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Dan's avatar

Well, you stuck to your guns, so I’ll give you credit for that.

I’m more interested in the EEI and Hub numbers. The theory Kirk suggested might be right, but Greg Hill is still surviving and he hasn’t changed a thing in 30 years. It is awful radio but that’s the sort of thing people put it on for: background noise they can forget.

The follow-up is where are they going? Are a bunch just leaving terrestrial radio altogether and what’s left never listened to sports radio in the first place?

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Mut (Mike Mutnansky)'s avatar

Here's the five-month trend for Boston

https://radioinsight.com/ratings/boston/

Hub has gone 8.2 7.8 9.0 6.8 6.2 5.2 in 6+...in that span you can point to the same gain for WEEI. Year-to-year....I have no clue great question, Dan.

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Mut (Mike Mutnansky)'s avatar

It was a weird April, where 5.9 was the biggest number in the Market.

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Father Chip Hines's avatar

I saw that too and thought it was weird. Are people finally leaving terrestrial radio? I couldn’t tell you the last time I did. It’s either Podcasts, Spotify or SiriusXM.

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Mut (Mike Mutnansky)'s avatar

Very weird. It sounds like that's the spin in the building, "weird month." Monitioring, for sure Chip.

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Jeremy Licciardo's avatar

So, if 98.5 is #1 for that demographic and EEI is #10, then #6 for 98.5 and #9 for EEI.

My question is, whose #2 #3 and so forth, are those the typical music radio stations orrr idk something else? Just curious.

I saw Tatum's injury and felt it in my soul, as you may remember, I broke my leg back in February. The same leg Tatum hurt and just seeing it was, ugh. He didn't break any bones I think but I can relate to the whole not walking and non-weight bearing. Poor dude. I finally got weight bearing and I am certainly not running or jumping anytime soon.

Shocked the Redsox scored 19 runs yesterday, I expect a drought today, seems to be the trend. I do love the outfield, Duran, Abreu, Rafaela. Beautiful.

I will also reaffirm my commitment in that Jarren Duran is and should be our leader. He doesn't need a C on his uniform but IMO, it is clear he has tremendous respect in the clubhouse and plays hard and while he isn't doing the best offensively, if there is even a whisper of him being traded... Henry will again become the most hated in Boston.

Devers is Devers and while some of his comments are justified, I think he is immature at times, and the lack of English makes it challenging for him to be our true leader.

Also, my wife is finally on my side and the minority, on the fact that we fucking do not like Alex Cora and we do not believe he is the manager who is the highest paid but, not a lot of people agree but, I digress. We best be in the playoffs.

I be ranting at this point. Good looks my friend.

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D Thomas Howell's avatar

Thank you, Mut for reading Bill's book so the rest of do not need to. Best of luck to your boys on the diamond this weekend!

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Mut (Mike Mutnansky)'s avatar

DTH...thanks sir enjoy the weekend.

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