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Globe’s RadioBDC Dives Into Talk

As the hardreading staff noted recently, the local dailies’ foray into Internet radio was bound to create some drama and conflict, even though Boston Herald Radio does talk (mostly to themselves) and RadioBDC does music. I wrote last month: “Be interesting to see if some news/talk … Continue reading

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Herald Doubles Down On Boston Casino Coverage

This is what the Boston Herald lives for. Our feisty local tabloid devotes nearly four full pages to the casino-industrial complex today . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.  

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Dead Blogging The Greenway Carousel Preview

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Rose Kennedy Greenway yesterday to get a sneak peek at the new Greenway Carousel, and say, it was swell. For starters, it’s just flat out beautiful. Representative sample (via June Wulff’s Boston … Continue reading

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Suffolk Downs Casino: Dailies Play The Numbers Game

The Boston Herald and the Boston Globe do casino-half-full/casino-half-empty in today’s editions. The Globe: The story itself gives a more detailed set of numbers . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

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Brownout At The Boston Globe (Marco Rubio Edition)

It’s clear by now that former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Elsewhere) will do pretty much anything to grab a piece of the media spotlight. Today it’s this story in the Boston Herald: Scott Brown Twitter pic causes a stir It was a political … Continue reading

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Boston Globe A Day Late, Charlie Card Short On MBTA Ring Story?

From our stately local broadsheet’s The Hive on Monday: This ring guarantees easy access to the T Sick of fishing through your purse or flashing your wallet every time you ride the MBTA? A Kickstarter project, Sesame Ring, is offering stylish RFID … Continue reading

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Why The Boston Herald Should Respect The Boston Globe (Annie Dookhan Edition)

From the Boston Sunday Globe’s front page: The Globe proceeded to devote another page-and-a-half to tracking defendants freed by Dookhan’s crime lab debacle . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

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Vin Scully Celebrations: Globe 1, Herald 0

Vin Scully, the legendary 85-year-old broadcaster who has called Los Angeles Dodgers games for lo, these last 64 years, has just re-upped for 2014, and the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy paid tribute to him in Sunday’s edition. Vin Scully simply the best … Continue reading

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WQOM Catholic Radio Billboard: Try ‘God Damn’

The billboard that WQOM Catholic Radio posted earlier this month has gotten the local station plenty of attention. Start with this report in the Boston Pilot: Radio station launches ‘Try God’ billboard campaign BOSTON — 1060 AM WQOM Catholic Radio is launching … Continue reading

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Boston Herald A Day Late, $500,000 Short On Mayoral Race

Preliminary indications are that our feisty local tabloid is taking a pass on the Boston mayoral race. The first competitive City Hall election in 20 years is apparently less important than the non-existent political career of a certain Scott Brown … Continue reading

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