Penn State Patriot
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I am not one to start threads, but I felt like this question needed to be asked. Why is sports radio so bad?? I should preface by saying I do have podcasts I listen to that occupy my time when driving or going for a run, but every now and then, its just easier to turn on the radio and listen to the Sports Hub or WEEI. I'm sure there are others who feel the same. But I would say about 90% of the time, I'm always questioning why I decided to turn it on in the first place. And it's not about the stations' negativity or anything like that, but rather the content and topics of conversation. It's awful. They don't talk about anything. Today, I listened to about a 20-minute segment on both stations. The topics centered around food, obscure music from the 00's, and the solar eclipse. To me, it's pretty clear both stations mail it in on Sundays, but come on. Nothing about the Final Four or either championship game? The Masters this week? The Bruins, Celtics, or Sox? The draft? If a show does a little fluff for 30-seconds coming back from a break, I'm fine with it. But my biggest pet peeve is a show that plays a song coming back from break, and then spends the next five minutes talking about that song, or the band, or a concert they went to seeing that band. It drives me crazy.
The only shows I will regularly listen to when they're on are Ken and Curtis on WEEI and Felger and Mazz. At least I know what I'm getting with both of those shows, which is sports topics the entire time. I don't know any other show that can say that. And its not just a Boston thing. I've tried other cities on the Audacy app and hear the same stuff. I've only been in MA since 2014, so I missed shows like The Big Show back in the day. I'm just curious if anyone feels the same way I do.
The only shows I will regularly listen to when they're on are Ken and Curtis on WEEI and Felger and Mazz. At least I know what I'm getting with both of those shows, which is sports topics the entire time. I don't know any other show that can say that. And its not just a Boston thing. I've tried other cities on the Audacy app and hear the same stuff. I've only been in MA since 2014, so I missed shows like The Big Show back in the day. I'm just curious if anyone feels the same way I do.