Glenn Ordway

Glenn Ordway (born January 16, 1951) is an American former sports radio and television personality based in the Boston area. He also spent over a decade as a radio sports commentator for Boston Celtics games.

Career Ordway began his radio career in 1972 at WMLO, a small station in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Ordway announced on his December 11, 2008, show that he would be going on vacation for the rest of the month as his contract with Entercom Communications (owner of WEEI) was set to expire on December 31, and that he was not sure if he would be returning to the air after his vacation. Ordway's contract negotiations may have been affected by Entercom financial problems—the company risked being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange because its stock price had dipped below a dollar.

In January 2009, it was announced that Ordway and Entercom had an agreement on a five-year contract that would pay Ordway $1 million per year.

In September 2011, it was reported that Ordway's salary had been cut in half due to lower ratings, per his contract. That month, WEEI began to simulcast its sports radio programming on FM, with the FM station adopting WEEI-FM call letters on September 21.

2013 firing On February 12, 2013, Ordway was let go from WEEI. He was replaced on the afternoon show by Mike Salk, a Boston native previously doing sports radio in Seattle.

In November 2013, Ordway was announced as the host for The Big Weekend Show with Glenn Ordway to air on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio; at that time, he also hinted at a possible 2014 return to Boston.

On March 17, 2014, Ordward launched The Big Show Unfiltered on SportstalkBoston.com. Ordway broadcast on ESPN New Hampshire Radio Nashua/Manchester from June 2014 until May 2015.

WEEI return and retirement In September 2015, Ordway returned to WEEI, joining Lou Merloni (a former Boston Red Sox player) and Christian Fauria (a former New England Patriots player) for the station's mid-day program (commonly known as OMF per the first letters of their last names); the show moved to the afternoon drive time in July 2018.

In June 2021, Ordway announced he would retire from WEEI-FM in August, but would continue to host Patriots postgame shows and would work on special projects with the station.

Personal life Ordway grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, and graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1968. He later took a broadcasting course at New York University.

On March 3, 2008, Ordway called into The Big Show to explain that his wife had just given birth to a baby girl and both mother and daughter had suffered severe complications during delivery.

Ordway has two children with his wife, Sarah. He also has three children from a previous marriage.

Awards and recognition In 1990, UPI bestowed the Celtics' broadcasting team of Most and Ordway a first-place finish for pre-game show as well as for play-by-play. In 2005, Ordway was nominated for a Marconi Award, given for excellence in radio, for "Major Market Personality of the Year". In 2005, Ordway was awarded the annual Jimmy Award by The Jimmy Fund. The award honors "individuals who have, over the years, committed themselves to the mission of Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund." In 2008, Ordway placed 91st on the trade journal Talkers Magazine list of the "Heavy Hundred". The list ranks what the magazine considers the most popular, influential, or entertaining talk-show hosts from around the country. As of 2009, Ordway had moved up to 87th.