WEEI midday host Dale Arnold announced today that he is ready to call it a career. His last full-time appearance on the Boston sports station will take place tomorrow.
The announcement came without a lot of fanfare. Rich Keefe didn’t mention anything about a major announcement during his crossover segment with the Greg Hill Show in morning drive. In fact, the announcement was saved for the very last segment of the show.
Arnold simply told the audience that “Tomorrow will be the last time I do a radio show at this radio station.”
He noted that while the announcement was sudden, the decision was not. Arnold said that the exit had been plotted for several weeks. He cited the desire to have more time to spend with his wife, who was forced to retire from her own job last year for health reasons, as the reason for his retirement.
Arnold has been with the station for the majority of is existence, trailing back to 1991 when it arrived on the scene as Sports Radio 580. He’s also enjoyed stints as the play-by-play voice of both the New England Patriots and the Boston Bruins. Though his weekday responsibilities will come to an end, Arnold will remain involved with the station calling some Boston Red Sox games during the 2021 season.
“I’ve done somewhere in the vicinity of 29,000 hours of sports talk radio,” Arnold said. “I’ve done 30 years at this radio station, since they opened the doors. I’ve done 33 years in the Boston market. And I’ve had enough.”
This is the second full-time co-host to announce their exit from WEEI in recent days. On Wednesday, Danielle Murr announced Friday would be her last day alongside Greg Hill as part of the station’s morning show.
No word yet on who will take over in middays on WEEI. As details become available we’ll keep you posted.
