Radio ratings are always difficult to interpret because they are broken down to demographics, but one thing is clear. 98.5 The Sports Hubs “Felger and Massarotti” beat WEEIs “The Big Show” in the afternoon drive time slot in October.
And just a few months ago, Glenn Ordway was king of it all.
A couple of his castaways (Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti) were about to embark on a quest that so many before them had failed at.
Dethrone Glenn Ordway in the afternoon.
Felger tried once before, on 890AM ESPN Radio, and failed. As did Sean McDonough, Eddie Andleman and Ryen Russillo with 1510 The Zone.
But each of those stations failed. They had good, talented sports personalities but they didn’t have the signal. Listeners of 890 AM and 1510AM would hear more static than voices.
Then along came 98.5 The Sports Hub and its clear-as-day signal. The clear signal coupled with the fact that 98.5 The Sports Hub was the anchor station of Patriots and Bruins broadcasts put them on the map.
They have subpar on air personalities (I mean Zolack and Tanguay? Cmon) but their strong signal along with the fact that Boston sports radio listeners want an alternative to the constant shouting and incoherent blabber (see Fred Smerlas and his cotton ball mouth) over at WEEI just seemed to click.
It was nice run for Glenn Ordway but he has now suffered the same fate as the Godfather before him, Eddie Andleman.
Enjoy the ride into the sunset Glenn. The buffets open at 11am over there...but get there early. The hear lines are pretty long.
no longer the consigliere of Boston sports radio
GO BACK TO MASSHOLE SPORTS HOMEPAGE
