A little bird chirps in our ear that management just let staff know that LeVeille is returning. The station had dropped the overnight host earlier this month to save money, but apparently decided it couldn't argue with the hundreds of people who barraged station management with letters and e-mail.
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Any word on Lovell Dyett?
By Ron Newman
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 10:12am
It's to Dyett for
By adamg
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 4:12pm
He's back, too.
Lovell Dyett - If you call that "coming back"
By Ron Newman
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 4:23pm
the press release you linked to says Lovell Dyett will be on from 4:30 to 5 am on Sunday mornings! Who's going to be listening???
This gives new meaning to the term "Sunday morning public-affairs ghetto".
Bring him back to where he belongs -- Saturday night or Sunday night.
This has made my day! I had
By Sarah
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 10:51am
This has made my day! I had terrible insomnia last night but couldn't even bear to listen to that syndicated guy. Can't wait for Steve to return and make my sleepless nights bearable!
larry glick
By bostnkid
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 10:59am
im starting a hunger strike until i get larry back.i cant sleep at night without my glick university t-shirt and tales of cops in graveyards.im heading over to bz as soon as i finish my sign!!!
Not To Rain On Anyone's Parade, But...
By Suldog
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 11:33am
Could it be that they received a ratings book and saw an immediate drop since letting go of him, and decided based on numbers rather than the protests? Either way, it comes out the same, but I rather suspect they're a bit more pragmatic than romantic. Anyone more in the biz than I am these days have the latest book, or know when it came out?
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
So will WBZ learn the lesson this time?
By Ron Newman
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 1:56pm
I mean, they went through the exact same thing with David Brudnoy and his fans back in 1990. Cancelled the show, replaced it with something syndicated, fans raised a ruckus, the station retreated and put him back on the air.
I think there was a whole
By Dave
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 2:35pm
I think there was a whole new set of management weasels involved in the 2009 cancellation, probably ones who weren't even in Boston in the early 1990s.
My Speculation Probably Wasn't Correct
By Suldog
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 3:16pm
Just talked to a friend of mine, former jock at 'ZLX, and he confirmed something for me. Arbitron doesn't keep a specific book for midnight - 6am. So, it appears that public opinion - via letters, calls, etc. - was probably the sole turning point.
Nice.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
First show is Monday
By adamg
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 1:27pm
At midnight, i.e., turn your radio on at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.
Correction: Make that 11:59 p.m. on Monday
By adamg
Wed, 01/28/2009 - 9:37am
His first show technically starts 12:00 on Tuesday.
Official word from WBZ
By adamg
Tue, 01/27/2009 - 4:14pm
Steve LeVeille and Lovell Dyett to return to WBZ: