Eddie Andelman is no stranger to the Boston radio market. For many years he was on the 1510 The Zone and 850 WEEI, sports stations, where he garnered a large and loyal audience. In total, he has spent over 35 years in sports talk radio. Eddie is known as "The God Father of Sports Talk" and is written about in Sports Talk Book by Alan Eiserstock and has been featured in Time Magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and Boston Magazine. Eddie hosted the first Super Bowl remote broadcast, and has hosted 58 live World Championship fights from Las Vegas. He is the creator of the New England Championship outdoor fights, The Sports Huddle, and The Jambalaya Crusade. Eddie helped discover Marvin Hagler, and arranged with Governor Weld to name the Ted Williams Tunnel. In the past Eddie has worked at Channel 7 for six years and Channel 5 news for three years. He has appeared on over 100 sports stations all over the country. THE NEW SPORTS HUDDLE with Eddie Andleman can be heard Sunday nights from 7 pm 10 pm on 96.9 FM Talk WTKK.
     In devoting his time to a number of local charities, he has raised millions of dollars throughout the years. He has been honored as the Jimmy Fund Man of the Year, Joey Fund-Cystic Fibrosis Man of the Year, and the Big Brother Man of the Year. Eddie is the creator of the Hot Dog Safari, now in its 19th year, which has raised millions of dollars for Cystic Fibrosis research. He is the creator of the New York/Boston Unity Fund, which raised over $135,000 for the benefit of firefighters, and was named Honorary Fire Chief upon his visit to Ground Zero. Eddie raised $50,000 to enable paralyzed jockey Rudy Biaz to build ramps in his house, and delivered baseball equipment to kids in the Dominican Republic.
     Eddie Andelman is not only an excellent fundraiser, but he is also recognized as a true judge of the perfect hot dog. He can be seen every now and then on the Phantom Gourmet debating hot dog versus hamburgers, favoring the hot dog, of course. It was his passion for the hot dog that led to his creation of Eddie Andelman's Hot dog Safari.
     Eddie attended Boston University, graduating with a BA and BS in accounting. Later, he earned his MBA from Northeastern University. Eddie is married to the fabulous Judy and together they have raised three sons, David, Michael and Danny. David is a lawyer with an MBA from Northeastern, and is the creator of The Phantom Gourmet television show. Michael has an MBA from Georgetown and works for WLVI-TV56. Danny graduated from Union College and works as the executive producer of The Phantom Gourmet. Eddie now lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
     Congratulations Eddie and Judy on becoming proud Grandparents to Zack and Max!!!