Let’s give you some linkage today.
Adam Reilly of the Boston Phoenix tells us that CBS Radio is moving Mix 98.5 to heritage rock station WBCN’s 104.1 FM frequency and that a new FM sports radio station will be on the 98.5 frequency. Thanks to Bruce Allen of Boston Sports Media Watch for the link.
I’ve also written a story on this late breaking news at the Fang’s Bites page at Boston Sports Media Watch.
Lance Venta from Radio Insight also has a look at the Boston sports radio flip.
The lovely Jessica Heslam of the Boston Herald says the Boston Bruins will be joining the new CBS Radio sports station.
Major props to Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated for breaking the story on Twitter that ESPN has hired former NBC Sports Executive Producer and Monday Night Football producer Don Ohlmeyer to be its new Ombudsman. Thanks to The Big Lead for the link. I don’t like this selection seeing that Ohlmeyer really doesn’t have a journalism background, he comes from TV production. I liked Le Anne Schreiber who was not afraid to be critical and question ESPN’s policies. We’ll see how this works out.
Michael Hiestand from USA Today has the ratings of various events from the weekend.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell tells the LPGA players who ousted commissioner Carolyn Bivens that the right players need to win for the tour to get sponsors.
Darren looks at General Motors cutting its sports spending in order to get out of bankruptcy.
Darren writes that you can bet on whether President Obama’s first pitch at the All-Star Game will bounce before it crosses home plate.
Darren also looks at MLB attendance.
Wayne Friedman of Mediapost’s TV Watch blog looks into NBC’s problem with the US Olympic Network.
Boston Globe Olympics reporter John Powers feels the announcement of the USON was bad timing for the Chicago 2016 Olympics bid.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says TV is what helped to make the MLB All-Star Game special.
Ken Schott from the Schenectady Gazette tells us that HBO will honor the late boxer Arturo Gatti by replaying his trilogy with Irish Mickey Ward starting this Friday.
Keith Groller in the Allentown Morning Call says NBC and ESPN focused more on Saucon instead of the Saucon Valley during the U.S. Women’s Open.
Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner talks with St. Louis native Joe Buck of Fox Sports on why the Gateway City is such a great baseball town. Jim gives us his All-Star Game viewing and listening planner.
From the Washington Times, Tim Lemke has official word on WJFK-FM’s flipping to all-sports.
Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News looks at the final four of 4th and Long.
Ed Sherman of Crain’s Chicago Business says being at the Home Run Derby was better in person than watching on TV. Ed says he wasn’t surprised at the firing of Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon last night.
Bob Wolfley from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reviews the HBO documentary on Ted Williams.
Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times talks about ESPN and YouTube forging an alliance.
The Sports Media Watch says the ratings for the U.S. Women’s Open were down from last year.
The University of Arkansas’ Steve Dittmore looks at a study that concludes bloggers are not sports journalists.
Maury Brown from the Biz of Baseball says the MLB All-Star Game is suffering from an identity crisis.
The Right Field Bleachers blog has evidence of Erin Andrews’ bruise from getting hit with a line drive on the chin last week.
That will do it for now. Back later with press release stuff. Because of the CBS Radio Boston and DC announcements and ESPN Ombudsman release, this post was delayed several hours. I’m happy to have it up now.
