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The radio show I choose to listen to was Zolak and Bertrand, a Boston radio show that is produced by CBS Boston. The show is played weekdays from 10am until 2pm on 98.5 The Sports Hub. The show discusses many of the New England sports teams, including the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics. The show features personalities Scott Zolak and Marc Bertrand. Zolak is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Patriots as well as the Miami Dolphins. Bertrand attended UMass Amherst, where he provided play by play for the Minutemen. One can certainly say that this show is biased toward Boston and New England sports teams, but Zolak and Bertrand take a critical tone toward the teams they discuss. In the particular episode of the …show more content…
Many of the commercials were for products that only males could use. The show also had a lot of focus on the Patriots. One could say among the teams that they discuss there is a bias towards the Patriots. This could be due to the fact the Zolak is a former patriot and is also the color commentator for the Patriots. The show may be favoring the patriots in their discussion, but Zolak and Bertrand critically discussed the patriots off season actions regarding Deflategate. On the New England Patriots website one of the links at the top of the site reads “Wells Report Context” which leads to another site supported by the Patriot’s organization. This website has a long posting about the Wells report as well as videos which explain the ideal gas law. There is also a list of links which lead to articles which attack the NFLs character and intentions. Zolak and Bertrand discussed the fact that the Patriots had this website as one of their main links on their website and what that means for the organization. Zolak and Bertrand said that the Patriots need to be all in or out. They were upset that the Patriots initially let the NFL punish the team by taking away draft picks, but are now fighting

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