WEEI axes "Dale & Holley": Michael Holley moves to Big Show

[Donoghus]

What many might argue is the only tolerable show on WEEI these days (and most Celtic friendly) "Dale & Holley" is getting the axe and getting replaced with Lou Merloni & Mike Mutansky. 

Meanwhile, Michael Holley will be sliding to co-hosting the Big Show with Glenn Ordway (which may make the show more tolerable). 

This was just talked about at the end of today's Big Show and just posted on the Herald website.

WEEI, locked in a hot and heavy ratings throwdown with FM rival 98.5 The Sports Hub, is getting ready to unveil a major shakeup to its daytime lineup.

Sources tell The Track that “The Dale & Holley Show” is being whacked and the two longtime midday talkers Dale Arnold and Michael Holley will be replaced by former Red Sox [team stats] utility man Lou Merloni and weekend ‘EEI host Mike Mutnansky.

Holley will move over to afternoon drive to shore up Glenn Ordway’s “Big Show,” which has lost recent ratings battles to The Sports Hub’s Mike Felger and Tony Massarotti in the key 25-54 male audience. Arnold, reportedly, will be relegated to fill-in duty.

The station will formally announce the changes on-air today.

[MattG12]

Holley shouldn't have moved to the Big Awful Show he should have moved to The Sports Hub. I would agree with your assessment... Dale and Holley had the only tolerable show on WEEI.

[dark_lord]

Holley should have moved to The Sports Hub.

co-signx10!

[Bankshot]

Holley shouldn't have moved to the Big Awful Show he should have moved to The Sports Hub. I would agree with your assessment... Dale and Holley had the only tolerable show on WEEI.

I agree.  Dale & Holley was the only show I cared listen to.  I only listen to the Big Show when Max is there on Thursdays.    I guess they're hoping Holley saves the Big Show.  Wish they had scrapped D&C instead.

[Redz]

Wow.  I actually like Merloni. but I'm not sure he's a guy they should be circling the wagons around to revamp the midday.

Holley on the big show is a waste of talent.  Unless they totally change the tone of the show.

[crownsy]

Wow, they couldn't have made a worse choice from my personal listiningship. D & H was the only Weei show I still listened to because IMO Gresh and Zoe is the weakest 98.5 show and D & H were awesome.

Guess I'm 98.5 4-life

[JSD]

A move to FM should have taken precedent over anything else.

[birdwatcher]

Holley shouldn't have moved to the Big Awful Show he should have moved to The Sports Hub. I would agree with your assessment... Dale and Holley had the only tolerable show on WEEI.

I agree.  Dale & Holley was the only show I cared listen to.  I only listen to the Big Show when Max is there on Thursdays.    I guess they're hoping Holley saves the Big Show.  Wish they had scrapped D&C instead.

I listen to D&C every week day. Callaghan is as pompous as Ordway, but they actually talk about sports and know what they're talking about. The morning show on the Sports Hub is TERRIBLE. I'd rather listen to the politics/current events on D&C than a couple of disc jockeys talking entertainment news & stupid skits while knowing very little about sports. D&C always has good guests, too, including Tom Brady, Doc, Adam Shefter, Jackie MacMullen, etc...Dale & Holley was okay, but Holley is super passive aggressive  with his callers which actually annoys me more than the frankness of D&C & the guys on The Big Show. I wish Felger was on in the morning--he's brash and pretty much a riot.

[Mike-Dub]

A move to FM should have taken precedent over anything else.

Agree.  I bet the ratings in Rhode Island where I live when home from school are much better then the Sports Hubs.

I really liked Dale and Holley this is dissapointing.

[Redz]

A move to FM should have taken precedent over anything else.

Agree.  I bet the ratings in Rhode Island where I live when home from school are much better then the Sports Hubs.

I really liked Dale and Holley this is dissapointing.

We get WEEI on FM here on the Cape.  It's made it much nicer to listen to (audio wise anyhow).

[birdwatcher]

A move to FM should have taken precedent over anything else.

WEEI FM is 103.7
At least here in Boston...

[Rondo2287]

Sports hub is terrible if its not football or baseball season.  Felger and Mazz are the only good show on the station and they know nothing about the celtics. 

[Rondo2287]

So Dale got axed?  Im a big Dale fan, that will be quite sad.  Maybe he was looking to retire anyways

[birdwatcher]

Sports hub is terrible if its not football or baseball season.  Felger and Mazz are the only good show on the station and they know nothing about the celtics. 

Felger is not shy about his disdain for NBA basketball. He talks Celtics only if he has to. He's pretty insightful on Patriots talk though.

Dale I'm sure will still do the Football Show on Sundays, and maybe we'll see him on Comcast more. By the way--how and why did Bob Neumeier start hosting on Comcast?

[Rondo2287]

Sports hub is terrible if its not football or baseball season.  Felger and Mazz are the only good show on the station and they know nothing about the celtics. 

Felger is not shy about his disdain for NBA basketball. He talks Celtics only if he has to. He's pretty insightful on Patriots talk though.

Dale I'm sure will still do the Football Show on Sundays, and maybe we'll see him on Comcast more. By the way--how and why did Bob Neumeier start hosting on Comcast?

Mazz alone is worth listening to during baseball season.  He is one of the most insightful writers and hosts in the boston area. 

But Now with Ordway, Max and Holly, im not sure how EEI wouldnt be a "must listen" for celtics fans