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Colleagues And Fans Pay Tribute To Jerry Remy
Remy embodied what Boston was all about, growing up in Massachusetts and living out the majority of his life there.

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This weekend, the world of sports media lost an icon. Jerry Remy, a longtime broadcaster at NESN and former Boston Red Sox player lost his battle with cancer on Saturday at the age of 68.
The beloved voice of the Red Sox had been battling lung cancer since 2008. He had gone through treatment multiple times since a mass was first found.
The emotional passing of Remy lead many fans, former colleagues, media members, and friends of Remy to go to social media and express their sadness.
"We'll all miss him. I know our fans are Jerry Remy and Red Sox fans, too. Our sympathy goes out to the Remy family. I just want to express my, and all of our, appreciation for all he did to make Boston sports enjoyable and exciting for us." – Bill Belichick to @TheGregHillShow
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) November 1, 2021
❤️ This pic from my time w/ Red Sox..had a 2hr car ride to Tampa for spring training gm w/ Jerry Remy And @DonOrsillo . No music, We just talked and laughed the whole way. He meant so much 2 many. RIP Jerry, thank you for the pregame booth chuckles. Helluva fight Rem pic.twitter.com/FthDyX20j4
— Elle Duncan (@elleduncanESPN) October 31, 2021
The snorting, giggling in trying to hold back laughter was maybe my favorite thing about Jerry Remy😊 – RIP
— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) October 31, 2021
pic.twitter.com/B9ejQ9j45D
Rest In Peace, Jerry Remy. What a special person you were to not only me, but to Jenny as well. I can recall nights on the road when I would be struggling at the plate and RemDog would come to my hotel room for a glass of wine and to talk ball. One of a kind. We’ll miss you. ♥️⚾️
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 31, 2021
During the baseball season, when you spend every night listening to the same broadcast crew, they feel like family. I was lucky enough to take that one step further, joining the team. @DonOrsillo & @Jerry_Remy welcomed me with open arms. I remember wanting to make Remy proud. pic.twitter.com/o4xn5XjEWA
— Jenny Dell (@JennyDell_) October 31, 2021
Words can’t express my feelings right now so sad to hear about the passing of my former teammate and friend Jerry Remy. Scoot you’ll be dearly missed RIP 💔#Remdog pic.twitter.com/i9d2xGNw9j
— Wade Boggs (@ChickenMan3010) October 31, 2021
Absolutely devastated to hear about the passing of Jerry Remy. His voice was the soundtrack to so many incredible memories. I will never forget the kindness that he treated me with over the last 14 years. This one hurts. He fought one hell of a fight. Rest in peace, Jerry.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 31, 2021
Jerry Remy has passed away. Great color commentator, Boston Red Sox to the bone. Such a loss.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 31, 2021
Among them was David Ortiz, a Red Sox legend who was very close to Remy during his time in Boston. Ortiz took time on the pregame show before last nights World Series game 5 matchup to remember all the great things about Remy.
Last night, Boston icon Jerry Remy passed away at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer.@DavidOrtiz shared his thoughts on what Jerry meant to him. (@RedSox) pic.twitter.com/9so4MnhU6B
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 1, 2021
Much like Ortiz, Remy was every bit as good of a baseball player as he was good at his role in media, making it to both the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2017.
Remy embodied what Boston was all about, growing up in Massachusetts and living out the majority of his life there. He gave energy and passion every time that he was on the call for any Red Sox game, and will forever have a lasting impact on the city of Boston.

Reice Shipley is a daily news writer and social media assistant for BSM. He is a graduate of Ithaca University, contributor to the Syracuse Mets, and aspires to work behind the scenes in sports media in the future. He can be found on Twitter @Reice_Shipley18 or you may reach him by email at RShipley@ithaca.edu.
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Mike Breen: My Dream Was to Be a DJ at WPLJ
“I enjoyed being on the air and talking. So my initial thought was, ‘I’m going to be a disc jockey.’”

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9 hours agoon
June 9, 2023By
BSM Staff
These days, WPLJ in New York City is a Christian station owned by the Educational Media Foundation. When Mike Breen was a kid in Yonkers though, it was one of the most influential rock stations in America and the man who is now known as the voice of the NBA wanted to be on the air there.
On the latest edition of Dan Le Batard’s South Beach Sessions podcast, Breen revealed that he always loved sports. His first introduction to broadcasting though came from a neighbor named Tony Minecola. He was a few years older than Breen and studying to be a radio broadcaster in college.
“He built a radio station in his basement and played disc jockey,” Breen told Le Batard. “’He had commercials, records, you know, everything. Like it was a real radio station, only it only went from one room to the next. That was what he was into, and that’s what he was going to college for. And we used to hang out in the basement all the time. And one day he says, ‘Hey, why don’t you come in? You want to you want to be the DJ for a little bit?’ And I’m like, okay, let me try it.’ And I fell in love with it.”
Mike Breen didn’t just fall in love with the idea of radio. He saw it as a viable career and knew exactly where he wanted it to take him.
“I enjoyed being on the air and talking. So my initial thought was, ‘I’m going to be a disc jockey.’ WPLJ was like the big rock station in New York back at that time, and I thought, ‘I’m going to be a DJ on WPLJ.’ That was my first goal.
Through the 70s and early 80s, WPLJ was an album rock station. Some of its most iconic on air personalities included Carol Miller, Pat St. John, Fr. Bill Ayers, and Mark Goodman, who was eventually one of MTV’s original VJs.
Breen said he loved the rock music of the time, especially Jethro Tull and Bruce Springsteen, but he realized that a broadcasting career could keep him close to sports too.
Obviously, he chose well. That is not to say that he couldn’t have been a great DJ if given the chance, but he went on to be the voice of the New York Knicks and has called more NBA Finals games than anyone else in history.
WPLJ was out of the rock business by 1983 when it became a pop station.
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New Episodes of Beyond Limits Coming to CBS Sports
The series, which first premiered in September 2021, is produced by the CBS Sports Race and Culture Unit, with senior producer Sarah M. Kazadi.

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14 hours agoon
June 9, 2023By
BSM Staff
CBS Sports is set to premiere new episodes of its franchise Beyond Limits, which celebrates athletes who go beyond the implicit boundaries of sports and society. Three half-hour episodes will be hosted by CBS Sports reporter AJ Ross, and will also air on CBS’ linear channel and stream live on Paramount+.
The first episode of the season is titled “Who I Am,” and it will feature Byron Perkins, who is the first openly gay football player at a historically black college or university (HBCU). Perkins is a redshirt senior at Hampton University. The show will also discuss the relationship he has with his mother and how she has impacted him both as a person and an athlete.
Two more episodes will premiere throughout the season – one on making sports adaptable and accessible; and the other featuring athletes who have moved into executive roles. The latter show includes interviews with NBA Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, Joe Dumars; New Orleans Pelicans Vice President of Basketball Operations and Team Development, Swin Cash; and NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Troy Vincent.
The series, which first premiered in September 2021, is produced by the CBS Sports Race and Culture Unit, with senior producer Sarah M. Kazadi. Its first episode premieres on Sunday, June 11 at 1:30 p.m. EST/10:30 a.m. PST, and should provide fans with unique storytelling and spotlight into the journeys of various key figures in sports and media alike.
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ESPN Colleagues Pay Tribute to Neil Everett
“It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett.”

Published
17 hours agoon
June 9, 2023By
BSM Staff
Neil Everett has become one of the faces of SportsCenter. After 23 years at ESPN, he announced that he is leaving the network.
Colleagues at the World Wide Leader took to Twitter to share their thoughts. It was universal praise from the people that knew and worked with Everett. Chief among them was his SportsCenter partner of fourteen years, Stan Verrett.
I started at espn in 2000, a few months after Neil Everett. We joined up for sportscenter from LA in 2009. For 14 years, he was the best teammate I could imagine. Selfless, caring, generous, and a pro’s pro. He’s moving on now, but we are brothers for life. That’ll never change.
— stan verrett (@stanverrett) June 8, 2023
If Root Sports Northwest requires references, there are plenty ESPN colleagues past and present that were immediately ready to vouch for Neil Everett.
Neil Everett doesn’t believe in Twitter. Leave positive comments here and I will share with him. Or, I will just give you his number.
— Kenny Mayne (@Kenny_Mayne) June 8, 2023
Great teammate, great friend, many laughing fits with him. Loves animals, WA and Hawaii. And Oregon.
OregonBrokeMyLeg#
Howzit#
I love Neil Everett.
— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) June 9, 2023
There’s a ton more that could be said. None of it matters more than that. He’s just pure.
Mahalo, always.
Neil Everett.
— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) June 9, 2023
Scholar & Gentleman.
Great pure energy.
23 years is no joke my man.
Neil Everett, a good human being. All the best, my friend! https://t.co/c26ic6LS5b
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) June 9, 2023
Neil Everett.
— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) June 9, 2023
Nicest guy.
Old school SportsCenter cool.
Crazy funny.
Great writer.
Loves sprint car racing.
23 years of all that? Blessed to have called him a teammate. Even more to call him a friend. pic.twitter.com/vH6GntFJyX
Mahalo to Neil Everett, the best I ever co-anchored with. And an even better person.
— SteveBunin (@SteveBunin) June 9, 2023
*3 months into my gig at ESPN, invited me to his home for Thanksgiving
*For a few years, we both refused to say “Thunder” on TV #Sonics
*bonded over music, WA & much more.#SimplyTheBest pic.twitter.com/QG1ae9AE7v
Everett was not laid off. He turned down a new contract that would have forced him to take a pay cut.
The Walt Disney Company is in the middle of layoffs effecting every division. CEO Bob Iger has tasked his leaders with reducing costs by $5.5 billion and cutting 7000 jobs.