Catching Up With Bob Lobel: The Best and Worst of Boston Sports Media

Join legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel and host Joe Parello as they take a look at the current Boston sports media scene.

Was the backlash to Kirk Minihane's comments about Erin Andrews on WEEI justified, and which local media outlets does Bob pay most attention to?

Plus, who are Bob's all-time favorite Boston sports media figures, and how has the industry changed since he entered it over 30 years ago?

All this, and more, on this week's edition of "Catching Up With Bob Lobel."

Bob Lobel: Teaming Up With Boston Sports Legend Mike Lynch

By Bob Lobel  @boblobel

It was a week ago Monday when I received a call from Mike Lynch of Channel 5.  

Lynchie and I have been friends and competitors for over 30 years at rival stations in one of the nation’s hottest television markets. It has been a hot market for many reasons, but the unusual thing about Boston is that it’s a destination, not a way station. 

There are plenty of larger markets that serve as pass throughs to get to these destinations, but only those in the right place and time get the destination market jobs. Being a local product with institutional knowledge was very important in Boston, a notoriously parochial town with local passions for politics, sports and revenge made this a very unique place.