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At one point or another, a New Englander is bound to ponder Tom Brady's sex life. He's handsome, talented, and rich, the Ken doll of the NFL. Of course he's scored some mattress touchdowns. But Kevin Thompson, candidate for Marty Meehan's empty spot in the 5th Congressional district, thinks Brady needs to keep his pants zipped. Thompson had a lot to say about Brady's recent interview with Details magazine: What kind of world is this...

Deirdre Dagata is no longer the voice of mid-day pop radio in Boston. Clear Channel, the owner of Jam'n and Kiss, made the decision this month to consolidate their DJ staff. The move sounds like smart business practices; they're planning to sink the savings into internet and sales operations. Instead of giving the Boston market a more profitable local station it effectively strips the mid-day of a local personality. Replacing Deirdre is Shelley Wade whose voice will beam in from New Jersey. Shelley will continue to DJ the mid-day show on New York City's Z100 (which actually has studios in Jersey City). Shelly will have a hard time pledging her allegiances to the Yanks on one broadcast and switching over to sing the praises of the Sox. The real loss here is a life long New Englander radio personality. From Deirdre's Kiss 108 profile page:

I’ve come full circle! As an Emerson College student the most memorable moment was when I got accepted into the internship program at Kiss 108! I grew up listening to Kiss 108. It was my favorite radio station. I started out as an intern on the Matty in the Morning Show…I got back into the radio end of the business working at WWKX-Kix 106FM (now Hot 106FM) in Providence, RI. This led to my job at Kiss 108’s sister station WJMN – Jam’n 94.5FM which was my home for the past 6 years. Now I have a new home weekdays from 10a-3p right here on Kiss 108!

Jam'n 94.5 also faced a consolidation cut. Gee-Spin moved from the mid-day to Maverick's evening slot and the mid-day is taken over by a broadcast beamed in from Los Angeles.