Eddie Andelman

Eddie Andelman is an American sports radio talk show host. He has worked over 40 years in sports talk radio in Boston and has appeared on over 100 sports stations all over the country.

His career in sports talk radio began in 1969 on Boston's WBZ with his Sunday 7-10 PM weekly "Sports Huddle," with Jim McCarthy and Mark Witkin. He remained at WBZ until mid-1971, when he and the show moved to WEEI. He began a television program for WNAC (now WHDH), Channel 7, in November 1972, which lasted until early 1976. He has also been a host on WCVB Channel 5, and in addition to his early work at WBZ and WEEI, has hosted talk radio shows on WUNR, WHDH, and WWZN.

After WEEI, his Sports Huddle moved to WTKK and lasted for many years until December 26, 2010.

He graduated from Boston University and earned an MBA from Northeastern University. Before he first got into radio on WBZ in 1969 (see above), he ran his family's real estate development business.

His son David created The Phantom Gourmet television show.

Andelman is involved with many charitable organizations, but is best known in the New England area for his Hot Dog Safari, which he has hosted since 1990, raises money for the Joey Fund / Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation. The event started when during one of his Sports Huddle shows he called the hot dog the ultimate sports food. He and his callers then debated over who made the best ones. After some time, he decided to resolve the issue by organizing a bus trip for 200 individuals to various hot dog stands. As Eddie told his listeners, "We are on a hot dog safari." The money from ticket sales went to benefit the Joey Fund. Since then the event has grown, and now includes local celebrities, members of the media and professional athletes, and over the years has raised over a million dollars for the Joey Fund / Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

...
Wikipedia