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WEEI-FM (93.7
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) – branded SportsRadio 93.7 WEEI-FM – is a commercial
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licensed to
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, serving
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and much of surrounding
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. Owned by
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, WEEI-FM is the
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affiliate for
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, the
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for the
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; and the radio home of Greg Hill,
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,
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and Jermaine Wiggins. The WEEI-FM studios are located in Boston's Brighton neighborhood, while the station transmitter resides in the nearby suburb of Peabody. In addition to a standard
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, WEEI-FM broadcasts over two
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channels, and is available online via
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. WEEI-FM's weekday programming lineup is also regionally syndicated to a network of stations throughout New England, most of which use the "SportsRadio WEEI"
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brand. The sports format currently heard on WEEI-FM launched on September 3, 1991, on the former WEEI (590 AM). (pay content preview) (pay content preview) (pay content preview) The call letters WEEI-FM, formerly on
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in
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, were granted on September 21, 2011, as part of a call letter shuffle. The 93.7 frequency, established in 1960, has carried WEEI programming since September 12, 2011, and has been the primary station for local WEEI programming since October 4, 2012.


History


Early years

In the station's early days as WGHJ and WCCM-FM, 93.7 aired locally based programming that targeted Lawrence and other towns in the
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. In 1974, the station evolved into WCGY, an automated stereo
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and
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station. With a stronger transmitter, it now branded as a full-market Boston station. The call letters were chosen with the owner in mind, as
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and his children owned and operated the station. In 1983, WCGY flipped to an oldies format playing hits of the 1950s and 1960s. The station, however, did not perform well in the Boston ratings. Some early to mid 1970s oldies were mixed in by 1984, and by 1985, the 1950s music was gone. The station by then was called "Superhits WCGY". By 1986, the station leaned slightly toward
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while still playing mostly music from 1964 to 1974. By 1987, WCGY evolved to more of a classic rock format and held on to this format until 1994. From 1992 until its demise in 1994, they were called "Rock 93, WCGY".


Eagle 93.7 (1994–1999)

On September 30, 1994, after the station was sold to
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, WCGY became 1970s hits-formatted WEGQ "Eagle 93.7", which then underwent many changes over its five-year existence. Initially, they played music from 1970–79, ranging from classic rock and pop, to disco, novelty and easy listening. As time went on, they added late '60s and early '80s music. ''
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'' with Barry Scott was moved to WEGQ from sister station
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and became a Sunday night staple there before heading to WODS. By 1995, they also leaned toward classic rock. The station's morning show team, ''Karlson and McKenzie'', are now on WZLX.
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, then-parent company of
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, announced its acquisition of American Radio Systems in September 1997. As the combined company would have controlled 59 percent of advertising revenues in the Boston market, as well as three of the top five radio stations, in April 1998 the
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ordered CBS to divest WEGQ, WEEI,
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, and WAAF (now WKVB), as well as KSD and
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in St. Louis and WOCT in Baltimore, as a condition of its approval of the merger. In August 1998,
Entercom Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1968 as Entercom Communications Corporation, it is the second largest radio company in the United States, owning 235 radio stations across 48 media ...
announced plans to acquire the four Boston-area stations, along with WWTM (now WVEI), from CBS for $140 million.


Star 93.7 (1999–2005)

Shortly after the sale was approved, at 10:00 p.m. on March 31, 1999, after playing "
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" by
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, WEGQ began stunting with a loop of
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's "
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". At 3:00 p.m. the following day, the station flipped to
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as WQSX, "Star 93.7". The first song on "Star" was "
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" by
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. The format consisted of 1970s and 1980s-soul music, dance music and rhythmic hit music. This format, however, didn't catch any fire in the
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ratings, but did have a loyal audience and served a small niche in Boston. During 2001, controversial "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was a morning host briefly.


93-7 Mike FM (2005–2011)

On April 14, 2005, at 2:00 p.m., after playing " Last Dance" by Boston native
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, WQSX became WMKK, with an adult hits format branded as "93-7 Mike FM". The first song on "Mike" was "
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" by
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. ''Inside Radio'', a radio industry publication, released information that had this change not taken place,
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(as CBS Radio, the group that was prohibited from owning 93.7 itself back in the late 1990s, was known at the time) reportedly would have transformed either WBMX, WZLX, or WODS into
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on April 15, 2005. Following the
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victory in the
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, the station re-branded itself as " Mike Lowell FM" after the third baseman for one day. Similarly, the station paid tribute to
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in July 2009 by re-branding themselves as "Michael FM" and playing Jackson's songs for the afternoon on the anniversary of his death.


Sports WEEI-FM (2011–present)

On September 8, 2011, it was announced that WMKK would begin simulcasting WEEI's sports radio format on September 12, 2011. The switch took place at 6:00 a.m. that day, after the station played
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's "
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". On September 21, 2011, WMKK changed its call letters to WEEI-FM. On October 4, 2012, WEEI and WEEI-FM split the simulcast; the existing local programming and sports broadcasts remain on WEEI-FM, while AM 850 aired a redirection loop for one day before becoming a full
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affiliate on October 5, 2012. J.T. The Brick's
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program was added to WEEI-FM's schedule on May 6, 2013. (The program, along with other Fox Sports Radio programming, had moved from WEEI AM to
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after WEEI began carrying a partial ESPN Radio schedule in 2009, but was dropped from WBZ-FM following the launch of
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in January 2013). On August 20, 2013, WEEI-FM announced that it would no longer carry
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broadcasts after being unable to reach a new contract with the team. In early 2014, WEEI-FM dropped Fox Sports Radio and began carrying
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's overnight program, shortly after WUFC (now WMEX) dropped its affiliation with that network.
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's overnight show joined WEEI-FM's schedule in 2019, the move came after NBC Sports Radio eliminated its late night programming. SB Nation Radio was replaced by CBS Sports Radio later that year, after WBZ-FM dropped the latter network to rejoin Fox Sports Radio; Entercom had acquired CBS Sports Radio in its merger with CBS Radio. The station's HD2 channel carries an
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format branded as "WAAF", which is also broadcast on the HD2 channel of sister station
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. The format and WAAF call letters were formerly used by WKVB (107.3 FM) until its 2020 sale from Entercom to the
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, with a simulcast on the two HD2 channels“Entercom Sells WAAF Boston To Educational Media Foundation”
from Radio Insight (February 18, 2020)
(WAAF, in turn, carried WEEI-FM's programming on its HD2). Until 2017, WEEI-FM's HD2 channel simulcast then-sister station WRKO, with WAAF being broadcast on the HD3 channel. Following a long history of controversial on-air comments, WEEI-FM suspended its daytime live schedule on February 16, 2018, so all employees could undergo mandatory sensitivity training. The tipping point came when afternoon host
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was suspended for five days after impersonating
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, the agent for longtime Patriots quarterback
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, with a stereotyped Asian accent.


Teams on WEEI


Boston Red Sox

Red Sox broadcasts are a daily feature of the WEEI
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slate from March through October. Each broadcast consists of: * "The Pregame Show" is recorded from an air studio inside
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next to gate C * "The Inside Pitch", a segment with a member of the local sports journalism establishment; * ''(optional)'' A pre-game interview with the general manager; * The game intro itself, a compilation of great moments in Red Sox broadcast history; *
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broadcasts the game itself, along with a rotating collection of other broadcasters and analysts, sometimes including on-air personalities from the station. Prior to the 2007 season, Castiglione was partnered with long-time co-broadcaster
Jerry Trupiano Jerome Michael Trupiano (born in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American radio sportscaster, best known for his former role as a play-by-play announcer for the Boston Red Sox. Trupiano is a graduate of Saint Louis University, where he began his bro ...
. Prior to the 2016 season, Castiglione's partner was Dave O'Brien, who moved to the
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to replace the fired long-time TV play-by-play broadcaster
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. * A post-game interview; * Post-game statistics (called "totals"); * A highlights clip for those who missed the early part of the game; * A roundup of out of town scores; and * A signoff tag. During game broadcasts, WEEI-FM is also made available through the
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web site (for a fee), and (for home games) on
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(as part of the standard service) for those outside the Boston listening area. The entire 162-game Red Sox schedule also may be heard on an extensive radio network throughout the six
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states. Many of the smaller stations have always aired the Red Sox Network regardless of what Boston station originated those broadcasts. In 2006, the Boston Red Sox signed a 10-year radio deal with WRKO (also owned by Entercom at the time) for the broadcast rights for the 2007 through 2016 seasons, worth a reportedly $13 million a season. About 30 Red Sox games a season, including all games on Wednesday nights and all weekly day games were heard on WEEI as part of the deal. As of August 26, 2009, WEEI once again became the flagship station for the Red Sox. This occurred two weeks after the debut of competitor WBZ-FM "The Sports Hub" and was seen as a reaction, focusing all Red Sox games on one station, WEEI, rather than splitting them between the station and WRKO. During a rain delay, Mike Mutnansky hosts a show called "Sox Talk", where he takes calls and texts while the rain delay is in effect.


Boston Celtics

Sean Grande hosted the Celtics Tonight pregame show before each Celtics game on WEEI-FM in addition to providing the play by play for the game.
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provided color commentary during the broadcast. The broadcast duo called themselves "Grande and Max." John Ryder hosted the halftime show and the Celtics Rewind show following the game. On August 20, 2013, Entercom announced that it had been unable to come to terms on a new agreement to air the Celtics for the 2013-2014 season. Celtics broadcasts then moved to WBZ-FM.


Programming


Daily shows

*''The Greg Hill Show'': Featuring hosts Greg Hill, Jermaine Wiggins, and Courtney Cox. Cox joined the show July 19, 2021, replacing Danielle Murr. Produced by Chris Curtis and Chris Schiem. *''Gresh and Keefe'': Featuring hosts
Andy Gresh Andrew "Andy" F. Gresh III (born October 26, 1974) is an American sports broadcaster in New England. His coverage includes both professional and college football. He was formerly a co-host with Scott Zolak on WBZ-FM in Boston. Also he formerl ...
and Rich Keefe, with appearances from Andy Hart and Nick “Fitzy” Stevens. *''Merloni and Fauria'': Featuring hosts
Lou Merloni Louis William Merloni (born April 6, 1971), nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from – and again for part of 2003. He also played for t ...
&
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, and Meghan Ottolini. *''Mut at Night'' with Mike Mutnansky, when not pre-empted by Red Sox games. *Evenings the station runs Red Sox First Pitch and Red Sox Review with Will Flemming before and after games.


Weekend shows

*''NFL Sunday'' — Runs on Sundays. The show is hosted by Rich Keefe, Jermaine Wiggins, and
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. *''Tanguay and Hart'' — hosted by Gary Tanguay and Andy Hart. *''Real Postgame Show'' — Hosted by
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,
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, and
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. Runs after each Patriot game during the NFL season. *''Fitzy and Mego'' — Hosted by Nick “Fitzy” Stevens and Meghan Ottolini *''Ken and Curtis'' — Hosted by Greg Hill Show producers Ken Laird and Chris Curtis *''The Live BP Show'' — Hosted by Rob Bradford and Steve Perrault *''KJ and Barrett'' — Hosted by Brian Barrett and KJ Carson The station also carries Sunday Night Football from Westwood One most Sunday nights during football season.


Former shows

*''Andy Moes Show'' (September 3, 1991–September 1, 1992): WEEI's first morning show following its switch to an all-sports format. It was hosted by Andy Moes, former co-host of the Joe and Andy Show on
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. The show was cancelled after one year due to low ratings. *''Doyle and Mustard Show'' (September 1992–July 1993): Replaced The Andy Moes Show as WEEI's morning program. It was hosted by veteran radio personalities Craig Mustard and Tom Doyle. It was replaced by the syndicated ''
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'' in July 1993. *''The Janet and Glenn Show'' and ''The Glenn Ordway Show'' (September 3, 1991–June 25, 1993): 1-4 pm show created as part of WEEI's switch to an all-sports format. Co-hosted by then-Celtics announcer Glenn Ordway and public relations executive Janet Prensky. Prensky was fired by WEEI on September 4, 1992 and Ordway hosted the show solo until June 25, 1993. *''The Craig Mustard Show'' (June 28, 1993–August 1994): Replaced ''The Glenn Ordway Show'' as WEEI's midday talk-show. Show ended after Mustard's firing from WEEI in August 1994. *''Ted Nation'' (1992–September 2005): Aired weekdays 7 pm to midnight. Hosted by then- Boston College Eagles basketball announcer
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. *''The Baseball Show'' (formerly ''Red Sox Baseball Today''): Ran 9 am to noon on Saturday. Up until 2008, Steve Buckley of the ''Boston Herald'' and Sean McAdam of ''
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'' served as co-hosts. In 2008, Buckley and McAdam alternated weeks co-hosting with Mike Adams. In 2009, the show began simulcasting on
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with
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hosting with analysts
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, Sean McAdam, and Steve Buckley. Greg Dickerson replaced Felger in July 2009 following Felger's move to WBZ-FM. WEEI dropped ''The Baseball Show'' following the 2010 season; it will continue to air on Comcast SportsNet. *'' The Big Show'' (August 1995–February 15, 2013): sports talk radio program hosted by Glenn Ordway with various co-hosts and guests. One of the show's regular features was "The Whiner Line", which consisted of listeners calling in and leaving complaints on a voicemail system. *'' Kirk and Callahan'' — Featuring hosts
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, Kirk Minihane, producer Chris Curtis and producer Ken Laird. It has featured a variety of special guests during different parts of the year including
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every Tuesday and Red Sox CEO
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every Thursday during the baseball season, as well as
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every Monday during football season. On February 21, 2013, it was announced Kirk Minihane would be the third host of "Dennis and Callahan", an equal voice.http://www.boston.com/sports/touching_all_the_bases/2013/02/xxxxxxxx.html Kirk Minihane added as third host to WEEI's 'Dennis and Callahan' program John Dennis had been a co-host but semi-retired in August 2016. Minihane departed the show on November 15, 2018, to finish out his Entercom contract under other arrangements, before moving to
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in May 2019. Callahan left in July 2019. *''Salk and Holley'' (March 19, 2013–March 12, 2014): — Featuring hosts Mike Salk and Michael Holley. The show replaced '' The Big Show'' on March 19, 2013. Producers of the show were Andy Massua and Ben Kichen. Mike Salk left the station on March 12, 2014. *''Mutt and Merloni'' (February 28, 2011–May 22, 2014): Featuring hosts Mike Mutnansky and
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*''Middays with MFB'' (May 27, 2014–July 30, 2015): Featuring hosts Tim Benz,
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, and
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*''Planet Mikey with Mike Adams'' (December4–June 2016) *''Dale and Holley with Thornton'' (November 17, 2014–November 18, 2016): Jerry Thornton departed on November 18, 2016, to rejoin
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*''Dale and Holley with Keefe'' (December 6, 2016–February 28, 2018): Michael Holley departed to join NBC Sports Boston full time. *'' Kirk and Callahan'' — Featuring hosts
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, Kirk Minihane, producer Chris Curtis and producer Ken Laird. It has featured a variety of special guests during different parts of the year including
Curt Schilling Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who is a commentator for conservative media outlet BlazeTV. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series appearance ...
every Tuesday and Red Sox CEO
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every Thursday during the baseball season, as well as
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every Monday during football season. On February 21, 2013, it was announced Kirk Minihane would be the third host of "Dennis and Callahan", an equal voice. John Dennis had been a co-host but semi-retired in August 2016. Minihane departed the show on November 15, 2018, to finish out his Entercom contract under other arrangements, before moving to
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in May 2019. *''Mut and Callahan'' (November 15, 2018–July 12, 2019): Featuring hosts Mike Mutnansky and Gerry Callahan. *''Dale and Keefe'' (March 1, 2018–March 12, 2021): Featuring hosts Dale Arnold and Rich Keefe. Holley replaced Bob Neumeier in 2005 and the show was renamed ''Dale and Holley'' from ''Dale and Neumy''. The final ''Dale and Holley'' aired in the midday on February 23, 2011, but was then brought back officially on April 1, 2014, taking the 2-6 PM slot previously occupied by ''The Big Show''. Rich Keefe joined as the third host of the show on December 6, 2016, from
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. On February 28, 2018, Michael Holley announced that he had rejected a multi-year contract extension and would be leaving the show effectively immediately to focus on his TV career with NBC Sports Boston. The show aired afternoons from March 1, 2018, to August 10, 2018, before moving to middays on August 13, 2018. Arnold retired from WEEI on March 12, 2021. *''Mustard and Johnson'' — Hosted by Craig Mustard and Larry Johnson, who of course won the 2019 Marc Morroso Annual Hotdog Eating Contest in Maine. The show was cancelled in 2008 but was renewed and the schedule will vary from week to week. The show is also nicknamed "Yankee Talk" because of the large number of Yankee fans that call into the show.


Hosts

* Greg Hill - The Greg Hill Show * Jermaine Wiggins – The Greg Hill Show, NFL Sunday *Courtney Cox – The Greg Hill Show * Mike Mutnansky - Mut at Night *
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: Ordway, Merloni, and Fauria; Real Postgame Show *
Lou Merloni Louis William Merloni (born April 6, 1971), nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from – and again for part of 2003. He also played for t ...
- Ordway, Merloni, and Fauria; Part time Red Sox radio analyst *
Christian Fauria Christian Ashley Fauria (born September 22, 1971) is an American former football tight end. Early life Fauria attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California and lettered in football, track, and once in basketball. In football, as ...
- Ordway, Merloni, and Fauria; NFL Sunday *
Andy Gresh Andrew "Andy" F. Gresh III (born October 26, 1974) is an American sports broadcaster in New England. His coverage includes both professional and college football. He was formerly a co-host with Scott Zolak on WBZ-FM in Boston. Also he formerl ...
– Gresh and Keefe * Rich Keefe – Gresh and Keefe, NFL Sunday * Patrick Gilroy - WEEI "Late Night"/Weekend * Rob Bradford – Weekend/Fill-in *
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- WEEI "Late Night"/Weekend * Andy Hart – Weekend/Fill-in, Gresh and Keefe * Will Flemming – Red Sox Studio Host *
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– Red Sox play-by-play *
Nick “Fitzy” Stevens Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Place ...
– Weekend/Fill-in, Gresh and Keefe * Greg Dickerson - Weekend/Fill-in * KJ Carson - WEEI "Late Night"/Weekend


Former staff

*
Gerry Callahan Gerald "Gerry" Callahan is a radio show host best known for hosting a longtime morning program for WEEI-FM, a sports radio station in the Boston market. He began his career as a sports reporter for '' The Sun'' in Lowell in 1983, then the ''Bos ...
- Former co-host of ''
Dennis and Callahan ''Dennis and Callahan'' was an American morning radio show on WEEI-FM, a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. On November 16, 2010, a live three-hour simulcast began airing on NESN at 6–10 AM Eastern time each weekday. The show ...
'', ''Kirk and Callahan'' and ''Mut and Callahan'' (September 1997 - July 2019) *
John Dennis John Dennis may refer to: *John Dennis (dramatist) (1658–1734), English dramatist *John Dennis (1771–1806), Maryland congressman * John Dennis (1807–1859), his son, Maryland congressman * John Stoughton Dennis (1820–1885), Canadian surveyor ...
– Former co-host of ''
Dennis and Callahan ''Dennis and Callahan'' was an American morning radio show on WEEI-FM, a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. On November 16, 2010, a live three-hour simulcast began airing on NESN at 6–10 AM Eastern time each weekday. The show ...
'' (September 1997 - August 18, 2016) * Michael Holley – Former co-host of Dale and Holley with Keefe, Dale and Holley, The Big Show, and Salk and Holley. Now with NBC Sports Boston. (March 1, 2005 - February 28, 2018) * Kirk Minihane - Former co-host of ''Kirk and Callahan'', ''
Dennis and Callahan ''Dennis and Callahan'' was an American morning radio show on WEEI-FM, a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. On November 16, 2010, a live three-hour simulcast began airing on NESN at 6–10 AM Eastern time each weekday. The show ...
'' with Minihane. (2009 - November 15, 2018). * Michael Andelman: ''SportsRap'' (1994–1995) * Eddie Andelman: (1991–2001) * Michael Felger: (2008-2009) former ''Big Show'' co-host and fill-in host, now with
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*
Bob Neumeier Robert E. Neumeier (November 3, 1950 – October 23, 2021) was an American sportscaster for several Boston-area media outlets. He also appeared on NBC Sports, specializing in Thoroughbred racing. Early life Neumeier was born on November 3, 195 ...
: ''Dale & Neumy Show'' (2002–2005) *
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: ''Ted Nation'' (1992–2005), * Dave Shea: co-host on '' The Big Show'' (1995) * Jon Wallach: ''Dale and Holley'' flashboy, now with
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*Jon Meterparel: ''Dennis and Callahan'' update anchor (2000–2012) * Mike Salk – Former co-host of Salk and Holley (March 19, 2013 – March 12, 2014) * Sean Grande – Former update anchor on '' The Big Show'', Celtics play-by-play (1991-1998, 2007-2013) *
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– Former Celtics color commentator (1997-2001, 2007-2013) * John Ryder - Former Red Sox/Celtics pre/post game host, Planet Mikey * Tim Benz – Former co-host of Middays with MFB (May 27, 2014 - July 30, 2015) * Mike Adams—Former host of Planet Mikey (Dec 2005 to June 2016) * Jerry Thornton – Former co-host of Dale and Holley with Thornton (November 17, 2014 - November 18, 2016) * Lenny Megliola - Planet Mikey * John Tomase - Weekend/Fill-in, (January 2015 - March 2019) * DJ Bean – Weekend/Fill-in, WEEI.com Bruins beat writer, now with NBC Sports Boston. * Christian Arcand – WEEI Late Night/Red Sox pre and post host, now with 98.5 The Sports Hub. * Dave O'Brien – Red Sox play-by-play, current Red Sox television play-by-play for
NESN New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN , is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which owns a controlling 80% interest, and is the owner of Boston Red S ...
(2007-2015) *Ty Anderson - Weekend/Fill-in, WEEI.com Bruins beat writer, now with 98.5 The Sports Hub. * Tim Neverett - Red Sox play-by-play (2016-2018) * Danielle Murr - The Greg Hill Show, co-host (July 29, 2019 - March 12, 2021) * Dale Arnold - Host, Various Shows (September 3, 1991 - March 12, 2021)


WEEI/NESN Radio-Telethon

Each year since 2002,
New England Sports Network New England Sports Network, popularly known as NESN , is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which owns a controlling 80% interest, and is the owner of Boston Red ...
(NESN) and WEEI have teamed up to raise money for
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by holding a Radio-Telethon. For two days every August the event is simulcast on WEEI and NESN. WEEI radio personalities conduct auctions and interviews with cancer patients and survivors, doctors, athletes and celebrities. Since 2002, this event has raised around $45 million for the Jimmy Fund and has received donations from all 50 states.


Simulcast network

A number of other stations in the
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region carry most of WEEI-FM's local programming. The stations are branded as "Sports Radio WEEI", and many carry call letters similar to the Boston flagship station. Four of the eight network affiliates are directly owned by Audacy. WEEI-FM's sports play-by-play broadcasts are distributed separately, though some games originated by WEEI may air on some of the other affiliated stations by way of a separate deal. Some of the stations have picked up play-by-play rights in concert with WEEI after their conversion to the simulcast. Most stations carry either
ESPN Radio ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN ...
or
Fox Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio is an American sports radio network. Based in Los Angeles, California, the network is operated and managed by Premiere Networks in a content partnership with Fox Corporation's Fox Sports division and iHeartMedia, parent compan ...
when the flagship station carries games or when WEEI-FM is not airing local programming. * Asterisk (*) indicates
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broadcast.


Network formulation and past affiliates

When WEEI (590 AM) formally relaunched as an all-sports station on September 1991, WEEI's then-owner, the
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, signed a lease agreement with Zapis Communications to carry WEEI programming full-time on Zapis's AM station in Worcester, WFTQ. This arrangement replaced a previous simulcast of co-owned WAAF (107.3 FM) on WFTQ after Zapis shut down local operations earlier in the year; the WEEI simulcast on WFTQ commenced with the WVEI call sign. After Zapis sold the renamed WWTM to American Radio Systems along with WAAF in 1996, it reincorporated WEEI programming into its lineup in 1997, and in 2000 reclaimed the WVEI call sign. What is now WVEI-FM was acquired from Phoenix Media/Communications Group in 2004, and what is now WWEI was purchased from Vox Radio Group in 2006. Entercom's initial plan to syndicate WEEI programming to non-Entercom stations was to place it on eleven New England stations owned by
Nassau Broadcasting Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP was a company based in Princeton, New Jersey that owned radio stations in New England and the Mid-Atlantic United States. Nassau's stations, which included both AM and FM frequencies, were located in Maryland, New J ...
. The plan, announced on August 16, 2007, followed reports that Nassau was planning to use its
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(99.5 FM) as the flagship for a regional sports network featuring ''
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'', which was on hiatus from WEEI at the time during stalled contractual negotiations; the deal would have seen Entercom acquire a 50-percent interest in WCRB, which was to retain its
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format, for $10 million. The Nassau-owned affiliates would not have aired Red Sox and Celtics broadcasts or ''Patriots Monday''. The deal between Nassau and Entercom ended up collapsing by January 2008; one of the stations involved, WWHQ (101.5 FM) in
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, joined the WEEI network as WZEI on January 4, 2013, after Nassau sold its stations. The first of WEEI's eventual affiliates began airing its programming in September 2008. WPPI, one of the first affiliates, initially carried WEEI programming (as WGEI) from September 2008 until April 2009, when it began simulcasting talk station
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; it rejoined the network in August 2011. Additionally, WAEI (
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and
97.1 FM The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 97.1 MHz: Brasil Radio família Rio de Janeiro Argentina * Alfa in Zárate, Buenos Aires * LRM743 FM Funes in Funes, Santa Fe * Radio María in Canals, Córdoba Australia * Radio Nationa ...
) in
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carried WEEI programming from September 2008 until January 2010, when Blueberry Broadcasting terminated its affiliation following a breach-of-contract dispute. WZEI left the network on July 1, 2020, when it became
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station WWLK-FM. WRCH-HD3 converted to a WEEI simulcast after WRCH's former owner,
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, merged with Entercom in mid-November 2017; the channel had previously simulcast CBS-owned
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, which was divested to
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.


References


External links

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WEEI Network Stations; station map and list
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