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Old 10-07-2009, 03:46 PM   #1
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ESPN programmig will be on EEI on the weekends and overnights. ESPN personalities like the MNF crew will be on air. Schefter is on every Friday with D+C.
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I just heard this. Hell of a deal for WEEI, from the sound of it.
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Hopefully Bill Simmons will be able to make semi-regular appearances on WEEI again.
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wasn't there a report that ESPN was having it's own station here??
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ESPN programmig will be on EEI on the weekends and overnights. ESPN personalities like the MNF crew will be on air. Schefter is on every Friday with D+C.
Just heard Sheppard turtling like hell and backing away from his usual justified criticism of ESPN upon hearing the news. No one seems to have a spine anymore...
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wasn't there a report that ESPN was having it's own station here??
Yes, after ESPN 890 went under last month:

ESPN 890 going off the air, Entercom in talks to move WEEI to FM, start ESPN 850

Either this is a primer or a compromise.

No more Fox Sports Radio in Boston, then.
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Just heard Sheppard turtling like hell and backing away from his usual justified criticism of ESPN upon hearing the news. No one seems to have a spine anymore...
I did think it was funny when Big O said that they are trying to get Tom Jackson on, Pete's reply was "Jackson hasn't said anything bad about the Pats since he said that the players hate their coach". Really, did Pete forget all the spygate crap or Jackson saying last year that Jay Cutler was better than Brady? Or how about last weekend when Jackson said with a twinkle in his eye that he felt that Brady may never be good again.

As long as they keep the moron ESPN guys like John Clayton, Mark Schlereth, Ditka, and others off of WEEI, I think it will be a good move for WEEI. But Stink did make appearances on Felger's show. So I would assume he will be on the Big Show too.
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ESPN is owned by of course disney which has a license to print money. I am not a hater of the channel but this might be the beggining of the end for the EEI as we know it
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ESPN is owned by of course disney which has a license to print money. I am not a hater of the channel but this might be the beggining of the end for the EEI as we know it
Nah! WEEI is licensing certain broadcasts (nights and weekends probably mostly) and paying to get exclusive access to ESPN on air talent. That is how far the relationship goes. ESPN have no control on content of WEEI.
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ESPN is owned by of course disney which has a license to print money. I am not a hater of the channel but this might be the beggining of the end for the EEI as we know it
I doubt it. I think as far as ratings in the Boston market goes, ESPN needs WEEI more than WEEI need ESPN. WEEI was in bed with ESPN until about 5 years ago or so and when they split ways, it's pretty clear who got the best of the new deal.

It's just going to affect things like weekend programming, and the theme song you hear during the 20/20 sportsflash and some of the guests, but you won't be seeing any radical changes to the WEEI lineup from 6 to 6.
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