The Marconi Award for the 2019 Sports Station of the Year is heading to Boston once again. But this time it’s moving over to Beasley Media’s operation.
98.5 The Sports Hub’s consistent ratings success throughout the year helped the Boston sports station earn this year’s honor. BSM congratulates Mike Thomas, Mary Menna and the entire on-air staff at The Sports Hub.
Additional nominees in the category included KFAN in Minneapolis, 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, WIP in Philadelphia and 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit.
The Sports Hub’s powerful afternoon show ‘Felger & Massarotti’ also took home a Marconi, winning the award for Major Market Personality of the Year. Felger & Mazz held off personality’s across all platforms including Ebro Darden, Preston & Steve, Ellen K and The Musers of The Ticket in Dallas.
Jason Barrett is the Founder and CEO of Barrett Media. The company launched in September 2015 and has provided consulting services to America’s top audio and video brands, while simultaneously covering the media industry at BarrettMedia.com, becoming a daily destination for media professionals. Prior to Barrett Media, Jason built and programmed 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was also the first sports programmer for SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, which later became 97.5 The Fanatic. Barrett also led 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and worked on-air and behind the scenes at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years at ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT producing ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ and ‘GameNight’. JB can be reached on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
