Radio News

["Smyth, Sean@Beacon Mail Server (MACMAIL)" <ssmyth@cnc.com>]

Shawn Mamros wrote earlier:

>As for WBZ radio, well, when you have a contract to 
>broadcast Bruins hockey, you gotta run the game regardless 
>of whatever else is going on.  I didn't listen to them for
>long, but I'm certain they were carrying news during the 
>breaks (and probably directing folks to tune into Channel 
>4, too).

In their defense, they did join the Bruins game in progress, midway
through
the first period.

If I remember correctly, when the Gulf War broke out eight 
years ago, WEEI stayed with a Celtics game (it started right 
around the time the bombing did) and updated at the half and
had the play-by-play voice also update.

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