Eddie Andelman, a Boston broadcaster for more than four decades, is being remembered for his indelible impact on sports talk radio and the Boston landscape. Andelman’s death at age 89 was announced Monday by the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame and Phantom Gourmet, which was created by his three sons. The Dorchester native and two other fans created the long-running interactive sports show, Sports Huddle, in 1969.”Some call him the godfather of sports radio. He certainly changed and elevated the sports radio game,” his sons wrote. Video below: Andelman’s tough words for Red Sox”The show became a model for similar programs across the country. As the audiences grew, the show expanded from a weekly Sunday night feature to a prime-time weekday series and was a precursor of the all-sports radio format stations that we know today,” according to Andelman’s biography on the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.He participated in approximately 13,000 radio broadcasts and more than 1,200 television commentaries, including several on WCVB. Video below: Andelman’s take on sports magazinesAndelman was a graduate of Boston University with an MBA from Northeastern University. His honors included Jimmy Fund Man of the Year, Joey Fund Man of the Year, and Jewish Big Brother Man of the Year. He raised millions of dollars for the Joey Fund-Cystic Fibrosis through his Hot Dog Safaris. “Eddie Andelman lived a truly incredible life,” his sons wrote. Video below: Andelman joins Chronicle for a hot dog tasting
Eddie Andelman, a Boston broadcaster for more than four decades, is being remembered for his indelible impact on sports talk radio and the Boston landscape.
Andelman’s death at age 89 was announced Monday by the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame and Phantom Gourmet, which was created by his three sons.
The Dorchester native and two other fans created the long-running interactive sports show, Sports Huddle, in 1969.
“Some call him the godfather of sports radio. He certainly changed and elevated the sports radio game,” his sons wrote.
Video below: Andelman’s tough words for Red Sox
“The show became a model for similar programs across the country. As the audiences grew, the show expanded from a weekly Sunday night feature to a prime-time weekday series and was a precursor of the all-sports radio format stations that we know today,” according to Andelman’s biography on the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
He participated in approximately 13,000 radio broadcasts and more than 1,200 television commentaries, including several on WCVB.
Video below: Andelman’s take on sports magazines
Andelman was a graduate of Boston University with an MBA from Northeastern University. His honors included Jimmy Fund Man of the Year, Joey Fund Man of the Year, and Jewish Big Brother Man of the Year.
He raised millions of dollars for the Joey Fund-Cystic Fibrosis through his Hot Dog Safaris.
“Eddie Andelman lived a truly incredible life,” his sons wrote.
Video below: Andelman joins Chronicle for a hot dog tasting
