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[Bill O'Neill]

Garrett Wollman wrote:
> (Of course in college football I doubt many Vermonters care about the
> B.C. Eagles.  In college hockey, of course, there is a local team --
> and again, I doubt the Beanpot holds much interest in Burlington,
> unless things have changed markedly in the past fourteen years.)
>
>   

Agreed.  At least in the last seven years I've been here, there are more 
Giants and Jets fans than I would have expected.  And Montreal is the 
default pro team. I will say that pro teams, as a whole do hold less 
value here, as Vermont is akin to a very large small town, culturally.  
However.  Here, west of the Greens, where there is more of a New York 
influence (even in the accent) whereas east of the Greens, Upper Valley, 
Brattleboro, is decidedly more of a Boston pro sports area.  The Red Sox 
do dominate statewide. 

No matter how hard Entercom spins it, the product will be a Boston radio 
station rebroadcast in very different territory.  I wish them well.  As 
I have posted before, with regard to Howie Carr when he was over on WVMT 
(620 Burlington), I can't imagine that there were many Vermonters 
interested in The Brothers Bolger book signings in Swampscott.  And the 
Inside 128 winks-n-nods were not received.  And if they were, they 
served more to reinforce unfortunate stereotypes.  It will be great for 
this Town-a-Dracut kid, but I am not so sure about many others.

Bill O'Neill