WEEI.com Impresses; CBS College Sports Doesn’t; Dan Shaughnessy and Geography

Mar 22 2009

Posted by David as Bob Ryan, CBS College Sports Network, Dan Shaughnessy, Rob Bradford, Shots, Tim Murphy, Tony Massarotti, WEEI.com, Will Leitch

By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
I’d like to report that I’m back in full force at this space, but I’m still in the editing process and as I’ve said from the beginning of this amazing project, I can’t justify devoting time to my love (Scott’s Shots) over my real-life job.
However, as I’ve done a few [...]

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Finn Enters Stormy Waters; Shaughnessy Mad-Libs Another Offering

Feb 27 2009

Posted by David as Bill Simmons, Bob Lobel, Boston Herald, Dan Shaughnessy, ESPN, Heidi Watney, Herald, NESN, Rob Bradford, Shots, Tim Murphy, WEEI, WEEI.com

By David Scott
Boston Sports media Watch
Shots is not quite ready to re-start regular Friday posts, but the confluence of buzz surrounding Chad Finn, Dan Shaughnessy, Bill Simmons and Dick Albert offered too many fish in too small a barrel for my blogging soul.
As for my real-life project, we are happy to report a 238-page manuscript [...]

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The 2008 Shotties - NESN and Globe Rift Widening; Ordway Losing Bargaining Power Daily

Dec 30 2008

Posted by David as 890 ESPN, Adam Kilgore, Alex Speier, Bill Simmons, Bob Halloran, Bob Lobel, Bob Ryan, Boston Herald, CN8's "Out of Bounds", Christopher L. Gasper, Christopher Price, Comcast SportsNet, CoverItLive, Dan Pires, ESPN, Entercom, Globe, Hazel Mae, Herald, Jeff Horrigan, Jesamy Tang, Joe Haggerty, Joe Sullivan, John Tomase, Kevin O'Connell's Tiny Member, Laura Behnke, Lou Merloni, Michael Felger, Michael Wilbon, Mike Petraglia, Mike Reiss, Mustard and Johnson, NECN, NESN, Pete Sheppard, Rob Bradford, Ron Borges, Shots, Tim Murphy, WEEI, WEEI 850 AM, WEEI.com, Will Leitch

By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
In truth I can’t really afford to be coming out of my “book nook” for any amount of time, but two ongoing stories in Boston sports media need some assessing and Shots realizes it’s our official duty to analyze both (and some bonus topics for the new year).
To spice things [...]

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Monday Morning Media Matters: WEEI.com Lands Will Leitch; Strategy Takes Shape to Become “Must-Bookmark”

Aug 18 2008

Posted by David as Bill Simmons, Entercom, Globe, Hank Hryniewicz, Herald, Michael Felger, Mike Petraglia, Peter May, Radio, Red Sox, Rob Bradford, Shots, Tim Murphy, Tony Massarotti, WEEI, WEEI.com, Will Leitch

By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
As if to show just how serious they are about being an Internet player, WEEI.com today (8/18/08) announces the addition of Deadspin founder, Will Leitch, to its rapidly expanding line-up of writers. Leitch - tabbed as “The Outsider” - will write twice-monthly (every other Wednesday) for the site and [...]

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Tony Mazz Bolts Herald for Globe; Borges to Contribute at WEEI.com; Rest of Bradford’s Line-up Card Begins to Emerge

Aug 14 2008

Posted by David as Amalie Benjamin, Bill Simmons, ESPN, Globe, Gordon Edes, Hank Hryniewicz, Herald, Joe Sullivan, Michael Felger, Nick Cafardo, Rob Bradford, Shots, Tim Murphy, Tony Massarotti, WEEI, WEEI.com

By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
In yet another stunning blow to the battered Boston Herald sports section, general columnist and Red Sox specialist, Tony Massarotti is leaving One Herald Square, crossing over Route 93, will land smack dab on Joe Sullivan’s sports staff at the Boston Globe/Boston.com. Adam Reilly at the Phoenix had the inter-Globe [...]

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Pay Day for Ordway On Way

Jul 18 2008

Posted by David as Dan Shaughnessy, ESPN, Entercom, Globe, John Tomase, Michael Felger, NCAA, NESN, Pete Sheppard, Peter May, Radio, Rob Bradford, Shots, Tim Murphy, WEEI, WEEI.com

By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
With a week to digest the rather compelling WEEI.com news that Shots led the way on late last week, it’s clearly time for a Winners and Losers edition of “As the Boston Sports Media Market Turns”:
WINNER
Glenn Ordway
The biggest - in every sense - winner is none other than [...]

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WEEI.com Set to Poach Herald’s Bradford; Entercom Site to Re-Launch, Re-Focus

Jul 10 2008

Posted by David as Entercom, Herald, Radio, Rob Bradford, Shots, Tim Murphy, WEEI, WEEI.com

By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
In an unprecedented move for the Boston market, Boston Herald Red Sox reporter Rob Bradford is leaving the paper and will head up the burgeoning dot-com staff at the soon-to-be re-launched and re-focused WEEI.com, several sources have confirmed to Scott’s Shots.
WEEI.com’s Vice President/General Manager Tim Murphy would only say to [...]