98.5 The Sports Hub sees further changes at “Toucher and Hardy”

The morning program on 98.5 The Sports Hub underwent a big change on air late last year when Rob “Hardy” Poole joined Fred Toucher as co-host following the departure of Rich Shertenlieb.

On Wednesday night, the show “Toucher and Hardy” underwent another shakeup, this time behind the scenes: two longtime producers left the show and a personality well known to Boston radio listeners took over the role.

Sports Hub program director Rick Radzik confirmed that Adam Chapman, known as Adam 12, is the new executive producer of “Toucher and Hardy.” He will also continue to program what remains of fellow Beasley Media-owned station Rock 92.9, which moved to Bloomberg Radio with that signal but can still be heard on 92.9 HD2, 106.1 FM, WRCA 1330 AM and the Rock 92.9 app.

Adam 12's last day as host at 92.9 was September 3. Giving him the role of executive producer on “Toucher & Hardy” – a show he also guest-hosted – was a logical decision since Beasley was already paying him and he is good friends with both Toucher and Hardy.

The executive producer position became vacant when Dan O'Brien was fired Wednesday night in a cost-cutting move that would have allowed for a seamless integration of “Adam 12.”

According to multiple sources familiar with the situation, the plan was for Mike Lockhart – who had been with the show since January 2009, when it was still on WBCN – to stay on as a producer and work with Adam 12.

Lockhart had asked for a raise after Shertenlieb left and was told he would eventually take over as the show's lead producer. He was blindsided Thursday when he learned of the Adam 12 plan. Beasley offered him a raise, but it was only a fraction of what he asked for late last year.

Feeling deceived and underestimated – Beasley had already fired him in October 2022 but rehired him later that month after Shertenlieb offered to pay his salary – he decided it was time to move on.