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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

Gerry Callahan and WEEI Part Ways

Gerry Callahan’s 20-plus year career at the Entercom-owned Boston sports radio station WEEI abruptly came to an end this morning. Evidently Entercom suits told the Mut and Callahan co-host that he was done after he finished his shift at 10 a.m. Eastern. 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

Kirk Minihane Exits WEEI’s ‘Kirk and Callahan’ Morning Broadcast to Launch Internet Show

Kirk Minihane, the contrarian co-host of the top-rated Kirk and Callahan show on Boston sports radio station WEEI, will start a new venture on Entercom-owned Radio.com in January 2019 or thereabouts.

As of Monday, the 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. WEEI show will be renamed Mut and Callahan, with regular third man in Mike “Mut” Mutnansky as the permanent replacement and Gerry Callahan’s sidekick.

It remains to be seen if the Kirk-less Callahan crew can maintain its market share moving forward.

The station added Kirk Minihane as  a third voice to what was then called Dennis and Callahan in February 2013. John Dennis later retired after frequent conflicts with Minihane over the direction of the show.

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Boston Press Reacts to the Lineup Change

“Kirk Minihane, whose near-six-year run as a co-host of WEEI’s morning program has been marked by controversy, contentiousness, and consistent ratings success, is leaving the program. But despite Minihane’s occasional airing of grievances with station and corporate management on social media, he is not leaving WEEI’s parent company, Entercom Communications,” the Boston Globe explained.

“Minihane is known as one of the more controversial figures in Boston sports media. He was suspended on multiple occasions during his time at WEEi due to on-air incidents…Minihane had been on a leave of absence from the show following what he has described as a battle with mental illness,” MassLive added.

Farewell WEEI Broadcast

Minihane returned to the WEEI airwaves this morning from 8 to 10 a.m. to discuss his departure in what was partially schtick and partially real, during which Callahan quipped that Kirk was leaving for a “cheesy, little Internet show.”

This is true. I'm pissed that they're splitting us up and ruining the best show I've ever been a part of. https://t.co/96mG13Xc63 read more