Glenn Geffner is gone

[John Francini]

>
> They may be, but I don't find the screaming enjoyable.
>
> Maybe I'm a snob, but I'd love to see an NPR-style sports network.
> Probably never would succeed, though.
>

Ye gods, no!  Sports radio lives or dies on the (perceived or real)  
*emotional investment* of the hosts and callers on the subjects in  
question. Unlike things in Real Life which should be discussed in a  
calm, dispassionate, and perhaps even scientific manner, sports are  
an inherently emotional endeavor, therefore the discussion about them  
will *also* be an inherently emotional endeavor.  There have been  
other attempts made at (relatively) dispassionate sports talk in this  
market -- they generally sink without a trace.

I know I for one wouldn't listen to an NPR-style sports network.  Not  
for one minute.  While WEEI is as locked in as a station can be on a  
radio.

john