Boston Radio: Mike Adams OUT At Sports WEEI-FM

Mike Adams, host of the evening program on sports radio station WEEI 93.7 for more than a decade, has been pulled from the show, effective immediately.

According to boston.com, WEEI employees were informed of the decision early Tuesday afternoon by Phil Zachary, the vice president and market manager for Entercom Boston, WEEI’s parent company.

WEEI, which broadcasts Red Sox games in Adams’s “Planet Mikey” program’s 6-10 p.m. time slot most nights from April through at least September and draws strong ratings, does not have an imminent replacement in mind.

“We made a tough call on Mike but, at the same time, we feel there are some innovative opportunities we’d like to explore over the next few months,’’ said Zachary in an email. “As you know, WEEI has extensively–and successfully–revamped every major weekday show over the last three years. The time is right to extend that thinking to nights.”

The decision was not a sudden one or the result of a specific incident, but had been under consideration for some time. Zachary did not dismiss the possibility that Adams could work at WEEI again.

“Mikey will always be a part of the WEEI family,’’ said Zachary. “I’m very open to him continuing in some capacity down the road, but things understandably need to settle a bit.

WEEI has revamped its other day parts in recent years, adding Kirk Minihane to the morning program, Jerry Thornton to afternoon drive, and bringing in Glenn Ordway and Christian Fauria to join Lou Merloni on its midday show over the last several years.