"Gooooooo Pats!!!! Globe correspondent Jeremy C. Fox contributed to this report. "It's fun to be from a place that has so much and legendary sort of sports stories to tell my daughter one day very soon." WEEI radio host and former New England Patriot Christian Fauria was suspended Friday by the station for doing an impression that mocked sports agent Don This came two weeks after he banned Globe sportswriters from appearing on WEEI's afternoon The Big Show after columnist Ron Borges appeared on the show and used a racial slur to describe New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu. After the ban, WEEI retaliated by banning Globe sportswriters from all WEEI programs. In a segment during the show, I impersonated agent Don Yee in an insensitive and regrettable way. WEEI producer did a bad, bad thing. WEEI radio host and former New England Patriot Christian Fauria was suspended Friday by the station for doing an impression that mocked sports agent Don Yee. ET ON NBC, PEACOCK, AND UNIVERSO, ESPN Cover Story: Michael B. Jordan & Jonathan Majors Debuts Today Across ESPN Platforms, ESPNs Champ Week Presented by Principal to Present 29 Mens College Basketball Conference Tournaments, PEACOCK AND CNBC PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND OF STIFEL AMERICAS DOWNHILL AT ASPEN, UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Saturday, March 4 Exclusively on ESPN+ PPV. You can find him on Twitter @iancass or reach him by email at iancass@gmail.com. The simmering feud between the citys two sports radio powerhouses boiled over yesterday when a WEEI producer got slapped with a one-week suspension for texting vulgar messages to upstart rival the Sports Hub. Last night, Fauria also took to Twitter to apologize for his comments. display: none; But the controversy continued. According to a website called BJBSJ, an Instagram account run by WEEI producer Christ Curtis wife, which is dedicated to their dog, released some private correspondences between Curtis and WEEI intern turned producer Lucy Burdge. [9] This led to Minihane permanently leaving the show in 2018, with heavy controversy surrounding his departure. According to Jason Wolfe, the vice president of programming for Entercom Boston, Callahan underwent a "minor surgical procedure," and worked with a voice therapist. Are they woke to the #MeToo movement? Callahan was on medical leave from the program from mid-April to August 2007. So who do I look like, Asante Samuel? Excited to be the beginning of a new era and to work with @coxcourtney @jwiggs85 @_ChrisCurtis and of course @GregHillWEEI theres so much OAR in our future https://t.co/LYgeevNoGm. What a b----, Minihane said on-air. He seems like a decent person, and hes one of the last people Id want to write a blog about. The Patriots' logo might call up images of the Colonies' revolt against the crown, but England-born Sir Elton doesnt let it keep him from cheering for the Pats. Another native of Massachusetts, Banks watched her Patriots defeat the Seahawks in Super Bowl 49 from the celebrity box at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. In a later interview, Mike Timlin voiced his opinion that "homosexuals are not living correctly". A disrespectful fan threw a bag of peanuts at me, Jones said, I was called the N-word a handful of times tonight. Team Minihane gets another win on The Dozen and it look Listen to Michelin Stars by The Kirk Minihane Show instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. This "Office" and "Mindy Project" alum let her support be known after the Patriots defeated the Jaguars in the AFC Championship. During Friday's "Ordway, Merloni, and Fauria", Fauria did an impression of Yee that was in an over-the-top, stereotypical Asian accent. For the last couple of months, Continue reading BSMW Poll Morning Link Preferences, As per usual, we've pretty much stayed away from Olympic coverage here on BSMW, but the United States Olympic hockey team pulled a huge upset in the non-medal round of competition last night, stunning Team Canada 5-3. WEEI general manager Tom Baker suspended both hosts for two days, then extended the suspension to two weeks after the Blue Cross-Blue Shield (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts) pulled $27,000 in ads and in turn donated that money to METCO. We were just supposed to do real boring sports talk and listeners dont like that. [8], At its peak, the Kirk & Callahan show was consistently the number one rated sports talk show in Boston, beating competitor Toucher & Rich in the head-to-head for males 25 -54. "Earlier today I made a horrible attempt at humor. We do not support or condone Christians comments, and we have suspended him for five days effective immediately. Its something that Entercom (WEEIs parent company) is smart to address, he added. Faurias remarks were in response to a prankster who fooled Boston Herald columnist Ron Borges into writing a story last week that turned out to be fake. During his absence, rumors circulated that Callahan's absence was, in fact, a contract negotiation ploy. WebWeei producer suspended for vulgar texts to rival 98.5 fm. WEEI Producer Chris Curtis' Wife Appears To Have - TB Dunkin' Donuts responded by ceasing all advertising that involved the voices of John Dennis or Gerry Callahan. He has previously written and edited for Awful Announcing, The Comeback, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, MLive, Bleacher Report, and SB Nation. I regret that we need to take this action, but as one of our executives reminded me, sometimes you need to vote with your feet, Shanks wrote. Published Mar 12, 2022, 2:35 PM. As you know if you follow Turtleboy we are constantly getting censored and banned by Facebook for what are clearly not violations of their terms of service. Its not a fictious site. This is what radio sounds like when you let Bob Murchison control the content. She said the suspension and Foxs decision to pull advertising showed that there are consequences for such behavior. Former "Extra" host Menounos is a well-known Patriots fan. Minihanes suspension was announced Friday night by Entercom president and chief executive David Field, just hours after Fox Sports informed him it was pulling all advertising from the companys more than 100 stations nationwide, including WEEI. Are you the owner of the domain and want to get started? critiquing the job she was doing; he was just hurling hate speech at her.. Part of the deal includes Entercom obtaining a 50 percent stake in WCRB-FM with the intent to keep the station on a classical format, thus preventing a move there by Dennis and Callahan.[6]. Well deserved. If fans at home are screaming at their TV that the call that was just made makes no sense, then the NFL should be listening. WebHe's Gary Tanguay, longtime TV and radio sports talk host and reporter who moonlights as an actor in major motion films produced in New England. The Herald reports dude got himself suspended for sending "vulgar" texts to rival WBZ-FM, a.k.a., the Sports Hub. (Also noted in Ken Fang's Megalinks in the post below this one.) I have also reached out to Don directly to personally apologize. We also have fun. He even appearedalongside Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Evans in a Jimmy Kimmel skit lampooning Deflate-gate. Statement from WEEI: pic.twitter.com/cLykP0gtFB. It was a bunch of sad, pathetic, formerly entertaining radio personalities asking a washed up movie star about his new line of vodka. In 2003, both Callahan and John Dennis were suspended for two weeks after Dennis compared a gorilla that had escaped from the Franklin Park Zoo to a Metco student waiting for the bus. We regret Christians commentary and we apologize to Mr. Yee and those offended by the segment. LIVE On Audacy. As announced in late January when brand manager Jeff Rickard departed the station, Ken #ada-button-frame { Ian Casselberry is a sports media columnist for BSM. Yup, Captain America is, somewhat fittingly at least from a branding standpoint, a Patriots fan. For example, Scheim tripping over words while giving trending updates or talking about food. For years, I got up and tried to get you a link to every single sports story out there in New England that dealt with one of our pro teams, and occasionally college as well. It is clear by the response from our listeners, advertisers, and employees that Kirks efforts to apologize and make this right have been insufficient and ambiguous. Chris Curtis finally learns how to scan documents https://t.co/WJ7IxMmICI pic.twitter.com/VVy0iXzogA. Were excited to use our scale and reach to bring Gopher sports to fans throughout Minneapolis and nationwide on the iHeartRadio app.. Props to columnist Jessica Heslam for this: Massaua never responded to repeated text messages seeking a comment. WEEI radio host and former New England Patriot Christian Fauria was suspended Friday by the station for doing an impression that mocked sports agent Don Yee. The Boston Red Sox also released a statement expressing their frustration and disappointment with the stations corporate owners, the Boston Herald reported on Wednesday. WEEI suspended Christian Fauria for five days for using an Asian accent to portray agent Don Yee while discussing aninaccurate Boston Herald storyaboutBrady's purported contract demands. Many people on Twitter have suggested that this was a low move from Curtis because his wife stuck by him when he had a bad drinking problem, which hes discussed on the show before. Callahan is quoted as ridiculing those rumors: "[It] is kind of funny," he said. In this conversation. [17] Both hosts apologized and were sent to sensitivity training. The radio station called Fauria's actions an "insensitive and ill-conceived attempt at humor.". Callahan told the Boston Herald that they wrestled with whether to "put this thug on air." Although Jim Halpert may have been an Eagles fan, this Boston native bleeds red, white and blue. Our full-featured web hosting packages include everything you need to get started with your website, email, blog and online store. Its crazy obvious, right? "[23], On August 3, 2007, the Boston Globe reported that Callahan expected to be back at work by mid-August, and he, in fact, was scheduled to return to the show on August 13, 2007, but his return was put on hold as the show was suspended. [15] The gorilla had escaped from the Franklin Park Zoo and had been recaptured at a bus stop. However, given the history of the station, the topics discussed, and #MeToo culture, it seems entirely relevant. Somebody should represent the fan. 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Please consider supporting local journalism by donatingto the Turtle fund: Follow us on Youtube, SoundCloud, Twitter, and Facebook. The NFLs competition committee has already held two meetings this week in Indianapolis ahead of the start of the NFL Scouting Combine. I hate her. NESN drops Dennis and Callahan simulcast, WEEIs Kirk Minihane takes a shot at Erin Andrews, Martha Coakley rips WEEI host for Erin Andrews rant, Dunkin Donuts cancels ads on WEEI after comments, Questionable moves hamper once-dominant WEEI. (You can see video of Schein choking on his own saliva here.). Their ratings consistently ranked No. Will Scheims torment continue early in the morning with The Greg Hill Show? He also talked about Deflategate on TV like Affleck, but with a bit more chill. Candidates for governor were among those who weighed in. In response to the outcry, WEEI has now marked off Friday as a day committed to sensitivity training for its employees, thereby taking all shows off the air from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Some listeners felt that it was wrong for the show to help Weeks promote his book. His addition proved to be controversial when he made comments in July 2014 deemed as sexist against Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews, and a later apology which ended with further disparaging comments against her. This wasnt a question of him The show continued to air daily as the Dennis and Callahan Show with rotating guest hosts including Steve DeOssie, Dan Patrick, Bob Lobel, Jon Meterparel, Bob Halloran, Ron Borges, Greg Dickerson, John Rooke, Steve Burton, Butch Stearns, Craig Mustard, Ted Johnson and Larry Johnson. [citation needed]. Home; Products. View description Share. He began his career as a sports reporter for The Sun in Lowell in 1983, then the Boston Herald in 1989. ), In November 2008, the duo drew criticism from the office of Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin after they told listeners that the election had been postponed and that Democrats should cast their votes on November 5 (the day after Election Day). In 2014, when we want our mothers, our sisters, and our daughters to be treated with respect, this language was offensive and absolutely unacceptable, Attorney General Martha Coakley said in a statement to the Globe last week. At the time, the duo was hosting the afternoon drive show on WAAF-FM and had the highest ratings in the market. iHeartMedia Minneapolis is proud to continue our partnership with Gopher Athletics and Learfield through the 2026-27 athletic season, said Greg Alexander, iHeartMedias market president in Minneapolis, said in a press release. Plus, it's been on at some convenient times to watch so I'll NBC some Continue reading Another Set of Friday Night Megalinks, A power outage and a few other obstacles had me running behind this morning, but here's the top stories from this morning. He's also pals with Tom Brady, who appeared on Wahlberg's show "Entourage.". WEEI sports radio host Kirk Minihane has been suspended without pay for a week by Entercom Communications, the stations parent company, for disparaging on-air comments he made about Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews during two recent programs. }Customer Service, Matt Slocum/Associated press/Associated Press. Unfortunately this aint a movie. While they commended WEEI for taking disciplinary action, they "hope management takes further steps to ensure such behavior never happens again.". Tom Brady trying to be funny and not be funny is gonna be the most hilarious thing in the world., Gopher Sports Properties and iHeartMedia have agreed to a new contract that will keep the Golden Gophers on KFAN, KFAN+ and KTLK through the end of the 2026-2027 academic year.. Wahlberg shows up for plenty of games, sitting on the sidelines or hanging out with Patriots owner Robert Kraft. In response, Gerry Callahan stated "Obviously it was a joke and I think most listeners understood it was a joke". Well start with the big one - Tony Massarotti suspended. The singer has performed a couple of national anthems at Patriots games, in 1999 and again at the 2012 AFC Championship game, where he famously wore a sparkly Patriots scarf. While discussing the sentence which they believed was far too lenient, Dennis and Callahan accused members of the Doyle family of interceding on behalf of Doyle and suggested that "the fix was in".[26]. WebTyler, John, and Scheim discuss Deshaun Watson not facing charges and who had the dumbest take of the year. WEEI also agreed to provide free advertising for the METCO program on the radio station. Shortly after his last show was over on July 12, 2019, Callahan tweeted After 20 years in morning drive, I did my last show on WEEI this morning. Principals shouldnt be sleeping with superintendents, former pot dealers turned rookie K-9 cops shouldnt be sleeping with Lt. Colonels in the Massachusetts State Police, and morning show producers shouldnt be dating spicy young interns turned producers at WEEI. [24][25] In that story Borges cited text messages he believed were from Yee, who is the agent for both Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo. John is friends with owner Robert Kraft, and in 2009 when the Pats played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Londons Wembley Stadium, the Patriots made him honorary team captain. The Minneapolis radio stations that have been the home to the University of Minnesota football and basketball teams will keep them for the foreseeable future. Former Patriots Fullback MosiTatupu has reportedly passed away at the age of 54. If I worked there and this woman who graduated from Wellesley just a couple years ago was getting jobs over me, and then I found out she was sending love messages to Curtis, Id be upset. Not a lot of flash, not a lot of flare. The comments made by Mr. Minihane were boorish and sexist, wrote Shanks. Still, Damons known to wear Pats gear, hang out at games, and get photographed wearing Super Bowl rings. Minihane, one of three cohosts of the morning drive Dennis and Callahan program, referred to Andrews as a gutless b---- July 16 while discussing the sideline reporters awkward interview with Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright during the All-Star Game. Or do they only care when a guy with a gmail account emails their advertisers relentlessly? 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