Are there a lot of Legend WEEI callers calling The Sports Hub ? I heard Danny From Quincy today on 98.5 the Sports Hub.
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WEEI callers on WBZ FM
- Thread starter N.E. Streetz
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I wouldn't call a sports show caller a "legend".
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ArtSpooner
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When 98.5 started up, one of their major selling points was that they didn't accept calls from "celebrity callers". I figured that would eventually change.
I'm sure someone on this board has the stats, but I've always been under the impression that the people who actually call are a tiny percentage of the audience. That's another way of saying that only the nut-cases call. In the case of callers like Danny, you are talking about the certifiable nut-cases. I really think he has a problem. He seems to have this Walter Mitty-like alter ego thing going in which he's a media personality. Callers like him seem to haunt the weekends. I haven't heard him call a regular week day show in years. Callers like him and a host of others are why I very rarely listen on weekends anymore.
They've probably been listed before, but some of the most notable screwballs are Steve from Fall River, Joey from the North End, Jack from Lynn, Victor from Boston, Frank from Gloucester, Larry from Newburyport, and a bunch of M&J's callers whose names I can't recall because I haven't listened to them in years. I've noticed that over the years some celeb-callers fade away like Angry Bill, Ray from Lynn, et al. The first group I listed have been around for years and just don't go away.
I'm sure someone on this board has the stats, but I've always been under the impression that the people who actually call are a tiny percentage of the audience. That's another way of saying that only the nut-cases call. In the case of callers like Danny, you are talking about the certifiable nut-cases. I really think he has a problem. He seems to have this Walter Mitty-like alter ego thing going in which he's a media personality. Callers like him seem to haunt the weekends. I haven't heard him call a regular week day show in years. Callers like him and a host of others are why I very rarely listen on weekends anymore.
They've probably been listed before, but some of the most notable screwballs are Steve from Fall River, Joey from the North End, Jack from Lynn, Victor from Boston, Frank from Gloucester, Larry from Newburyport, and a bunch of M&J's callers whose names I can't recall because I haven't listened to them in years. I've noticed that over the years some celeb-callers fade away like Angry Bill, Ray from Lynn, et al. The first group I listed have been around for years and just don't go away.
Callers like this - the Kardashians of talk radio.
Overexposed with no real discernable talents...
Overexposed with no real discernable talents...
Heard Danny yesterday on WBZ FM and he's still just as annoying!!!
that's why W E E I should've put on "Yahoo Sports Radio" on instead of "ESPN Radio"
"Yahoo Sports Radio" has more listener interaction than "ESPN Radio" has.
Don't get me wrong. "ESPN Radio" is great. There are some great radio hosts Freddy Coleman, Mike Salk, Amy Lawrence, and Chuck Wilson to name a few. If they had more listenner interaction, and more energy bed music, they'd be better.
Listeners want interaction. Correct me if I'm wrong about that.? I think this is true
"Yahoo Sports Radio" has more listener interaction than "ESPN Radio" has.
Don't get me wrong. "ESPN Radio" is great. There are some great radio hosts Freddy Coleman, Mike Salk, Amy Lawrence, and Chuck Wilson to name a few. If they had more listenner interaction, and more energy bed music, they'd be better.
Listeners want interaction. Correct me if I'm wrong about that.? I think this is true
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ArtSpooner
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I really don't understand most of your post. What does any of what you write have to do with WEEI callers on WBZ FM? By the way, what is "energy bed music"? I assume that "listener interraction" means more calls taken. I am one listener who would rather have fewer calls. I enjoy 'EEI's football show that doesn't take calls. I don't know how many times I've listened to a sports discussion between two or more knowledgeable hosts and suddenly they're interrupted by Steve from Fall River, Danny from Quincy, or some other idiot. The intelligent discussion quickly pejorates into an asinine screaming session. I really think the call screeners should be given some strict rules and callers should be limited to one call per week. They could do this with the more well-known celebrity callers quite easily. Just make a list of the "usual subjects" and note the date they called.LAUROJRM said:
Energy bed music, I assume, meaning something with a good beat, danceable music etc., in a music bed, unlike for example what they run during the Whiner Line (or the headline updates)
example: whiner line http://audio.weei.com/a/54283185/friday-april-6th-whiner-line.htm
Proceed with caution: Nitwits ahead!
(6:57 in: Heavily bleeped Yankee fan Frank from Gloucester is all over Joe Girardi. "I hate his
--- guts, that greaseball. Get rid of this---- Ciao!")
example: whiner line http://audio.weei.com/a/54283185/friday-april-6th-whiner-line.htm
Proceed with caution: Nitwits ahead!
(6:57 in: Heavily bleeped Yankee fan Frank from Gloucester is all over Joe Girardi. "I hate his
--- guts, that greaseball. Get rid of this---- Ciao!")
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ArtSpooner
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I'm a civilian when it comes to radio. I have some close relatives (daughter and son-in-law) who have amassed quite a few radio hash marks on their sleeves, but I don't understand the theory behind a lot of things that pros know all about. Personally, I'm annoyed by music playing when someone is speaking. I don't see the purpose and it just makes the speaker harder to understand.
It seems that the so called bumper music runs longer into a show than it used to. Sometimes it is quite loud while the host is trying to get the segment started. It is especially irritating if the host begins with a serious topic and loud, obnoxious music is playing behind him. I see the need for bumper music but it should be cut the second the host starts to speak. I, for one, don't listen to a talk show to hear music. There are many, many music stations available to me.
It seems that the so called bumper music runs longer into a show than it used to. Sometimes it is quite loud while the host is trying to get the segment started. It is especially irritating if the host begins with a serious topic and loud, obnoxious music is playing behind him. I see the need for bumper music but it should be cut the second the host starts to speak. I, for one, don't listen to a talk show to hear music. There are many, many music stations available to me.
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