Prayers answered.Just announced on OMF. End of the summer. Will still have a presence at EEI but not day to day.
is Dale Arnold still on air?"retiring"
Just like Dale Arnold
I sort of agree with your take with regards to Dale, but Orway is 70. Maybe he was nudged out, but he has enough money I'm sure there wasn't much pushback."retiring"
Just like Dale Arnold
He said he decided it was time to step away from day to day radio because he’s been doing it for 50 years.I sort of agree with your take with regards to Dale, but Orway is 70. Maybe he was nudged out, but he has enough money I'm sure there wasn't much pushback.
I don't disagree. But there's no way Glenn came to this decision entirely on his own.I sort of agree with your take with regards to Dale, but Orway is 70. Maybe he was nudged out, but he has enough money I'm sure there wasn't much pushback.
So will Don Zimmer from the great beyond.I am sure that Bill Simmons will be writing a heartfelt tribute to him in a few days (I write sarcastically).
Is that Brick Tamland?Ironically, I found this picture this weekend in a box in the basement, not sure maybe from 1976 or 1977...
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Yes, please do!Looks like Rico got some guacmole on his elbow.
Hey @IpswichSox , do you mind if I steal a digital copy of this pic and pass it along to one of Rico's sons?
Glenn looks like someone who will take your mom to a nice steak dinner and NEVER CALL HER BACK.Ironically, I found this picture this weekend in a box in the basement, not sure maybe from 1976 or 1977...
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Sad that I don’t care more about this than I do. I used to love his show right up until around the A-Rod trade talksBig O's last day is today for anyone interested.
Getting to the end of your working career is a strange day for all of us. You do something for 40 or 50 years …and then what? Sadly, Ordway will probably not walk away completely. But he should. Retirement is bliss. Go do what makes you happy, Glenn.Big O's last day is today for anyone interested.
I believe he'd still be doing the Pats post game stuff w/ Fred & Steve. And also some radio stuff, although remote from his place in Arizona.Getting to the end of your working career is a strange day for all of us. You do something for 40 or 50 years …and then what? Sadly, Ordway will probably not walk away completely. But he should. Retirement is bliss. Go do what makes you happy, Glenn.
You gotta know when to walk away, and let younger people have their shot.I believe he'd still be doing the Pats post game stuff w/ Fred & Steve. And also some radio stuff, although remote from his place in Arizona.
You gotta know when to walk away, and let younger people have their shot.
He did, John Dennis did, and Gerry Callahan sent a recorded messageDoes anyone know if Pete Sheppard called in today?
I think 3 guests mentioned this story on the air today, Walton, Jackie Mac, and someone else.I recall Ordway mostly for being Johnny Most's partner and sometimes foil. And The Big Show had its moments during its heyday. Hope he enjoys retired life.
Another I remember in the late 80's or early 90's the Celts were playing a European team and Johnny admitted he had trouble pronouncing the names so he kept calling them....."gets the ball to number 20, passes it to number 40, number 13 shoots....." And you hear Ordway cracking up in the back round.I think 3 guests mentioned this story on the air today, Walton, Jackie Mac, and someone else.
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John Dennis called in?He did, John Dennis did, and Gerry Callahan sent a recorded message
Check out minute 26. https://www.audacy.com/weei/podcasts/ordway-merloni-fauria-20493/omf-goodbye-glenn-voice-man-jim-cutler-john-dennis-gerry-callahan-and-the-ordway-daughters-686622613John Dennis called in?
I've been curious about him for awhile, he went completely silent on twitter quite awhile ago, seemed ominous considering how much he used to post there.
Do you remember which hour it was when he called?
edit: found it, hour 3 https://www.audacy.com/weei/authors/ordway-merloni-and-fauria
Yeah, as great as Johnny was, he treated Ordway pretty badly, often ignoring and just talking over him. I remember a Shaughnessy article about them arguing I was able to dig up:I remember Ordway in the early 1980s, sitting alone in the Garden press room, getting ready for three hours with Johnny Most. Tough job.
That is a good, rational post on Glenn, who was so influential in developing sports talk radio in Boston. I thought he was good early on but like most radio jocks he became overexposed and people turned on him.Yeah, as great as Johnny was, he treated Ordway pretty badly, often ignoring and just talking over him. I remember a Shaughnessy article about them arguing I was able to dig up:
"Johnny once got into a courtside shouting match with colleague Glenn Ordway, and the joust ended when Johnny said, "I'm the show. That you were, Johnny"
I was never a big Ordway fan until his Big O 'EEI days - and especially later as he used to talk over everyone early on. But he eventually became a great host - smart, insightful and always willing to tell it like it is. Hope they find a good replacement - any chance they'd bring Jerry Thornton back?
This seems about right. I think I hung on for a while but once the internet radio and then podcasts emerged, I realized how bad WEEI was. I couldn't tell you the last time I listened to "sports radio".I thought the Big Show was good right up until around when the Globe banned its personalities from appearing on it. That's when they started just rolling out Glenn's incompetent buddies day after day and the product went to shit. It's not that Shaughnessy was so great, but at least he was literate.