Change Is On The Air

Though he certainly doesn't know it, Jerry Trupiano was one of the main reasons I became such an avid fan of Red Sox baseball on the radio. Driving home from work every summer evening at around 7:30 pm, Trupiano and long-time Sox broadcaster (and fellow Nutmegger) Joe Castiglione accompanied my up the Berlin Turnpike and down interstate 84. Without a functioning tape deck or an FM station that was worth my time, WTIC 1080 AM became the lock for the drive home. It was there that my obsession for the Sox took root, thanks in no small part to the well-developed relationship between Joe and Jerry. They made the airwaves feel like home year in and year out.

This past week, the Red Sox announced a change in their announcing team, with Trupiano on the receiving end. Instead of his misleading "Way back!" calls, Sox fans will be asked to acclimate themselves to Joe's new sidekick, Dave O'Brien, and occasional fill-in Glenn Geffner.

By all indications, both O'Brien, who still works with ESPN, and Geffner are thrilled about the move. O'Brien in particular is pumped to be coming back to do Red Sox baseball, as he hails originally from Quincy, MA.