Monthly Archives: September 2011

Sports Radio: Not Just Car Talk

September 25, 2011 at 9:29 am

“Radio in general is not doing well, but talk radio is doing well”…a simple statement but in the Boston market,  an explanation why two full time all sports talk radio stations are thriving and a third operates on ESPN Boston Radio.com…Fans feel more connected sharing their opinions…Whether it’s agreeing  or disagreeing with the host(s) or […]

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Sports Reporting: it Can’t be Beat

September 18, 2011 at 2:11 pm

A free pass to every game…lots of travel and luxury hotels….a credentialed press box seat…what could be bad?….. Well, if you, if you work at your craft and don’t mind putting in the hours, the answer can easily be “nothing!”… Getting your own beat is a reward…But  talk to any veteran whose been doing the […]

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A Little Birdie Told me, Twitter is For Real

September 9, 2011 at 11:21 am

It wouldn’t be too far off to say it has sports journalists all a-Twitter…that is, some embrace it, like Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald and Chris Gasper of the Boston Globe while others, mostly veterans, are afraid…Afraid they’d never figure it out, afraid they wouldn’t be very good at it…Well, guess what?…The readers love […]

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