Sudbury Native Has Big Shoes to Fill in Replacing the Big 'O' at WEEI
Mike Salk joins Michael Holley in mid-March for the program's afternoon drive show.
Replacing an icon in any industry can be a daunting challenge, and that's exactly what Mike Salk is preparing for. The Sudbury native was recently announced as the replacement for Glenn "The Big O" Ordway on WEEI's revamped afternoon drive program. "For a kid who grew up rooting for Boston's sports teams, I can't wait to get behind that microphone and connect with the most avid sports fans in the country," Salk said in a release on WEEI.com. "From the best play-by-play in radio to their breakthrough work with the Jimmy Fund, WEEI is still the gold standard in sports talk radio." Ordway was fired after two decades due to slumping ratings. "It’s not about replacing Glenn Ordway,’’ Salk told the Boston Globe. “He’s a legend, he accomplished …
