WEEI looking for a Red Sox play by play announcer

[Fenway1912]

Red Sox Play by Play/Analyst Announcer in Boston, Massachusetts | Careers at Boston, Massachusetts Sox Play by Play/Analyst Announcer

Job LocationsUSA-MA-Boston

ID 2024-6462

Category Programming

Type Regular

Overview​

Audacy Boston’s WEEI is seeking a Major League Baseball play-by-play and analyst announcer (English language) to broadcast during the 2024 Red Sox season. If you have experience and expertise in describing baseball action on the radio - to go along with an engaging personality - you could be a perfect match to call games alongside Hall-of-Famer Joe Castiglione in the Sox Booth this year!
Audacy offers full time employees with a comprehensive benefits package to include: health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, vacation, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, discounted employee stock purchase, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Responsibilities​

What You'll Do:

• Prepare and research for game broadcasts
• Some games/innings will be in a play-by-play role, describing on-field action; other games/innings would be spent as an analyst, assisting the lead play-by-play voice with game reaction
• Deliver live game broadcasts that are both entertaining and informative
• Participate in pre-game and post-games shows
• Conduct interviews with players, coaches and team management
• Interact/engage with listeners on social media
• Participate in content creation across all platforms
• Occasional appearance on WEEI-FM talk shows possible
• Protect the station’s FCC license
• Make personal appearances at station events and remote broadcasts
• Other duties as required by management

Qualifications​

• Extensive experience as a baseball announcer on radio
• Strong on-air voice required with the ability to change tempo and passion as game action dictates
• Knowledge of Red Sox history and the Boston sports scene necessary
• Strong social media brand and skills a plus
• Must have the ability to travel
• Must have a flexible schedule to work daytime, evenings and weekends
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot broadcast equipment is a bonus
• A valid driver’s license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and, if the position requires use of applicant’s own vehicle, proof of insurance, is required.

 

[Loverofradio]

How many radio teams are employed by the radio company and not the team itself?

 

[CTListener]

I believe some are employed by the broadcaster subject to the approval of the team.

 

[johnster]

The right's holders normally pay the broadcasters. The team's have a relationship with the right's holder and usually some wording in the contract to approve or have some say in who is selected and sometimes how the team is reflected on the air. That doesn't mean they have to white wash anything just not go crazy on a player or a coach etc. The flagship usually sounds like a fan. There are a few teams who retain their rights and build and sell their own network but in radio it's few and far in between due to the huge risks involved in selling spots with multi year sports contracts. It's usually more lucrative to not take the risk. Much more common in TV like here with NESN. NESN was originally a partnership between the Red Sox and Cable but a few years back the Red Sox bought out their partner. The Celtics I think have a partnership with Comcast for their broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet. In those scenarios the teams probably have much more control.

 

[CTListener]

NESN was originally a partnership between the Red Sox and Cable but a few years back the Red Sox bought out their partner.

I thought the Bruins were the Red Sox' partner in NESN, and still are. "Cable" isn't a partner in anything but C-SPAN.

 

[Least]

The right's holders normally pay the broadcasters. The team's have a relationship with the right's holder and usually some wording in the contract to approve or have some say in who is selected and sometimes how the team is reflected on the air. That doesn't mean they have to white wash anything just not go crazy on a player or a coach etc. The flagship usually sounds like a fan. There are a few teams who retain their rights and build and sell their own network but in radio it's few and far in between due to the huge risks involved in selling spots with multi year sports contracts. It's usually more lucrative to not take the risk. Much more common in TV like here with NESN. NESN was originally a partnership between the Red Sox and Cable but a few years back the Red Sox bought out their partner. The Celtics I think have a partnership with Comcast for their broadcasts on Comcast SportsNet. In those scenarios the teams probably have much more control.

The company that owns the Red Sox has 80% ownership of NESN. The remaining 20% has been the company that owns the Bruins. NESN has essentially been that way since its inception. It hasn't been owned by any cable company.

You are correct that Comcast owns NBC Sports Boston, which has broadcast rights for the Celtics, and has since the channel was Sports Channel New England. They also had rights to the Hartford Whalers, before the team moved and became the Carolina Hurricanes. NBC Sports Boston has changed ownership between cable companies and FOX over the years.

 

[johnster]

Okay my mistake was that it was Storer (that owned TV38 not Cable). My mistake I apologize. NESN - Wikipedia). under History.

 

[raccoonradio]

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