Glenn Ordway was born on January 16,1951 and is an American former sports radio and television personality based in the Boston area.
16 Facts About Glenn Ordway
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Glenn Ordway spent over a decade as a radio sports commentator for Boston Celtics games.
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In 1981, Glenn Ordway gained prominence at WRKO in Boston where he hosted a popular, award-winning call-in show, Sportscall.
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Glenn Ordway spent 13 years as a member of the Boston Celtics' radio broadcast team.
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In 1987, the Celtics moved their radio programming to WEEI, where Glenn Ordway became executive sports director, and later program manager.
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In 1996, Glenn Ordway was promoted to program director, and began The Big Show.
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Glenn Ordway hosted a program during New England Patriots season called New England Tailgate, discussing the team with former players Fred Smerlas and Steve DeOssie.
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Glenn Ordway appeared on the HBO sports documentaries The Curse of the Bambino and The Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino.
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Glenn Ordway announced on his December 11,2008, show that he would be going on vacation for the rest of the month as his contract with Entercom Communications was set to expire on December 31, and that he was not sure if he would be returning to the air after his vacation.
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In September 2011, it was reported that Glenn Ordway's salary had been cut in half due to lower ratings, per his contract.
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Glenn Ordway was replaced on the afternoon show by Mike Salk, a Boston native previously doing sports radio in Seattle.
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In September 2015, Glenn Ordway returned to WEEI, joining Lou Merloni and Christian Fauria for the station's mid-day program ; the show moved to the afternoon drive time in July 2018.
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In June 2021, Glenn Ordway announced he would retire from WEEI-FM in August, but would continue to host Patriots postgame shows and would work on special projects with the station.
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Glenn Ordway grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, and graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1968.
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Glenn Ordway later took a broadcasting course at New York University.
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On March 3,2008, Glenn Ordway called into The Big Show to explain that his wife had just given birth to a baby girl and both mother and daughter had suffered severe complications during delivery.