As the spring ratings period continues, The Greg Hill Show on WEEI is maintaining its tradition of live broadcasts on the road. At the end of this week, the program will broadcast its Friday edition live from the CCBA Witherell Recreation Center in Lebanon, N.H. starting at 6 a.m. EST, the third live show of the spring. On the night before, the show is holding a meet and greet event with its listeners featuring Greg Hill, Jermaine Wiggins and Courtney Cox. Following this week’s program, the show will broadcast from Flying Bridge Restaurant in Falmouth, Mass. for another live show on Thursday, May 23; however, there will be a wrinkle in that Cox will not be present.
Cox had been waiting to share the news with her co-hosts, and it was keeping her up at night since they had not yet discussed it. She will come to the meet and greet the night before before departing for vacation the next day. The news surprised Hill and Wiggins, which led to a discussion about Cox’s whereabouts and what the show would be like without her present. Hill in particular was not aware of this and articulated that he did not think anyone had “ever flexed a road show” in the past.
“I was given the dates, and that week was supposed to be off for road show,” Cox said. “I have something next week, and when it came out, I tried to get Ken [Laird] to finagle and move it earlier in the week and he couldn’t do it.”
Wiggins acknowledged that Cox trying to get WEEI to change the date of the live show was indicative of power, to which she replied that it was not the case since the effort was unsuccessful. Nonetheless, she is going to make the drive to Falmouth to be present at the meet and greet but wanted to get in front of the news.
“I am sorry,” Cox said. “When I tell you it’s like everyday when we talk about the road show, I’m hoping Greg brings it up and I can’t hold it in anymore because I don’t want [it] to be next week and people come to the road shows and I don’t want to disappoint anyone.”
Hill referred to Cox as the “road show queen” and remarked that she takes the on-site broadcasts very seriously. Wiggins then offered her advice about how to approach this time of year going forward to prevent this kind of a situation from occurring. While Hill conveyed that Wiggins was big on giving unsolicited advice, Cox was open to hearing the feedback.
“Spring book – road show time,” Wiggins said. “Try not to plan any vacations around that unless it’s like something you can’t control and you’ve got to miss. Vacation – summer, winter or holiday book. Fall and the spring, especially like May and June, because you know that’s the road show time.”
Cox read a comment from a listener who asserted that not having her at the road show would be a bonus, to which she replied, “You’re welcome.” Hill, Wiggins and Cox will be present at this Friday’s road show emanating from Lebanon, N.H., continuing the eight-show schedule that began a few weeks ago in Brattleboro, Vt. Hill and Cox hosted episodes of the show from Bermuda last week for The Greg Hill Classic, a golf tournament benefiting The Greg Hill Foundation, taking place from Tucker’s Point Golf Club.
