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12 Facts About Michael Felger

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Michael Alan Felger was born on August 6,1969 and is a sports radio talk show host on WBZ-FM in Boston, co-hosting "Felger and Massarotti" with Tony Massarotti, a former columnist for the Boston Herald.

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Michael Felger is a television host for NBC Sports Boston, where he talks about sports as a co-host of the weeknight show "Boston Sports Tonight" with Michael Holley and the host of pregame and postgame coverage for Boston Bruins.

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Originally from Milwaukee, Felger graduated from Boston University in 1992.

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Michael Felger later joined the paper permanently and became the lead reporter for the Boston Bruins from 1997 to 1999.

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Michael Felger then became their New England Patriots beat columnist, a position he held from 1999 to 2008.

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Michael Felger hosted a sports talk radio show called The Mike Michael Felger Show on 890 ESPN.

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Michael Felger moved on as an online columnist and fill-in host for Boston sports radio station WEEI while continuing his television work on Comcast SportsNet New England.

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Michael Felger signed a new multiyear deal with 98.5 The Sports Hub's parent company The Beasley Media Group in January 2018.

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Michael Felger owns a house on Nantucket where he and his family spend part of the summer.

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In memorializing him, Michael Felger credited his father with instilling in him a love of sports and a willingness to speak critically and passionately about local teams from a young age.

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Michael Felger is considered a polarizing figure in Boston media due to his contrarian and often critical commentary of sport's players, managers, and owners.

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On November 8,2017, Michael Felger was criticized for statements made on the air that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, who died in a stunt-plane crash, was a "moron" for partaking in such a dangerous activity when he was a father with young children.