Audacy-owned 106.7 The Fan continued its winning ways in the Nielsen winter ratings book. Beginning with weekday prime (M-F, 6a-7p), the station garnered a 7.3 share among Men 25-54, good for fifth in Washington, D.C.. That was down year-over-year from the 9.4 share, first-place outcome it realized last winter.

In mornings, The Sports Junkies drew an 8.0 share to secure a third-place finish. John Auville, Eric Bickel, Jason Bishop and John-Paul Flaim were up seven tenths of a share from the 2023 winter book.

Shifting to middays, Brian Mitchell and JP Finlay recorded an 8.2 share in the winter book, placing the show third among Men 25-54. The program amassed the largest share at 106.7 The Fan for the quarter, but lost 2.4 shares year-over-year. BMitch & Finlay ranked first last winter with a 10.6 share.

Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouheir delivered a top 5 ranking for the quarter, registering a fifth place finish with Men 25-54. The afternoon show reeled in a 6.5 share, which was down from a 10.9 during the same period last year.

For the full week (M-SU, 6a-12a), 106.7 The Fan drew a 6.0 share, placing it sixth with Men 25-54. Ratings information for the market’s other sports radio stations – Team 980 and ESPN 630 DC – was not available.

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Reports indicate that Audacy is having another round of layoffs, this one expected to affect around 100 employees. Mike Kadlick, who had served as the Patriots reporter for WEEI in Boston took to X to announce he had been let go.

“My time with WEEI has come to an end due to company-wide reductions,” he wrote. “Very tough to swallow right before the NFL Draft, but I’m looking forward to continuing covering the Patriots in some way. I’ll still be plugged in this weekend. Onward.”

One Audacy employee based in New York posted on LinkedIn, “A tough day at Audacy as we had to say goodbye to a handful of really talented, hard-working colleagues, three of whom I’ve become particularly close to.” The employee goes on to mention a sports content producer in the New York City area in addition to a few other positions which were eliminated.

This is an ongoing story and BSM will update it as we learn of anyone else in sports media who may have been affected by today’s layoffs.

Al Shaver, who spent 26 years as the voice of the Minnesota North Stars and was known as the “voice of hockey” in Minnesota, has died at the age of 96. His family said Shaver passed away after a brief illness.

Shaver had a 48-year broadcasting career which included a couple of years as the voice of Minnesota Gophers hockey. Shaver’s son Wally is the current voice of the team.

Shaver started with the Minnesota North Stars in their inaugural season in 1967-68 and continued until the team moved to Dallas in 1993. The Minnesota Wild named their press box at Xcel Energy Center after Shaver.

Shaver is a 10-time Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year and received numerous awards over his career. He’s also in the Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame.