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2 Producers Exit 105.3 The Fan In Dallas

Brandon Contes

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Last week, Entercom’s 105.3 The Fan in Dallas/Fort Worth made two surprising changes, removing producers Jonathon Shipman and Roy White from the station. 

Earlier in the week, Shipman announced on Twitter he was a radio free agent. For six years, the radio personality known to TOLO’s as “Shippy” worked at The Fan as a producer, board-op and on-air contributor. 

One of Shippy’s most notable contributions was to the popular Ben and Skin Show. The afternoon hosts and producer Kevin Turner departed The Fan last October, joining Cumulus’ owned 97.1 The Eagle earlier this year. Ben and Skin welcomed Shippy for a segment on The Eagle last week after his tenure at The Fan came to an end.

Shortly after Shippy announced his departure from The Fan, morning show producer and on-air contributor Roy White also took to Twitter, informing TOLO’s he was let go by the station. 

“I truly cherish all the times that I had with the good folks working at 105.3 The Fan from the top down. The boss Gavin Spittle, one of the best bosses I’ve ever had and I thank him for everything that he’s done for me,” White said. “Shan, RJ, Troy – three of the best coworkers anybody could ever ask for. Those guys are amazing and I’m so proud to have been a part of what they’ve built in the last couple of years.”

While the exit of both White and Shippy surprised many, Shan and RJ co-host Shan Shariff went on social media Saturday morning, offering candid insight as to why people leave their jobs. During the post, he notes this is “NOT about Roy and Shippy leaving.” The timing from Shan was interesting, but his post seemed to be more about defending station program director Gavin Spittle amid the many recent changes at 105.3 The Fan, rather than criticism of specific former co-workers. 

1) Budget cuts
2) Career change
3) Wanting a bigger role
4) Relocation
5) Not doing your job

These are just some of the reasons people leave their jobs. It’s always convenient to blame our bosses and “big, bad corporate” whenever someone leaves, but remember ALL 5.

You want the truth? I’ve gotten in COUNTLESS arguments with Gavin Spittle over him not getting rid of people FASTER. I’ve always told him his patience is too much Jerry Jones with Jason Garrett. But he can’t/won’t comment because he’s the boss, plus corporate legal BS I can’t stand. But here’s the beauty- After getting a few drinks in me, I don’t care about corporate legal bullshit. So the next time you see me out, we’ll talk reality and not perception. Sometimes people leave and sometimes they deserve to get fired, just like at your job.
This post is NOT about Roy and Shippy leaving, it’s about all of the turnover that inevitably takes place. As a station, we’re LUCKY that you get so passionate and fired up over changes that happen. It shows how much you care, so I want to give a sincere thank you for that. I’ve probably said too much, but that’s the TRUTH and I’ll always be as honest as I can with you.

Love you guys #TOLO

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Kirk Minihane: WEEI is “Going to be Andy Gresh and Rich Shertenlieb in Afternoons”

“Maybe the two most sensitive c***s in the history of radio. That’s a show we are going to ruin.”

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As the speculation continues on where Boston sports talker Rich Shertenlieb will end up, one former WEEI host said he has the scoop on what is going to happen. Kirk Minihane, now with Barstool Sports, said, “What I heard was, initially, was they were moving Rich Keefe from nights to middays, moving Adam Jones from afternoons to middays and keeping Fauria there, and moving Andy Gresh to afternoons…But now it appears Rich Shertenlieb is going to do afternoons with Andy Gresh.”

On Wednesday, Boston Globe sports and sports media columnist Chad Finn put out a post on X, saying, “Didn’t think Rich Shertenlieb would end up at WEEI after leaving Sports Hub. I do now, most likely in afternoon drive. Audacy management has been telling people to expect changes.”

Minihane continued commenting on the matter, saying, “It’s going to be Andy Gresh and Rich Shertenlieb in the afternoons, which is going to be so awful. Maybe the two most sensitive c***s in the history of radio. That’s a show we are going to ruin…we haven’t done that in a while, we are going to take that show down…Once that show starts, we are just going to blitz them with phone calls because Gresh can’t handle that.

“What they don’t understand, because they are so dumb, is that…Rich Shertenlieb has no fan base…no fan of [Toucher and Hardy] in the morning is going to be like ‘I’m not going to listen to Felger in the afternoons, I’ll now listen to Andy Gresh and Rich Shertenlieb.’ It’s going to be dreadful.”

Recapping what he has heard the rest of the WEEI lineup will be, Minihane said, “…And then in middays you have Adam Jones, failed afternoons. Rich Keefe who has now failed middays, drivetime, nights and is now going to fail again in middays… and Christian Fauria who has never drawn a rating in his life.”

WEEI has not commented on any of the speculation. BSM will have more as the story unfolds.

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Former 670 The Score Host Tommy Williams Has Died

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Tommy Williams, who was heard for a decade on 670 The Score, died on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Williams began his broadcasting career in his hometown of Gary, Indiana in 1982 at WLTH before moving on to The Score. In 2003, Williams became the PA Announcer for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association where he had his signature call to get the attention of the fans, “People, People, People.”

A story in The Times of Northwest Indiana said, “The longtime RailCats public address announcer and Lakeshore Public Media sports journalist was known for broadcasting countless games, interviewing countless athletes and covering Region sports at all levels. The Gary native and co-host of “Prep Sports Report,” “Prep Football Report,” and “Lakeshore PBS Scoreboard” often signed off shows saying, “Gary, Indiana, you know I love you.”

“The cadence he had in his voice echoed across the Region in a way we may never see again. He was widely known and widely loved,” Tom Maloney, vice president of radio operations at Lakeshore Public Media told the paper.

“He’d want to be remembered as the voice of Lakeshore sports,” his Regionally Speaking co-host and producer Dee Dotson told The Times. “Most people will remember him for covering prep sports all the way up to semi-pros. He’ll be remembered for treating each of his subjects like they were world champions. His depth of knowledge of sports at all levels is commendable. He was a walking encyclopedia of stats.” 

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Members to Oversee Play-by-Play Sports Platform

“It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Media Networks has announced the promotions of three long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” said Peter Kosann, CEO/Founder of Compass Media Networks. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Robet Blum has been appointed Vice President & General Manager of Sports and will also continue to serve as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News-Talk and Sports. Tyler Brewer has been appointed Executive Producer – Sports Programming. And Chris Kleiber has been appointed Senior Producer – Sports Programming.

Compass Media Networks broadcasts annually over 100 play-by-play sporting events involving college men’s basketball and football (including the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game), NFL 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday Doubleheaders, and complete coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. The broadcasts are distributed across hundreds of terrestrial sports, news-talk and music stations as well as digital distribution platforms such as SiriusXM, Verizon Mobile, and the Varsity App.

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