Seriously, WEEI?

[MassMusicMan]

Missed the last 3 minutes of the Bruins game to attend a 9:45 movie in Kendall Square tonight. I returned to my car, and immediately turned on WEEI. I listened for 12 minutes on my drive from the theater back to my house. At no point was there any mention of the Bruins' thrilling victory. Instead, 12 straight minutes of Sox talk with John Risch.

Two things, WEEI:

1) Radio may be a dying business, but it's still good for one thing: car listenership. I don't have NESN in my car. I don't have the Internet in my car. It's up to you to tell me the outcomes of the Sox and Bruins games in a timely manner. I don't need to hear a flash, but at the very least, I expect your host, between callers, to say "Bruins win 5-4, Sox win 5-3" before introducing the next caller.

2) John Risch, stop being such a sanctimonious prick. I cringed too when the caller tried to compare the Sox' catching situation to the Iraq War. That's not a reason to cut him off.

This is why I don't generally listen to WEEI.

 

[Blackroc]

quote]situation to the Iraq War[/quote]
I heard it (from Hyannis), it was a --bad-- put on. I would have dumped the guy too.

As for the Bruins score he probably could have mentioned it more, but it was Sox talk and not a generic talk show. Callers were screened for Bb.

 

[thetheo]

Yeah it was the postgame show you were hearing, which I assume goes to all affiliates, which spread as far as Wyoming. So they need to keep the show all baseball til the national programming is done I assume. When they break to a flash they can do the local updates since the affiliates air what they want at that time. I can see if you listened for 30-40 min and caught a flash and STILL didn't get an update, but just the fact that he didn't bring it up in 12 min of normal callers on a baseball show isn't something to get upset about.

 

[wavelength9]

You are all worked up about that fact that during the 12 minutes you listened to a post game Red Sox show they didn't give the Bruins score? Get a life please.

Maybe you should call EEI the next time you go out on a night there is a big game. If you tell them exactly when you are going to be in your car, I am sure they will be happy to program exactly what you want to hear when you want to hear it.

 

[dsturdy5]

Yeah it was the postgame show you were hearing, which I assume goes to all affiliates, which spread as far as Wyoming. So they need to keep the show all baseball til the national programming is done I assume. When they break to a flash they can do the local updates since the affiliates air what they want at that time. I can see if you listened for 30-40 min and caught a flash and STILL didn't get an update, but just the fact that he didn't bring it up in 12 min of normal callers on a baseball show isn't something to get upset about.

You are correct. There is no reason to mention the Bruins in a Red Sox postgame show that many, if not all, of the affiliates are carrying. Do people in Hartford, let alone Florida, really care about the Bruins score?

Also, the Bruins are on a competing channel. Yes, WEEI is a sports station, but at that time, with both games over, why would WEEI even put into the listener's head to switch over to the Bruins postgame show?

Lastly, they did a great job of keeping the listeners updated DURING the game. I heard most of the game on my ride from Westfield to Haverhill and was kept abreast of all hockey-related happenings at North Station.

 

[MassMusicMan]

You are all worked up about that fact that during the 12 minutes you listened to a post game Red Sox show they didn't give the Bruins score? Get a life please.

"Get a life?" Sick productive response, you tool. What's your job title at WEEI?

Maybe you should call EEI the next time you go out on a night there is a big game. If you tell them exactly when you are going to be in your car, I am sure they will be happy to program exactly what you want to hear when you want to hear it.

I wouldn't be able to get through over the other thousands of people who likely have the same complaint.

 

[MassMusicMan]

You are correct. There is no reason to mention the Bruins in a Red Sox postgame show that many, if not all, of the affiliates are carrying. Do people in Hartford, let alone Florida, really care about the Bruins score?

I can't figure out why everybody keeps making this argument. There's a reason why stations in Florida and Wyoming are carrying the Red Sox games, right? If there's an interest in Boston sports, mention the score in passing.

As for the "competing postgame show" argument, does CBS not read NFC scores?

Bottom line is that WEEI could have improved its presentation in this regard. If they want to keep airing nonsensical bullying crap, I'll listen to something else.

 

[wavelength9]

Your post like most of your others, {i.e. "face it Brazilians run this state", and your diatribe about how all station owners exploit their employees) is ridiculous because you only listened for 12 minutes and during a Red Sox show. You may have had a valid point if you listened for 30 minutes.

Like you've said right here, sometimes it is fun to trash idiots on the board.

BTW, although I have worked in broadcasting for 27 years, I haven't worked at EEI since it was an all news station located at AM 590.

 

[SonicOverload]

it's interesting, though, how hockey was basically banned from Boston sports talk, except for Dale and Holley, until now. The morning show on 1510 pretty much bans it, as well. Eddie Andelman syndrome, I guess.

ps.. I'm not a hockey fan and still not all that interested but don't have a problem if it gets discussed. Once there were teams in Florida and Arizona, I knew it was over

 

[ArtSpooner]

it's interesting, though, how hockey was basically banned from Boston sports talk, except for Dale and Holley, until now. The morning show on 1510 pretty much bans it, as well. Eddie Andelman syndrome, I guess.

That was Eddie Andelman's one redeeming quality............he openly discouraged hockey talk. To me, hockey is soccer on skates. The only thing more boring than hockey itself, is listening to people talk about it. I might listen to one hockey call, but if it's followed by another(which has happened many times during the past week) or the call lasts too long, I switch to another station.

 

[Boston_Bill]

Damn, the Bruins ruled this town not that long ago. I would have switched to WBZ radio. Im not a fan of WEEI any longer. I think they have jumped the shark.

PS whenever I need a score fast I check my cellphone.

 

[MassMusicMan]

Your post like most of your others, {i.e. "face it Brazilians run this state", and your diatribe about how all station owners exploit their employees) is ridiculous because you only listened for 12 minutes and during a Red Sox show. You may have had a valid point if you listened for 30 minutes.

Fair enough. I demand satisfaction from radio, but I should know after all these years that I should expect as little as possible from radio.

I stand by my points on radio owners and Brazilians, though.

 

[dumber than a box of hair]

Ya really gotta love posts like this:

It's up to you to tell me...I expect your host to say...

...and then, in the next breath, you call someone else a "sanctimonious prick."

You can't make this stuff up.

 

[MassMusicMan]

Apples and oranges, Hair. Constructive criticism does not a sanctimonious prick make. Hanging up on a caller mid-sentence does.

 

[dsturdy5]

You are correct. There is no reason to mention the Bruins in a Red Sox postgame show that many, if not all, of the affiliates are carrying. Do people in Hartford, let alone Florida, really care about the Bruins score?

I can't figure out why everybody keeps making this argument. There's a reason why stations in Florida and Wyoming are carrying the Red Sox games, right? If there's an interest in Boston sports, mention the score in passing.

As for the "competing postgame show" argument, does CBS not read NFC scores?

Bottom line is that WEEI could have improved its presentation in this regard. If they want to keep airing nonsensical bullying crap, I'll listen to something else.

First off it is the Red Sox, not Boston sports in general that the stations are paying the rights to broadcast. Why Wyoming? i don't know but as for Fort Myers, I can tell you it is because that is the spring training home of the Sox. That is why you get the affiliate down there.

The NFC/AFC argument does not work either since Fox shows several games each week involving AFC teams and CBS shows games involving NFC teams. In addition, that is football discussing football, not a football-based postgame discussing a sport broadcast on a different station. In week 1 of the NFL season, I doubt the halftime show of the late Fox game will have US Open men's tennis highlights.

 

[Boston_Bill]

You are correct. There is no reason to mention the Bruins in a Red Sox postgame show that many, if not all, of the affiliates are carrying. Do people in Hartford, let alone Florida, really care about the Bruins score?

I can't figure out why everybody keeps making this argument. There's a reason why stations in Florida and Wyoming are carrying the Red Sox games, right? If there's an interest in Boston sports, mention the score in passing.

As for the "competing postgame show" argument, does CBS not read NFC scores?

Bottom line is that WEEI could have improved its presentation in this regard. If they want to keep airing nonsensical bullying crap, I'll listen to something else.

First off it is the Red Sox, not Boston sports in general that the stations are paying the rights to broadcast. Why Wyoming? i don't know but as for Fort Myers, I can tell you it is because that is the spring training home of the Sox. That is why you get the affiliate down there.

The NFC/AFC argument does not work either since Fox shows several games each week involving AFC teams and CBS shows games involving NFC teams. In addition, that is football discussing football, not a football-based postgame discussing a sport broadcast on a different station. In week 1 of the NFL season, I doubt the halftime show of the late Fox game will have US Open men's tennis highlights.

It's baseball fans. Many listen on the net from mlb.com. I agree that they could at least give a score of a playoff game. Maybe Dale Arnold told them not to

Bullying crap? Are you talking about the Morning show or afternoon drive. Half their programming can claim that.

 

[dsturdy5]

Joe and O'Brien did give constant updates. Each time a goal was scored they either mentioned it themselves or John Risch (sp?) broke into the broadcast with the update.

 

[MassMusicMan]

Bullying crap? Are you talking about the Morning show or afternoon drive. Half their programming can claim that.

I'm talking about every time I tune in. I never hear intelligent discourse on that station.

 

[12 In a Row]

Bullying crap? Are you talking about the Morning show or afternoon drive. Half their programming can claim that.

I'm talking about every time I tune in. I never hear intelligent discourse on that station.

Your quote begs to ask the question, "Why do you keep listening?"

 

[Boston_Bill]

Bullying crap? Are you talking about the Morning show or afternoon drive. Half their programming can claim that.

I'm talking about every time I tune in. I never hear intelligent discourse on that station.

Your quote begs to ask the question, "Why do you keep listening?"

Exactly, there are too many other options for my entertainment then listening to toilet humor on WEEI.