{"id":7187,"date":"2023-01-13T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/adam-jones-to-host-weeis-afternoon-show\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:20:00","slug":"adam-jones-to-host-weeis-afternoon-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/adam-jones-to-host-weeis-afternoon-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Jones to host WEEI&#8217;s Afternoon Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header class=\"m-article-header m-article-header--standard\"><span id=\"article-header-primary-term\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsports news<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"m-article-header__sub-headline\">Jones will reunite with former Sports Hub co-host Christian Arcand and join Megan Ottorini on WEEI&#8217;s afternoon show called &#8220;Jones and Mego.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"a-photo m-article-header__photo \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-16:9 size-16:9 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=200 200w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/YCKIMDQ3HNHU7FFMF24UIUIPXI-_1_-63c1678727101-768x432.jpg?width=900 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption class=\"a-photo__caption\"><em>    Lane Turner\/Glove Staff<\/em>\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<p>Adam Jones&#8217; move from 98.5 The Sports Hub to WEEI has been the worst kept secret on Boston sports radio for the past few weeks.  WEEI made the official announcement on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The station has announced that it is hiring Jones, who has been the night&#8217;s host at Sports Hub for 10 years, as host for its afternoon drive. Join Cristian Arcand, former co-host of Sports Hub. The show is called &#8220;Jones and Mego&#8221; with Christian Arcand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-sendtonews wp-block-embed-sendtonews\"\/>\n<p>\u201cJoining the WEEI team is a lifelong dream come true,\u201d Jones said in a statement.  &#8220;For 10 years, I&#8217;ve been driving into the night like an afternoon drive. I can&#8217;t wait to start working with Meghan and Christian.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WEEI also announced the promotion of Ken Laird from Station Operations Manager to Brand Manager.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&#8217; additions to WEEI&#8217;s recent lineup include parting ways with longtime afternoon host Lou Merloni, Christian Faurier&#8217;s move from Afternoon Drive to Noon, and Rich Keef&#8217;s Noon to Night move. This is the final piece of change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the third time Adam and I have worked together,\u201d said Mike Thomas, senior vice president and market manager for Ordersy Boston.  &#8220;He&#8217;s talented, opinionated, informed, and funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When Jones was promoted to host of the evening show in December 2012, Thomas replaced Damon Amendrala, who was the program director for Sports Hub and moved to CBS Sports Radio gigs nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and the revamped afternoon program will face off against Sports Hub&#8217;s ratings-dominant show &#8220;Felger and Maz,&#8221; featuring Michael Felger, Tony Massarotti and third voice Jim Murray.<\/p>\n<p>Jones first broke into Boston Radio in 2006 as an intern and update anchor for Felger&#8217;s ESPN 890 show. He has also worked with ESPN Boston Radio and ESPN Radio (2011-12), and his past duties at Sports Hub included co-hosting the 2009-10 &#8220;The Dunshawnnessy Show.&#8221; rice field.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Laird&#8217;s new role will include overseeing the station&#8217;s content strategy, people, operations and branding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKen stepped up last year and has proven himself as a leader, and we are very happy to promote him in this new role,\u201d Thomas said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-block m-generic-cta m-generic-cta--post-content m-generic-cta--dark m-generic-cta--homepage m-generic-cta--email-signup t-amp__generic-cta\">\n<div class=\"m-generic-cta__wrap\">\n<div class=\"m-generic-cta__content\">\n<h3 class=\"m-generic-cta__title\">Get the latest Boston sports news<\/h3>\n<p class=\"m-generic-cta__subtitle\">Get the latest from your favorite Boston teams straight from the newsroom to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar consent=\"grant\";\n\t\t\/* The above code is parsing the JSON data from the local storage and storing it in a variable. *\/\n\t\t\t\t\tconst onetrustStorageConsent = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem( 'consent_one_trust_bdc' ) );\n\t\t\tif ( ( onetrustStorageConsent !== null ) ) {\n\t\t\t\t\/* Checking to see if the user has consented to the use of cookies.\n\t\t\t\t* If they have not, it is deleting the cookie.\n\t\t\t\t* This will comment for now, until further notice.\n\t\t\t\t*\/\n\t\t\t\t\/\/if ( onetrustStorageConsent.C0002 === false ) {\n\t\t\t\t\/\/\tdocument.cookie=\"_fbp=;expires=Thu, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC; path=\/; domain=.boston.com\";\n\t\t\t\t\/\/}\n\t\t\t\t\/* Checking if the user has given consent for the cookie C0002. \n\t\t\t\t* If the user has given consent, the variable consent will be set to 'grant'. \n\t\t\t\t* If the user has not given consent,the variable consent will be set to 'revoke'.\n\t\t\t\t* Documentation https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/docs\/meta-pixel\/implementation\/gdpr\n\t\t\t\t*\/\n\t\t\t\tif ( onetrustStorageConsent.C0002 !== true ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tconsent=\"revoke\";\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\t\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\t\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\t\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n\t\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('consent', consent);\n\t\tfbq('init', '989222871864976');\n\t\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t<\/script><script type=\"module\">\n\t\tvar consent=\"grant\";\n\t\t\/* The above code is parsing the JSON data from the local storage and storing it in a variable. *\/<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tconst onetrustStorageConsent = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem( 'consent_one_trust_bdc' ) );\n\t\t\t\/* Checking to see if the user has consented to the use of cookies.\n\t\t\t* If they have not, it is deleting the cookie.\n\t\t\t* This will comment for now, until further notice.\n\t\t\t*\/\n\t\t\t\/\/if ( onetrustStorageConsent.C0002 === false ) {\n\t\t\t\/\/\tdocument.cookie=\"_fbp=;expires=Thu, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC; path=\/; domain=.boston.com\";\n\t\t\t\/\/}\n\t\t\t\/* Checking if the user has given consent for the cookie C0002. \n\t\t\t* If the user has given consent, the variable consent will be set to 'grant'. \n\t\t\t* If the user has not given consent,the variable consent will be set to 'revoke'.\n\t\t\t* Documentation https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/docs\/meta-pixel\/implementation\/gdpr\n\t\t\t*\/\n\t\t\tif ( ( onetrustStorageConsent !== null ) && (onetrustStorageConsent.C0002 !== true ) ) {\n\t\t\t\tconsent=\"revoke\";\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()\n\t\t{n.callMethod? 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