OT: Eddie Andelman RIP

[Bill Lee]

Eddie should forever be known as the King of sports radio in Boston

Not to hijack the thread, but Hartford had their own Dean of Sports back in the 1970s, Arnold Dean.

His sports talk show was about as far away from the "shock jock" approach as one could get.

According to that page he was big on Big Band music and:

He was in contact with Geno Auriemma, Artie Shaw, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, and Al Terzi throughout his career.

That's quite a list!

As for Eddie, his Wikipedia page has an interesting quote from him:

Radio should be a theater of the mind, not screaming and stupidity. ... WEEI has too many people who are not trained and not educated. They pay players and coaches to be on their shows. Then they have to watch what questions they ask. I won't pay guests. Sports radio has become public relations. Everyone kisses ass.

Thanks, Eddie, for fighting the good fight!

RIP Arnold (1930-2012) and Eddie (1936-2026).

 

[turkeyneck]

Didnt he eat free at the Kowloon?

I remember one time when the NY Giants were coming to Mass to play the Pats (who were pathetic) and Eddie wanted to build temporary toll booths that charged only cars with NY plates because they were likely Yankee fans.

I should think the Kowloon would spring for the whole funeral he sent so much business their way.

 

[Drunken Cicerone]

His love of Pearl Hot Dogs put me through college so I have nothing bad to say

 

[farn]

It saddens me as a reminder of how much I loved EEI. Once upon a time. And what talk radio has become.