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‘Kirk Minihane’ Producer Steve Robinson Quits Barstool Sports

Update: 5/24/21: Minihane cut bait with Steve Robinson effective immediately although the latter will get paid through June 18. Robinson’s attitude was apparently more or less the issue. Robinson, according to Kirk, made $100K as Minihane’s producer, which is an enormous salary for the podcast industry. read more

#CancelWEEI Declares Kirk Minihane After Disastrous Ratings Report

Update 7/9/20: Kirk’s eulogy for WEEI:

Kirk Minihane, the host of the Kirk Minihane Show on the Barstool Sports podcast network, is taking a victory lap after the release of the spring ratings book that reflected the listenership, or specifically the lack thereof, for Boston sports radio station WEEI, his former employer. read more

Ex-WEEI Host Kirk Minihane Joins Barstool Sports

As expected, Kirk Minihane, the former WEEI morning drive host, is going to work for Barstool Sports as a daily podcaster. Minihane made the announcement today on Periscope while doing “a little bit of espionage,” which was an unauthorized farewell tour of the Entercom-owned WEEI studios in Boston. Minihane will launch his new platform in Boston and is not relocating to the now-NYC-based Barstool Sports, apart from occasional appearances there. read more