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PAUL SULLIVAN R.I.P.

Very sad news.

A very nice man in a not very nice business.

May he rest in peace and in the knowledge that his good work on earth was noticed and appreciated.

As they say in my faith, "May the perpetual light shine upon him."

Sadly, the pompous a**, some guy named Pierce, filling in for Steve Leveille must have just brushed off Paul's death because at 12:13 A.M.he is on to talking about General Petreus. Unfortunately this bozo is in love with the sound of his own voice and continues to pontificate.
 
Another man of ultimate grace, class and courage taken from us - a sad day indeed.

Hopefully there will be a tribute (either on-air or a gathering of friends) to Paul at some time in the future.

RIP, young man.

OBMM
 
The radio community has lost one of its own.

I never met Paul, never called into his program, and heard him on the air only a few times. However I feel a sense of loss this morning... he is our brother in this tight-knit world of radio broadcasting.

My condolences to Paul's family and friends.

R.I.P. Paul. God bless.
 
Reminds me of Ken Coleman Jr. aka Casey ("K.C.") Coleman, the son of a Red Sox broadcasting legend, who worked for years in Cleveland. Even though he was stricken with pancreatic cancer and it ultimately took his life, he still considered himself TLGITW: The Luckiest Guy In The World. He loved his friends, family, and colleagues and got love back, and was fortunate to have good luck and a good life. Same with Paul--RIP

Fybush notes: >>(As we write this early Monday morning, Dan Pierce is on the air filling in for Steve LeVeille, and he's talking about other topics.)
 
What a sad realization that WBZ Radio in the last 11 years has lost three wonderful nighttime personalities in Norm Nathan, David Brudnoy, and now Paul Sullivan. I moved away from Boston to the Midwest 10 years ago but of course was able to hear WBZ at night and Paul was always there, especially after David passed. Paul's battle with brain cancer was a tough one, but he was upfront with his listeners about it. I was rooting for him to beat it.

Thank you, Paul, for your wit, candor, and love of radio talk. You will be deeply missed.
 
This was terrible news to be greeted with this morning. Paul Sullivan was a truly gifted radio personality, someone who could host a talk/opinion show that actually let the listeners have their say. He was entertaining, informative and a class act. I never had the opportunity to meet Paul and I am poorer for it.

My deepest condolences to Paul's family, friends and colleagues.
 
I only caught a bit of Dan Pierce last night but I do agree that perhaps he should have put the political discussion aside for a bit so callers could reminisce about Paul. Perhaps that's what happened... did anyone hear more of the show?

WBZ has a tribute up:

http://www.wbz.com/pages/921097.php?contentType=4&contentId=895225

when they were playing back some highlights, one of 'em had me laughing out loud. It may not be verbatim but he said the reason Mass. drivers don't use their blinkers is because they don't want to provide any information to the enemy!
 
in agreement with the feelings of loss and sadness from a professional standpoint. Sully proved you could be yourself and maybe even make a living at this radio thing.

to his family and his colleagues, my sympathies for your loss, and my envy for not having the opportunity to know the man personally. thankfully, we take with us today a little piece of Paul in knowing that what we heard is really who he was.
 
Spoke with Ted Jordan this morning at "W BZ radio" as their newsman would say and he too was disappointed with Dan Pierce's program last night filling in for Steve Leveille. He said they were a little unprepared for Paul's passing. Huh?
Well, certainly Dan Pierce was. He started out as Pat Whitley's producer a few years ago and ended up in New Hampshire. So, there is no excuse for Pierce's inappropriate program on hearing about the death of Paul Sullivan.

Sort of like asking Mrs. Lincoln..." ...other than the shooting Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play...."

Bad form Dan Pierce !
 
Casablanca said:
Spoke with Ted Jordan this morning at "W BZ radio" as their newsman would say and he too was disappointed with Dan Pierce's program last night filling in for Steve Leveille. He said they were a little unprepared for Paul's passing. Huh?
Well, certainly Dan Pierce was. He started out as Pat Whitley's producer a few years ago and ended up in New Hampshire. So, there is no excuse for Pierce's inappropriate program on hearing about the death of Paul Sullivan.

Sort of like asking Mrs. Lincoln..." ...other than the shooting Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play...."

Bad form Dan Pierce !
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This type of thing should not have happened. I hope WBZ will do something to prevent this from happening again and be better prepared when breaking news happens. The host Dan Pierce should have devoted his entire show to talk about Paul and let the callers talk about this great host that died from the moment the news broke of his death. I would complain to WBZ 1030 AM about this: http://wbz1030.com/pages/33747.php?
 
I think you must be talking about the Dan Pierce that used to do afternoons at WGIR in Manchester. I enjoyed his show when it was on, but for him to not even dedicate 15 minutes of his porogram to remembering a great like Paul Sullivan is really sad.

A great man died last night, and Dan Pierce should have given him a lot more respect. I don't know how much longer Dan pierce will be working at WBZ for disgracing a true legend.
 
If Ted Jordan's reaction is any indication, Dan Pierce will never fill in on WBZ again.
 
Dan Pierce also worked on Gordon Humphrey's gubernatorial campaign in 2000.
Humphrey now owns WKXL 1450 in Concord and is my former employer, just for full disclosure.

Here is what Ted K sent out the press people earlier today:

Senator Kennedy said, “Paul was a legend in Lowell who was taken from us too early, and his reporting on WBZ and in the Lowell Sun will be deeply missed by all of us in the Commonwealth. Paul brought his own special style and perceptive wit to politics and current events in the state, and he created countless faithful listeners and readers. Paul believed that all people, regardless of their economic standing or their background, deserve the very best health care, and he fought his own cancer battle with extraordinary courage and class every step of the way. He’s very much in my thoughts and prayers, and I extend my deepest condolences to his wife and children.”
 
That idiot probably thought that Paul Sullivan was just another Irish Catholic Democrat and one less doesn't really matter.
Think WBZ Radio owes its listeners an apology for having that guy Pierce on.
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Anthony Schinella said:
Dan Pierce also worked on Gordon Humphrey's gubernatorial campaign in 2000.
Humphrey now owns WKXL 1450 in Concord and is my former employer, just for full disclosure.

Here is what Ted K sent out the press people earlier today:

Senator Kennedy said, “Paul was a legend in Lowell who was taken from us too early, and his reporting on WBZ and in the Lowell Sun will be deeply missed by all of us in the Commonwealth. Paul brought his own special style and perceptive wit to politics and current events in the state, and he created countless faithful listeners and readers. Paul believed that all people, regardless of their economic standing or their background, deserve the very best health care, and he fought his own cancer battle with extraordinary courage and class every step of the way. He’s very much in my thoughts and prayers, and I extend my deepest condolences to his wife and children.”
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70sdj said:
Some low level staffer wrote that for Teddy Kennedy....He wouldn't have known Paul Sullivan in a line up!
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Oh gee, how original, how creative! an attack on Kennedy on radio-info. You guys are so clever and entertaining.

Zzzzzzzzzzzz........
 
Sticking up for Pierce a bit here. The guy had a 5 hour program to do in the middle of the night. What was he supposed to do if at 2:45am, nobody is calling in to talk about a tragic passing?

If I was him I would have started out with some nice words see where it went, and try to work in a few news cycle topics. _________________________________________________I did hear Danny Rea mention that Paul spent some time with Kerry just before the end. What he didn't tell us was this is significant in that his paper has had a pathological hatred of Kerry since the Sen. was a kid in the 60's. Paul, a reg.Dem never voted for Kerry. I assume he held strong feelings (though not as vile as his employers!) against John. Maybe he wanted to tell the Sen. something (at the 11th hour)? Anyway I picked up on this because I knew some background info and it's an interesting sidelight that Rea didn't fully expand on, but perhaps knows more too? _________________________________________________
 
Sounded like Bradley Jay was on tonight and he was talking presidential politics not about Sully,
at least at first. But Rea's show did offer reminiscences, etc.
 
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