Boston Radio: Sports WEEI-FM Swaps Two Shows

Entercom has announced lineup changes for WEEI 93.7 FM in Boston, effective Aug. 13.

The new lineup is as follows:

5:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: “Kirk & Callahan” hosted by Kirk Minihane and Gerry Callahan
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: “Dale & Keefe” with Dale Arnold and Rich Keefe
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.:   “Ordway, Merloni & Fauria” hosted by Glenn Ordway, Lou Merloni and                                               Christian Fauria
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: “Mut at Night” with Mike Mutnansky
10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.: “WEEI Late Night”

“We are proud to deliver the power of local connection to our listeners and advertisers through an elite roster of talent that provides premier sports audio content in Boston,” said Mark Hannon, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Boston. “This move allows us to return Glenn and Dale to the show times that have been synonymous with their legendary careers in Boston, while also providing Rich, Christian and Lou with new, exciting challenges moving forward.”

The new lineup is a return to afternoon drive for Glenn Ordway, former host of WEEI’s “The Big Show” from 1995 to 2013. Lou Merloni joined the station in 2008 and has co-hosted “Ordway, Merloni & Fauria” since 2011. Christian Fauria has co-hosted the show since his tenure at the station began in 2014.

Dale Arnold has been a fixture at WEEI since the station’s inception in 1991, notably hosting “The Dale and Holley Show” from 2005 to 2011, after which he transitioned to Sunday mornings. “The Dale and Holley Show” was re-launched in 2014 in the weekday afternoon timeslot. Rich Keefe joined WEEI in 2016.

WEEI 93.7 FM (34 Kw) Red=Local Coverage Area)

Kirk & Callahan announced the news Thursday morning.

“I’m happy for them,” Kirk Minihane said. “They’ve done a great job. As I outlined it a little while ago, it was enjoyable to watch a show become a show. At first they didn’t have any chemistry, they were trying to figure stuff out, but they are now a really fun show. They’re a really good listen. I personally think they’re going to do great in the afternoon.

“It’s a great move for the station.”

Coming soon to afternoon drive, 2p-6p on @WEEI. pic.twitter.com/4IiUlkDscy

— OMFonWEEI (@OMFonWEEI) July 19, 2018

Ordway, Merloni & Fauria formed in middays back in 2015 when Glenn Ordway returned to the station after being relieved in 2013 and joined Lou Merloni and Christian Fauria. Since, OMF has become a dominant voice in middays in Boston, finishing as the highest rated sports midday show this past spring book.

“They’re going to like what they hear,” Gerry Callahan said of the afternoon drive listeners. “These guys do have fun. They’ve evolved, they have great chemistry.

“They don’t just do the boring sporty topics. They have some laughs, they have some fun.”

Ordway opened OMF Thursday discussing the switch.

“The three of us have developed chemistry and we love and hate each other which is what you need in radio,” he said. “You need to have that love-hate relationship. We’ve all been together in all of this and I think that’s why a lot of it works in radio. You have to have people that are working with you that you can ride – people that you can sit there and beat up and when you go to break, there’s so much respect that you’re sitting there and laughing your ass off with each other. Those are the radio shows that work, and we’ve formed a little wolf pack.”