Yeah, Greg is a rich, privileged white guy who lives (or did) in Stow and used to openly cheer W even when things weren't going well for him. I'll let you do the math. He's not as vitriolic as Callahan, though, so it wouldn't be a complete redux. He also doesn't hate firefighters.
How dare you question a 2 hour block of The Teacher and the Preacher!
The only thing that I like about M&J is that it brings me back to 20 years ago, when I intensely hated everything about them. What a life I lived, where one of my biggest gripes was who was talking on sports radio. I also recall having a bone to pick with Scott Stapp too.
Kinda depends on if they're moving Hill entirely or simulcasting on both WEEI and WAAF. If they're moving his show, then yeah, they might see not see a drop in ratings. If it's a simulcast, where all Hill's regular listeners keep their dials right where they've always been, I'm sure the WEEI numbers will take a hit.
Are they going to have a different overnight format? Or is Adam Jones going to be there from 5/6PM-7AM every night?
Hill is a guy in his 50s, and kinda boring himself, so maybe it would appeal to other "boring guys" in their 50s. He's been doing the morning show on WAAF for over 25 years. The only reason this might feel like an attempt to skew younger is because WAAF's demo is a bit younger than WEEI's (or at least the Callahan demo), but I don't think it's that big of a leap toward the youthful side.
Could not be further from the truth. My post upthread gives a little more info, but here's the Crib Notes version:
The last thing management wanted was Callahan on the air in DGAF mode. Once Callahan realized there was no chance he’d be re-upped, getting him off the air immediately was a no-brainer. I assume they’ll pay him not to work for the next month and chalk it up as cheap insurance.
Thanks for the hilarious summary! Did his AAF show play music? I haven't listened in YEARS.
There used to be music, but it's been all talk for at least a decade. I haven't listened to the show more than once or twice in the last 7-8 years, but each time I have there's been no music and no real change in what the show was when I was a regular listener (probably 96 to 09).
When I used to catch it, they would play a few songs in an hour. I think they've largely been music-free for awhile (which is a bit odd for a ROCK RADIO STATION but there you go). I just don't see how his show survives on WEEI unless it completely changes formats. They won't be able to parade the local callgirls in to get naked and giggle while incels call in with their meat in the other hand and ask questions that would be below Hustler standards and they won't be able to do a lot of their comedy bits that might appeal to a younger demo. Danielle will be basically forgotten on the show except as "the girl" of the group and will probably be doing flashes (but not the kind they normally have done by other women) until she gets bored and gets a better gig. He's going to need a cohost who can challenge him and I'm not sure one exists because he's so lazy and uninformed that it would basically require someone chiming in every time he says something.
My God. Talk about basically admitting who you are and THEN some if he takes a job there!
Yes and no. It's clear how he thinks and there's an audience out there waiting to gobble up rhetoric like that, so why not get paid well to spew it. He may not be Alex Jones, but he could certainly get paid like him if he tries hard enough. I think his time in the sun is up either way. Pending the results of the next election (or even in 2024), there's a decent chance that wave starts to recede and take all the refuse with it. His future is falling asleep at a bar after screaming about some minority group over a few glasses of whiskey to anyone who'll listen.
I haven't listened to the HMMS in the last few years, but I don't think this is an accurate take. Hill has been very well connected with a number of Boston sports figures. For a radio guy, he's had pretty good locker room access and acceptance with at least a notable subset of players. It's been a while so maybe he doesn't have the same access now that he did with the prior generations of players. This seems like an all around good move. Get him off of 'AAF and maybe they'll go back to actually playing drive time music. I think the whole HMMS grew stale with that audience. He won't be a complete affront to the Callahan lib haters, since he shares that ethos. He will do it with a lighter touch and without the overt racism so sponsors won't be scared off. He'll carry over some of his audience and will appeal to a similar demo as T&R so he should pull back some WEEI lost listeners. On the sports side, he'll definitely get more willing interview participants than Callahan especially since he will be more of a suck up than an antagonist. I can see him winning the time slot and crushing the Callahan ratings.
Maybe you're right. I purposefully stopped listening to him (and the station, largely) years ago because everything about it was so stale, especially their playlists (oh boy, Skid Row is on again...in 2014!), so maybe he's gotten better. It used to be that LB (who is conspicuous by his absence in that press release) was their sports "in" since he was a former player and had a good rapport with most athletes (e.g., the Scott Zolak Corollary) but maybe Greg's beefed up a bit on his sports knowledge. I still expect a lot of hot takez from him.
"Additionally, on-air personality Mike “Mut” Mutnansky will transition back to hosting evenings at the station, a position he previously occupied. "
I'm willing to bet that Greg Hill not only voted for Trump but thinks he's doing a great job and is still YOUR PRESIDENT. He likely has a MAGA hat in his home.
One battle at a time. You are unfortunately correct. Now it should be Bostons job to get Hillman's sexist show off the radio. Still a slight upgrade over the KKK rally on the airwaves from 6-10 every morning.
