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During this morning’s untitled morning show, Fred Toucher responded to the news that Jim Murray being ‘100% not interested’ in the available morning show job opening. Jim Murray wants everyone…

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Mike Felger and Jim Murray on Off-Air Show

During this morning's untitled morning show, Fred Toucher responded to the news that Jim Murray being ‘100% not interested’ in the available morning show job opening.

Jim Murray wants everyone to know he's not making the switch to the "miserable" morning hours and says he's “perfectly happy and comfortable” where he is—in the afternoons as the third chair on "Felger and Mazz."

During the Off-Air show on Facebook on Wednesday, Murray was asked if he was in the running for the open role on the morning show.

“I’ve had a conversation with my agent about it. I told him I’m 100% not interested,” Murray stated.

When Felger asked why he wouldn’t be interested, Jim said he’s comfortable where he is, and double the money wouldn’t sway his decision.

“So this is what makes my agent very upset because there’s been another opportunity before,” Murray said. “He’s like, ‘This is what the money is.’ I’m like, ‘Cool. Great. I’m not interested.’”

During the morning show, Fred talked about Jim’s comments from the Herald.

"I don't know if you guys saw this, but this was in the Boston Herald. Jim Murray from the Felger and Mazz Show. Jim Murray has stated for the record, when asked if he was interested in taking the Rich chair, and he said, 'No, he doesn't want to get up in the morning.' I thought he would be interested. He says that he was thinking about the morning, but he's done mornings before, and you would assume the opportunity would be so much for him that the last thing you'd want to do is take your name out of the running for a freak-of-a-lifetime opportunity. I hope it wasn't a matter of pride. I hope he doesn't think that he had no chance of getting it. So if you're playing along at home, Jim Murray was quite rude. He didn't even reach out to me first. I'm kidding. I don't care. But if you're playing at home, Jim Murray does not want the Rich chair. So who would have thought this early in the game, one week has taken himself out of the running. Roche might just win in the war of attrition if people get out of it."

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The definitive list of places to get a roast beef sandwich in Massachusetts

(Editor's note: This article has been update from the original.)

In Massachusetts, specifically and especially in the North Shore, roast beef sandwiches are deeply ingrained in the culture. The options are abundant when it comes to toppings. Whether you prefer yours with cheese and slathered in barbecue sauce (3-way) or with nothing at all. When you’re looking for a hearty and robust sandwich, the North Shore has it locked down.

Modern Butcher

NNB Rating: 9.7
Address: 36 Maple St, Danvers, MA 01923
Contact: (978) 750-9829
Web: https://themodernbutchershop.com/

Bella's North Andover

NNB Rating: 9.6

Address: 1211 Osgood St, North Andover, MA 01845

Londi's North Andover

Rating: 9.4

Address: 350 Winthrop Ave, North Andover, MA 01845

Pete's Woburn

Rating: 9.3

Address: 100 A Winn St, Woburn, MA 01801

Anthony's Tewksbury

Rating: 9.03

Address: 1921 Main St, Tewksbury, MA 01876

George & Leon's Maine

Rating: 9.01

Address: 9 Cumberland St, Westbrook, ME 04092

Tessi's Tewksbury

Rating: 8.98

Address: 910 Andover St, Tewksbury, MA 01876

Contact: (978) 851-8700

110 Bradford

Rating: 8.995

Address: 691 S Main St, Haverhill, MA 01835

Hap's Portsmouth NH

Rating: 8.95

Address: 2222 Lafayette Rd Unit A, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Contact: (603) 373-8455

Tostimo's Seabrook

Rating: 8.91

Address: 380 Lafayette Rd #6, Seabrook, NH 03874

Geo's Amesbury

Rating: 8.88

Address: 143 Elm St, Amesbury, MA 01913

Contact: (978) 834-5902

Anthony's Methuen

Rating: 8.86

Address: 1111 Riverside Dr, Methuen, MA 01844

Niki's North Andover

Rating: 8.73

Address: 208 Sutton St, North Andover, MA 01845

110 Amesbury

Rating: 8.729

Address: 66 1/2 Haverhill Rd, Amesbury, MA 01913

Anthony's Reading

Rating: 8.67

Address: 216 Main St, Reading, MA 01867

Jamie's

Rating: 8.66

Address: 44 Margin St, Peabody, MA 01960

Rizzo’s Lowell

Rating: 8.6

Address: 131 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA 01852

Rizzo's Salem

Rating: 8.46

Address: 7 Paradise Rd, Salem, MA 01970

Rockport House of Pizza

Rating: 8.49

Address: 19 Broadway Ave, Rockport, MA 01966

Zeno's

Rating: 8.38

Address: 40 Central St, Ipswich, MA 01938

Contact: (978) 312-1497

Supreme Danvers

Address: 18 Maple St, Danvers, MA 01923

Ramzi's Peabody

Address: 139 Lynnfield St, Peabody, MA 01960

Nick's Pizza Beverly

Address: Address: 207 Essex St, Beverly, MA 01915

Contact: (978) 720-8972

Atha's Peabody

Address: 10 Sylvan St, Peabody, MA 01960

Contact: (978) 536-9915

Beefie Boys Truck

Address: The road

Mark's Wellesley

Address: 12c Washington St, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

COMPLETE LIST OF PLACES TO SCORE A BEEF:

              Nick Gemelli, the wizard behind the scenes at Toucher & Hardy and a maestro on 985thesportshub.com, kicked off his radio escapade back in 2007 as an intern for Toucher & Rich on WBCN. After navigating through WFNX and the Boston Phoenix, he made a triumphant return to the show in 2016. Hailing from Marshfield but currently holding it down in Tewksbury, Nick’s radio journey is as dynamic as his Twitter feed. Nick writes about what happens on the Toucher & Hardy Show and Boston area lifestyle content.