Re: Fwd: MEDIA BLITZ BY JOHN MOLORI, 5/13/03

[Nostatic <nostatic@attbi.com>]

Sounds more like wishful thinking on Andleman's part.  Didn't the Sox 
just sign a five-year renewal with WEEI last season?  Four years is a 
long time and I'm sure Entercom and the Sox brass will iron out any 
differences by then.  Despite what the article sayes, I think Andleman 
is still bitter about how he was eased out of WEEI and how disasterous 
his current situation is at WWZN. That station is just about history 
once Eddie's contract runs out. Sure, he has nothing to worry about 
financially, but professionally he's just about done as a sports talk 
blowhard....er host.


Besides, why would WBZ want the Sox anyway? It would pretty much kill 
off Brudnoy's show between April and September.  Plus, what happens 
"when news breaks?"  With the Bruins, potential conflicts only happen 
once or twice a week during weeknights, but with the Sox it's every 
night. If the Bruins get bounced to a sister station in favor of news 
coverage, it's not that big a deal. The Sox historically have demanded 
guaranteed clearance on their flagship station, so the idea of BZ just 
bouncing the Sox to WODS the next time Dubya decides to invade another 
Middle Eastern nation may not be a possibility.  Unless Brudnoy is 
getting ready to retire or is having health problems again, I just don't 
see how the Sox would be a good fit on 1030.  

Mike Thomas


Kevin Vahey wrote:

> Anderlman talks about the Sox moving to WBZ which echos whispers at 
> the park. The new owners are not pleased with Entercomm.
>
> I have been told that WEEI is the top billing station in the city 
> which would echo WFAN and WIP Philadelphia as the top bills. I don't 
> think losing the Sox would cripple WEEI but it would be a major dent.
>
>
> On Tue, 13 May 2003 9:43AM -0500, Kevin Vahey wrote:
>
>> John Molori talks to Eddie Andleman
>>
>> Btw has Scott stopped sending NERW by mail?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jomol3@aol.com
>> Subject: MEDIA BLITZ BY JOHN MOLORI, 5/13/03
>> Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 07:39:13 EDT
>>
>> MEDIA BLITZ
>> By John Molori
>>
>> Andelman sounds off on Safari, family and Boston sports media
>>
>>      Eddie Andelman’s 14th Annual Hot Dog Safari will be held at Suffolk
>> Downs this Sunday from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.  The much-anticipated 
>> event has
>> raised over $2 million for The Joey Fund and cystic fibrosis research.
>>
>>      The Joey Fund is named after the late Joey O’Donnell, son of Boston
>> businessman Joe O’Donnell.  “In 1985, I did a program on Channel 5 called
>> Wrestling for a Cure,” explains Andelman, the host of AM 1510’s 
>> “Eddie and
>> Jags Show” weekdays Noon-3:00 p.m.
>>
>>      “Joe brought his son to the event and he loved it.  Three days 
>> later, he
>> was dead from cystic fibrosis.  This disease is one of the largest 
>> killers of
>> children in the world."
>>
>>      Nearly two decades ago, author Frank Deford's daughter Alex had 
>> a cystic
>> fibrosis attack in Andelman's home during a visit.  Alex and Joey 
>> remain the
>> inspirations for Andelman's event.
>>
>>      In the past 14 years, Andelman has turned the Safari into a research
>> gold mine. Last year, the event raised over $300,000.  The same number is
>> expected this year.
>>
>>      The 2003 Safari will feature 13 different hot dog companies, 15,000
>> meatballs, turkey dogs, buffalo dogs and 20,000 buffalo chicken wings 
>> from
>> the 99 Restaurants.  Interactive games and activities are also slated.
>>
>>      Tickets to the Safari are $15.00 at the door and $10.00 in advance.
>> Check out www.hotdogsafari.com for more info.
>>
>>      AM 1510 The Zone will broadcast from the event all day long with
>> Andelman on the air from 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. WB56 will have live 
>> coverage
>> from Noon-3:00 p.m.
>>
>>     Ex-Bruin Ray Bourque is one of this year’s Grand Marshals.  
>> Critics have
>> panned Andelman for choosing a hockey player given his on-air disdain 
>> for the
>> game.
>>
>>      Andelman takes issue with that saying, “Over the past 25 years, I’ve
>> helped many hockey players get out of debt.  My dispute has always 
>> been with
>> Harry Sinden.  Will McDonough tried to get Harry and I to bury the 
>> hatchet,
>> but I always wanted to bury it in Harry’s head.
>>
>>      “The guy treats people like dirt and denies that he gets any 
>> financial
>> gain from keeping the Bruins' payroll down.”
>>
>>      Andelman stops short of calling the Safari his legacy.  For that, he
>> turns to his sons Daniel, David and Michael.
>>
>>      The Andelman boys have achieved media success with their Phantom 
>> Gourmet
>> show, an NECN staple moving to UPN38 with reports on WBZ-TV in September.
>> Despite critics' cries of nepotism, Andelman states that he has never 
>> played
>> any role in the show's development or success.
>>
>>      He does believe that the Andelman name has hindered the career 
>> of son
>> Michael.  “The press and people in the business have been very unfair to
>> Michael,” says Andelman.
>>
>>      "I’d like him to get more involved in the business, but he feels 
>> like he
>> is too identified with me.  When I hang them up, he might just move 
>> in.” The
>> younger Andelman turned down an offer to cohost AM 1510's Morning 
>> Press Box
>> due to anticipated claims of nepotism.
>>
>>      Having talked with Michael Andelman on numerous occasions, I can say
>> that he is one of the truly funny and knowledgeable men in Boston 
>> sports.  In
>> fact, the criticism of Andelman and his family is way off base.
>>
>>      Several Boston media types have benefited from a family name 
>> (see Gary
>> Gillis, Sean McDonough, Steve Burton).  Still, there is a pervading
>> resentment of anything Andelman.
>>
>>      Eddie Andelman certainly does not dominate the airwaves the way 
>> he once
>> did, but he still provides listeners with relevant sports programming.
>> Moreover, he blazed the trail for the big money and exposure that his
>> contemporaries enjoy today.
>>
>>       As always, Andelman has some pointed views on the current news in
>> Boston sports.   Last week on WBZ's Sports Final, multi-media 
>> personality Bob
>> Ryan said that he'd like to "smack" Joumanna Kidd, wife of New Jersey Net
>> Jason Kidd.
>>
>>      Ryan’s comment was ill advised and insensitive, but the ensuing 
>> media
>> pile-on was equally grotesque.  Says Andelman, “I know Bob didn't 
>> mean what
>> he said. He was trying to be a personality and it bit him in the 
>> ass.  He was
>> not thinking clearly."
>>
>>      On Nets' coach Byron Scott's assertion that Boston is a racist city,
>> Andelman states, “Byron Scott never liked Boston.  He is a Laker.  I 
>> am of
>> the age where I saw Jewish, Irish and Italian people experience 
>> prejudice.
>> Racism is not strictly a black matter.
>>
>>      “Boston is not a racist city.  It is an ethnic city.  The 
>> Celtics have
>> never been racist. What white player should they have benched, 
>> McHale, Bird,
>> Havlicek, Cowens?
>>
>>      “The Red Sox were a racist organization under the Yawkey 
>> ownership.  In
>> death, the Yawkeys gave money to many charities, but I view that as blood
>> money that they owed in return for their racism.”
>>
>>      Despite constant staff changes at AM 1510, Andelman does not 
>> regret his
>> decision to leave Sportsradio 850 WEEI.  He says, “There was no way I was
>> going to stay at WEEI.  I wasn’t happy, and outside of Dale Arnold 
>> and Ted
>> Sarandis, I did not respect my colleagues.
>>
>>      “I don't like the way they do business.  I used to have a big 
>> party for
>> my WEEI co-workers at my house every summer, but I had to stop it.  I 
>> am not
>> a goody two shoes, but the people at WEEI are not the type of people 
>> I want
>> in my home.”
>>
>>      “Personally, I think WBZ radio will take over the Red Sox broadcast
>> rights and that will be it. Who has more power and money Entercom or 
>> Viacom?”
>>
>>       The departure of Sean McDonough from AM 1510 has not shaken 
>> Andelman.
>> “Sean is definitely leaving,” he states.  “He has always worked as 
>> hard as
>> anyone I've seen in this business.
>>
>>      “He has not been happy with the Red Sox at all.  It was a money 
>> thing
>> all the way.  The funny thing is that (NESN play-by-play man) Don Orsillo
>> sounds just like Sean.  Sean will never be out of work.”
>>
>>      Sources have told Media Blitz that Michael Holley has been offered
>> McDonough’s 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. slot at AM 1510.  Comedian Jimmy Dunn may
>> also be in the mix.
>>
>>      Andelman is equally frank in discussing the bitter departure of Mike
>> Adams from AM 1510.  He states, “It was unfortunate. I like Mike, but I
>> thought it was wrong for him to talk about (AM 1510 GM) Mike 
>> Kellogg's past
>> substance abuse on WEEI.  Kellogg has three kids. You just don’t do 
>> that."
>>
>>     “I really don't know why Mike Adams was fired.  He is as talented a
>> person as we've had in this market.”
>>
>>      Andelman assures that the Hot Dog Safari will also be accessible 
>> to the
>> entire Boston market.  “We are expecting 45,000 to 50,000 people this 
>> year.
>> I’m not sure how much bigger we can get.  Where else can you take a 
>> carload
>> of kids and have affordable fun? We’ll never raise the price as long 
>> as I am
>> alive.”
>>
>> John Molori’s Media Blitz column is published weekly in The Boston 
>> Metro, The
>> Providence Journal, The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, The Lowell Sun and at
>> MethuenOnline.com.  John can be reached via E-mail at JOMOL3@aol.com.
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