Entercom made the right call with Kirk Minihane - The Boston Globe
By
Shirley Leung GLOBE STAFF NOVEMBER 15, 2018
It must have been a difficult decision for the honchos at Entercom Communications to take one of its biggest stars,
Kirk Minihane, off one of its most prominent radio stations. But it’s the right call.
During his five years on WEEI, Minihane — who acts like a Howard Stern for sports radio — has been suspended or abruptly went on vacation several times after making rude or otherwise unacceptable comments. Most egregious in my book was
in 2014, when he called Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews a “gutless *****” for the way she handled an interview during baseball’s All-Star Game. More on that later.
Minihane isn’t going very far; in fact, he remains in the Entercom family. He’s leaving his top-rated sports radio morning show, which he never really wanted to be about sports, to launch a radio show, podcast, and column on
Radio.com, a digital platform also owned by Entercom.
It’s a risky move all around — for Minihane, WEEI, and Entercom — but listeners and advertisers who are tired of the vile commentary will thank the broadcasting behemoth for cleaning up the airwaves. “Kirk & Callahan” will become “Mut & Callahan,” with Minihane’s cohost, Gerry Callahan, staying on the morning show with Mike Mutnansky, who has frequently been the third voice on the program.
