Boston Radio: Report..NESN To End D&C TV Simulcast

Dennis, Callahan, Minihane

Several sources are reporting that NESN will be ending its four-year agreement with WEEI 93.7 FM to simulcast the Dennie & Callahan program.

NESN informed WEEI and its parent company, Entercom, in recent days that the Dennis and Callahan simulcast will not continue after their contract comes to an end in September, according to boston.com.

Dennis and co-host Gerry Callahan's contracts with WEEI also expire at that time. They signed five-year deals in September 2007, then had two more years added to their contracts when the simulcast was launched. Negotiations are ongoing.

The third co-host, Kirk Minihane, joined the program in February. His contract is not expiring.

The decision to cancel the simulcast is not specifically related to the controversies surrounding Minihane's controversial comments about Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews, according to industry sources.

NESN was considering going in a different direction -- possibly with more localized programming featuring its own on-air talent -- even before Minihane caused significant backlash last week when he referred to Andrews as a "gutless bitch."

Minihane again caused a stir yesterday when, upon returning to the show from vacation, he apologized for his comments but punctuated the apology by saying that if Andrews were "15 pounds heavier she'd be a waitress at Perkins."

There has been backlash elsewhere to the recent controversies. Fox Sports personnel have had internal discussions on the possibility of banning its talent from appearing on WEEI programming, or at the least “Dennis and Callahan.” Respected Fox Sports baseball writer Ken Rosenthal already has said he will no longer appear on D&C.

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