Re: Sports Final/TalkAmerica

["Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie1@yahoo.com>]

   Ah yes, "THE Sportsfinal" from East "Boschun", Massachusetts. "This
is Tom Starr, Speaking !".  No s**t Sherlock.  I heard so many
stations clip off that "Tom Starr Speaking" signature at the end of
each show. (Heeeeeee, heeeeeee, heeeeeeee :))  I have heard sooooo
many "in-the-trench" stories about that show and the facilites that
we're used (a Shure M-67 mixer, for one, as the main board !).  Yes,
they got their satellite time, right to the fig-nut...a few seconds
before the show was to begin.  The station got a call from the "man in
charge" on the night the Allies bombed Iraq (1991).  He wondered WHY
we were not taking his feed that night. We were running that famous
CNN feed from Baghdad with John Holliman and Bernard Shaw live from
that legendary hotel.  HE said that his "net" was using the USA Radio
Network for news for updates during "THE Sportsfinal".  I think we
made the RIGHT choice, THAT NIGHT ....we stayed with CNN !!!!:) !!!


- -Peter Q. George
 WBET/WCAV-FM Alum (1982-1991)
 Brockton, Massachusetts         




- ---"Smyth, Sean@Beacon Mail Server (MACMAIL)" <SmythSean@cnc.com> wrote:
>
> From: beckwith@ime.net on Fri, Jun 19, 1998 12:27 AM
> Subject: Re: Bruins
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> 
> >Though it was leagues ahead of thee infamous "Sportsfinal," 
> >run out of scenic East Boston, Massachusetts.  I remember 
> >getting my head practically ripped off by the show's 
> >producer/owner when I called in to bitch about the satellite 
> >feed not coming through.  They were so cheap, they must have
> >leased satellite time by the minute (rimshot.)
> 
> Ah, Tom Starr of Talk America. Many a person has come through
> with stories of his frugality and his nonpayment of employees.
> He screwed Bill Newell (now of WESX in Salem and Kelly 
> Communications) out of a lot of money, if the stories I heard
> are correct.
> 
> ==========================================
> Sean Smyth
> Sports editor, Community Newspaper Company
> 150 Baker Avenue Extension
> Concord, Mass.   01742
> Phone: (978) 371-5741
> Fax: (978) 371-9058
> 
> 
> 

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