as 84, but Stair’s Overcomer Ministry, which announced his passing on its website, listed his age as 87 and his time of death as 11:17 p.m. Saturday.

MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark said players are ready to discuss moving the summer's All-Star game out of Atlanta after the state legislature passed an election reform bill restricting voter access, the Boston Globe reported. The 91st MLB All-Star game is scheduled for the Atlanta Braves' Truist Park on July 13 and they're planning to have full capacity. "Among highlights, the bill would require a photo ID in order to vote absentee by mail, after more than 1.3 million Georgia voters used that option during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also would cut the time period people have to...

I have just learned that the Executive Committee of the Blues Foundation Board of Directors has made the decision to rescind my nomination for the 2021 Blues Rock Artist of the Year award. We have been told this decision has been made because In recent days, concerns have been raised regarding one of the cars in my muscle car collection. The car was built 17 years ago as a replica and homage to the iconic car in the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard. That CBS show was one of the highest rated and most popular programs of its era...