''Felger & Massarotti'' (or ''Felger & Mazz'') is a Marconi Award-winning afternoon radio show hosted by Michael Felger and

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, airing from 2 to 6 pm in

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, Massachusetts. The show first aired on August 13, 2009 with the launch of

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's sports talk radio station, The Sports Hub on 98.5 FM. The show is known for “calling it like they see it”, which leads to the show’s perceived negative demeanor towards local sports teams, hot takes, and willingness to go after local teams and players. The show's negativity towards local teams led to a famous bashing of the

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following the departure of two-time

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champion manager

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, which resulted in Red Sox principal owner

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barging into the show in an attempt to defend his team. The show's negativity and bravado have also resulted in several controversies, most notable among them when Felger mocked the deaths of

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and Dale Earnhardt. For all the show's negativity, however, it has also been associated with several Boston charities including Cuts for a Cause and Christmas in the City. The radio show features a

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television show that airs on

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. The simulcast debuted on November 14, 2011 on Comcast SportsNet

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, which was later renamed NBC Sports Boston. Originally owned by CBS Sports Radio, The Sports Hub was sold to

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in November 2017. ''Felger & Mazz'' has been a dominant broadcast since its debut in 2009, and has held the top spot for afternoon programming in the Nielsen ratings with the coveted "men aged 25–54" market since 2012.

Show members

* Michael Felger – host * Tony Massarotti "Mazz" – host * Jim Murray – sports headlines/co-host * James Stewart – executive producer * Kevin Maggiore – producer/call screener * Christopher L. Gasper – Friday weekly guest/fill-in co-host * Greg Bedard – Tuesday weekly guest (football season) * Bob Socci – Friday weekly guest (football season) * Paul Perillo – Wednesday weekly guest (football season)/fill-in co-host

Former members

* Mark "Beetle" Bertrand – sports headlines * Billy Lanni – director of communications/call screener *

Jermaine Wiggins Jermaine Wiggins (born January 18, 1975) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Georgia, and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1999. Wiggins was also a member of the New England Patrio ...

– Tuesday weekly guest (taken over by Greg Bedard)

Segments

* Re-Entry Monday *Big Boy Tuesday w/ Greg Bedard (During the NFL season) (2pm-4pm) * Agenda Free Friday * The Final Word * Mad Mike * Squeaky Mazz * The Fuppets * 10 Questions with Greg Bedard * 3 Up and 3 Down *Mimecast E-Mail of the Day *Mazz's Tiers *DraftKings Parlay of the Week (Every Friday around 3:30 EST)

References

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