In most cities, you didn\u2019t have a choice\u2026one sports talk radio station was it\u2026But here in Boston, thanks to some good hires, there\u2019s competition\u2026and the listeners are the benefactors\u2026<\/p>\n
Granted, much of it is local and that, in and of itself, narrows the scope of what\u2019s covered, but two important things have happened to the \u201cgame\u201d\u2026Firstly, there\u2019s less yelling!\u2026thankfully\u2026.Secondly, you have radio hosts that have to know their stuff\u2026There;s no hiding when you\u2019re on the air for four hours\u2026Your audience is more sophisticated than ever before and with the computer(internet) at hand, listeners can\u2019t wait to correct your mistakes\u2026.<\/p>\n
But most of all, listeners want someone they can commiserate with\u2026.they want to whine, kvetch and get a sympathetic ear\u2026And to that point, I wondered if the talk show hosts have to root for the local teams\u2026Surely their listeners do\u2026.At a recent Boston University sports journalism seminar, John Rish of WEEI and Tony Massarotti of 98.5, The Sports Hub weighed in\u2026\u201dNot at all\u201d says Rish. However, if you come across as someone who dislikes the local teams, that will make you very unpopular very quickly.\u201d\u2026Added Massarotti, \u201cBeing critical is critical. \u00a0But you can\u2019t be stupid(about it). It\u2019s human nature to express displeasure more than it is satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n
I like having a choice\u2026somehow, it gives me a little more power as a listener\u2026If i want to hop around, i can\u2026And you can be sure, i do\u2026It can only make for better programming, better hosts and better conversation\u2026WEEI and NESN just announced a joint venture to telecast the Dennis and Callahan show\u2026Methinks before long, you\u2019ll have even more choices\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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