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Entercom and Greater Media have been mum about Howie Carr leaving (his contract is expected to expire on Sept 19) to go to WTKK. But there is a clue that is could well be happening. Howie's Worcester affiliate, WCRN, now has this on their webpage: "Starting Monday, Join Peter Blute for 4 hours of Live and Local Talk in the morning! The Peter Blute Show from 6-10AM, and Hank Stolz moves to the afternoons 2-6PM. THE SWITCH IS ON!" So Howie has been replaced, on a station that has been quite loyal to him. It looks like the move to...

WORCESTER— Peter I. Blute, a former Republican congressman and one of Central Massachusetts’ best known political and media figures, has resurfaced as host of a new morning radio talk show set to debut Monday on WCRN-AM 830. In addition to hiring Mr. Blute, the radio station’s owner, Carter Broadcasting of Boston, is converting the Worcester-based station from an oldies musical format to all talk, and is installing the syndicated show of Boston talk fixture Howie Carr — a former colleague of Mr. Blute at Boston’s WRKO — in the prime 3-7 p.m. slot. Mr. Blute, 50, who co-hosted a talk...

WBZ-TV in Boston just reported that former Congressman Peter Blute has decided NOT to run against Ted Kennedy this year. So far there are two little-known GOP candidates who MAY run. Could be another 6 years of the Swimmer unless someone who can WIN enters the race.

BOSTON For the first time in his 43-year career as one of the U-S Senate's most strident liberals, Senator Edward Kennedy may run unopposed for re-election this year. The only Republican making any noises about jumping in against Kennedy is former Congressman and radio talk show host Peter Blute. While Blute says he's taking a "serious, analytical look" at the race, he concedes any opponent needs to assess Kennedy's burgeoning campaign war chest. The Democrat has at least eight-and-a-half (m) million dollars in his campaign account. In the so-called Republican-leaning "red states," Kennedy is a favorite punching bag, lampooned as...

CBS4 News has exclusive word of a major new development on the local political front. With less than nine months to go until Senator Ted Kennedy seeks re-election to a ninth term, CBS4 News has learned that Republicans are zeroing in on a big-name candidate to challenge him. We have confirmed that former Congressman Peter Blute of Shrewsbury is in Washington Tuesday for a round of meetings with high-level Republican political operatives at the White House, the Republican National Committee, and the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. Their goal: convince Blute to take on what may be the toughest task...