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Michele McPhee returns to WRKO on June 11th

Fenway1912

Fenway1912

http://www.wrko.com/michele-mcphee-returns-middays-june-11


Today WRKO announced that starting on Monday, June 11th Michele McPhee will return to the station as the new host of middays 11am to 3pm. McPhee will replace Laura Ingraham and Jen Brien, and will also serve as the primary fill-in for Howie Carr.

McPhee commented on how excited she was to be back at WRKO, "While I loved breaking stories for Team 5 Investigates and worked alongside some of Boston's legendary TV personalities, I missed fighting for the common man in the Commonwealth on WRKO. So much outrage, so little time. I'm looking forward to engaging in the conversation again."

"This is great day for our brand, our clients, and most importantly our listeners," said Jeff Brown, Vice President and General Manager/Entercom Boston. "We are excited about this change, excited to have Michele back at WRKO and excited to continue our track record of delivering advertiser results."

Michele McPhee is no stranger to local listeners. She is a frequent commentator on Boston's Fox 25 and is the New England correspondent for ABC News. She also appears each Monday in the Boston Herald. She is a celebrated author and has covered high-profile crime cases across the country and has been a commentator on breaking news for national programs on CNN; MSNBC; and the Fox News Network. McPhee was the first female Police Bureau Chief for the New York Daily News and was a weekly columnist and the Police Bureau Chief for the Boston Herald.

"It's great to have Michele back at WRKO. She did a terrific job for us before and I'm very excited about getting her back on the air in this expanded midday role. Michele is Boston. An outstanding reporter with tremendous credibility, she will provide our listeners with high energy and passion every day," said Jason Wolfe.


[EDIT-Link added by Radio-Info.com as a courtesy]
 
I imagine brokered time business remains 9-11am.

Her voice was OK on TV but on radio I think being deaf in one ear (she admits that) results
in her over-compensating. A bit loud.
 
Does anyone really believe that she is giving up doing about one stories a week on New England's premiere broadcast outlet to go back to doing 20 hours of talk radio on a low rated AM station for probably less money? She is leaving because she was a disaster on TV. Now she can go back to being a Jack of All media trades and a master of none.

I used to say that if I had the time I would love to write a blog each day correcting all the misinformation, errors and inaccurate information contained in her radio broadcasts.

Since the talk show I usually listen to from 10 to Noon is loosing its Boston affiliate this Friday I am going to have to find a new mid day program. Doug Meehan is to RaRa for me. The guy on BUR feels a need to rephrase every question a caller asks his guest and I will not being listening to the women who has a face for radio and a voice for newspapers.
 
Waaaaaaiiittt a minute... I thought she was hired by WXKS-AM??? Maybe I spaced out and missed something here.

Maybe her screeching voice rattled my brain cells too much.
 
What a win-win.

McPhee was a disaster at WCVB. Believe it or not they have higher reporting standards than the Herald. Fortunately for her, Entercom has no journalistic standards.

Brien was a daily ADD demonstration; she had the inability to speak in declarative sentences without losing her train of thought somewhere between the verb and the subject. All you had to hear was her babbling this week about how great the Cape station is to know she was headed back to the canal. As they say at the race track, "seems outmatched."

Of course the cops are rejoicing; their knee-jerk flak will now be on every day.
 
Entercom has no journalistic standards.

They don't need them since the talk hosts do 'opinion' shows rather than 'news' shows.

I'm not too sure about the reporting standards at WCVB. I'm old enough to remember when their news anchors and reporters used to refer to the Dukakis presidential campaign in the first person.

Thanks,
TSB
 
What they should've done is disregard Barry Armstrong show from 9am-11am. They should've just returned Laura Ingrahm 9am-Noon, and put Michelle Mcphee Noon-3pm. That would be much better. Laura's show is great, and she had a few Boston area callers on her show.
 
but isn't Barry on a few other stations here?
If he get them $$, ok, keep him. By all means, keep him, if it's going to keep their station to survive longer, keep him.
 
LAUROJRM said:
but isn't Barry on a few other stations here?
If he get them $$, ok, keep him. By all means, keep him, if it's going to keep their station to survive longer, keep him.
Click to expand...

Right, Barry pays for his time on WRKO personally (well, through his company.) He also owns Money Matters Radio and those stations.
 
btw Brien gone early--RKO reran Ingraham 1-3 pm today

Acc to sched on WRKO site Barry Armstrong 9-11 am next week as before. No more Laura or Brien as of then
 
Fenway1912 said:
http://www.wrko.com/michele-mcphee-returns-middays-june-11


Today WRKO announced that starting on Monday, June 11th Michele McPhee will return to the station as the new host of middays 11am to 3pm. McPhee will replace Laura Ingraham and Jen Brien, and will also serve as the primary fill-in for Howie Carr.

McPhee commented on how excited she was to be back at WRKO, "While I loved breaking stories for Team 5 Investigates and worked alongside some of Boston's legendary TV personalities, I missed fighting for the common man in the Commonwealth on WRKO. So much outrage, so little time. I'm looking forward to engaging in the conversation again."

"This is great day for our brand, our clients, and most importantly our listeners," said Jeff Brown, Vice President and General Manager/Entercom Boston. "We are excited about this change, excited to have Michele back at WRKO and excited to continue our track record of delivering advertiser results."

Michele McPhee is no stranger to local listeners. She is a frequent commentator on Boston's Fox 25 and is the New England correspondent for ABC News. She also appears each Monday in the Boston Herald. She is a celebrated author and has covered high-profile crime cases across the country and has been a commentator on breaking news for national programs on CNN; MSNBC; and the Fox News Network. McPhee was the first female Police Bureau Chief for the New York Daily News and was a weekly columnist and the Police Bureau Chief for the Boston Herald.

"It's great to have Michele back at WRKO. She did a terrific job for us before and I'm very excited about getting her back on the air in this expanded midday role. Michele is Boston. An outstanding reporter with tremendous credibility, she will provide our listeners with high energy and passion every day," said Jason Wolfe.


[EDIT-Link added by Radio-Info.com as a courtesy]
Click to expand...

Michele has an annoying voice.
 
Hi! How are You All? I want Your expertise here. Is the move to have Michele Mcphee on, is it a push for WRKO to be more Libertarian than Conservative, I am from the Province of New Brunswick Canada and I always enjoy(ed) WRKO, but that change, I do not particularly like mind You and I agree with Ciao9999, Michele have an annoying voice, I think, it is only me though that it is a big mistake from WRKO, because Laura is very good and more lets say mature. I do not know what happened at WRKO, but We have to live with it I guess, because it is not Us making the decisions and moves. Michele does not have a voice for the radio, for small reporting on Radio or Television She is ok I guess, but to listen to Her for four hours on the radio it is another matter altogether yikes!!!! Take care all of You.
 
OMG!!! MCPHEE!!! I thought they fired her forever! One could only hope. What a disaster- I heard her for a brief moment today scanning through the band- My god is she ABSOLUTELY AWFUL- perhaps the WORST radio talk show host I've EVER heard in my ENTIRE life- I don't watch TV, so thank god I never saw her there..!

Let's hope she gets the boot soon.

Terrible, just Terrible- Bring back Laura damnit!!!!! :)
 
She just needs a voice transplant. Or...

--She has said on air she's deaf in one ear. Maybe she speaks a bit louder than she should, not realizing, using headphones etc. I saw her on Ch 5 and assume she had the little earphone in etc. It was not overmodulated.
It sounded fine, on TV. But she does tend to be too loud, and a bit raspy, on RADIO. Someone on the conservative messageboard Free Republic calls her McScreamer.

My McPhee memorable moment: 1/19/10 on 96.9 covering Scott Brown's election. They were doing a remote from F1 in Brockton and at one point when one of her colleagues entered the place, she shouted out:

MICHAEL GRAHAM IS IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!

My ears are still recovering.
Her facebook page currently has over 6,000 likes.
typical Comment:
J.M.: "GREAT SHOW MICHELE!! It's just like you never left!! I am soooo psyched!! I am home bound and you made my day!!!"
http://www.facebook.com/michelemcpheeshow
 
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