Tag: 98.5 The Sports Hub

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Why Sports Radio Cannot Ignore The FIFA World Cup This Summer

"When millions of people are tuning in to the biggest sporting event on the planet, hosted in your own backyard, sports radio doesn't have the luxury of pretending it isn't happening."

Ten Years Of Locked On: The Rise of a Podcast Empire Eyeing Its Next Chapter

"There's a tendency that businesses have to hold things close to the vest... David and I don't believe that's a good strategy. Telling our story is important for everyone involved with Locked On."

Talk Radio Hosts Should Ask This One Question After Every Show

What piece of information, what opinion, what story did you share that someone felt so moved by that they'd bring it up with a coworker or fire off a text about it? If the honest answer is "I don't know," that's the problem worth solving.

Greg FM: Because Nobody Ever Requested “15 Songs In A Row”

"It offers a voice that reminds the listener that somebody is actually there."

Fred Toucher: Everyone in Boston is Talking About Who Will Replace Rich Shertenlieb

Toucher's comments came after 98.5 The Sports Hub played suggestions from listeners on who should replace Shertenlieb.

Fred Toucher: 98.5 The Sports Hub is Responsible for 18% of Beasley Revenue

"If you don’t want to own this station, you don’t want to be in radio."

Mike Felger: Rich Shertenlieb Had to Have Something Else Lined Up Before Leaving

"You don't see a guy walk away from a successful radio show like that. You just don't see it. I believe he's got to have something as good if not better in his back pocket..."

Fred Toucher: Rich Shertenlieb Should Leave Sports Radio Behind

"...I would hope that he just does something where he can just flex that comedic bone and have fun."

No Satisfying Answers in Toucher & Rich Divorce

“That is the thing about professional partnerships. While many people and departments can benefit from their success, at the end of the day, their fate rests in the hands of just two people.”

Kirk Minihane: Why Can’t Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb Admit They Hate Each Other?

"It's always a weird segment in radio -- where you have to say goodbye. It doesn't have to be weird."

Rich Shertenlieb: ‘I’ll Be Announcing My Plans in the Near Future’

"It was not my decision to not say goodbye on the radio, nor was it my plan to leave the program and station this soon."

Rich Shertenlieb Out at 98.5 The Sports Hub

Shertenlieb had been paired with Toucher for the past 17 years, and has been on 98.5 The Sports Hub since 2009.

Mike Felger: Why Does Every Network Show an Ode to Bob Kraft During Every Patriots Game?

"This whole thing, kiss the ring. We're all gonna get on our knees and kiss the ring. The network tribute to Robert Kraft in the middle of a last-place season."

Fred Toucher: Everyone in Kansas City Media Sucks

"The announcer sucks and like everyone in media there sucks."

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Ten Years Of Locked On: The Rise of a Podcast Empire Eyeing Its Next Chapter

"There's a tendency that businesses have to hold things close to the vest... David and I don't believe that's a good strategy. Telling our story is important for everyone involved with Locked On."

Talk Radio Hosts Should Ask This One Question After Every Show

What piece of information, what opinion, what story did you share that someone felt so moved by that they'd bring it up with a coworker or fire off a text about it? If the honest answer is "I don't know," that's the problem worth solving.

Greg FM: Because Nobody Ever Requested “15 Songs In A Row”

"It offers a voice that reminds the listener that somebody is actually there."

Inside Manraze: How Def Leppard and Sex Pistols Members Formed a Trio

"Oh, he's in that bloody heavy metal band"