The Boston Herald, the only major Hub daily with a pulse, is launching a new Internet radio service next week.
Boston Herald Radio will feature a range of programming—most interestingly a dedicated sports talk show with former
WEEI FlashBoy
Jon Meterparel and former
MASN reporter and Boston native
Jen Royle. Unlike the Globe's Internet radio offering (
RadioBDC), the Herald's model looks like it will actually offer interesting content. The Globe's idea of exciting radio is moronic "alternative" music programming and tie-ins with
WGBH (perhaps the only other local outlet
more boring than the Globe). The Herald is also offering its content on popular smartphone apps like
TuneIn Radio—so people might actually listen at work or in their car. Hey, we'll give 'Meter' a listen.
