{"id":605164,"date":"2026-04-25T07:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/605164\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T07:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:07:13","slug":"rich-shertenlieb-expected-to-return-to-boston-sports-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/605164\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich Shertenlieb expected to return to Boston sports radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rich Shertenlieb is expected to return to Boston sports radio as part of a revamped afternoon show at WEEI, according to three sources who spoke to Mike Mutnansky at MutStack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As WEEI prepares to announce its new afternoon show on Monday, all signs point to Rich Shertenlieb returning to Boston sports radio as part of the revamped lineup.<\/p>\n

What I\u2019m hearing and who else might be involved at https:\/\/t.co\/aujs7m4A4E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Mutnansky (@MikeMutnansky) April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The move comes days after\u00a0Barrett Media reported<\/a> that WEEI had parted ways with Andy Hart and Nick \u201cFitzy\u201d Stevens, both of whom had been part of the station\u2019s afternoon drive lineup since August 2024. The station\u2019s website quietly scrubbed all mention of the show, and when Wednesday\u2019s afternoon program aired, only Johnson appeared \u2014 with evening host Christian Arcand filling in as host. The departures follow a broader round of Audacy layoffs that hit multiple markets<\/a> earlier this month. Per Mutnansky, they freed up enough money to make a Shertenlieb deal viable where it hadn\u2019t been before. When Shertenlieb left 98.5, a source told Mutnansky the gap between what he was offered and what he wanted wasn\u2019t close.<\/p>\n

[Mike] Thomas talked to Rich when he left 98.5, but the money was not close. WEEI freed up a bunch of money this week, and maybe the desperation of being on the bench and watching Fred Toucher clear bonus after bonus was enough motivation to take a bonus-laden deal with WEEI himself.<\/p>\n

Apparently, it is now.<\/p>\n

Shertenlieb\u2019s return to Boston radio would be his third act in roughly two and a half years. He spent nearly two decades as co-host of Toucher and Rich on 98.5 The Sports Hub<\/a>, where the show became the top-rated program in Boston radio and helped 98.5 overtake WEEI as the market\u2019s dominant sports station. That partnership ended acrimoniously in November 2023, when Beasley Media announced a contract extension with Fred Toucher<\/a> only, and Shertenlieb departed two weeks later.<\/p>\n

Shertenlieb resurfaced six months later<\/a> with a morning show on classic rock station 100.7 WZLX, owned by iHeartMedia, bringing along former Sports Hub personalities Michael Hurley and Ted Johnson as co-hosts. The show debuted in May 2024 and finished 14th in the summer ratings book with a 1.8 share, compared to Toucher and Hardy\u2019s 16.6. iHeartMedia laid Shertenlieb off as part of a company-wide round of cuts<\/a> that November, ending the show after less than six months.<\/p>\n

WEEI is expected to announce the new program on Monday morning during The Greg Hill Show.<\/p>\n

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