Lou Merloni, who was informed last week that his contract will not be renewed after more than 10 years as a weekday host at WEEI, will still contribute to the station in a familiar way.
He will join the Red Sox flagship station’s broadcasts of Red Sox games next season, while Joe Castiglione, the radio play-by-play voice since 1983, will cut back the number of games that he calls.
Merloni will be in the booth for at least 60 regular-season and 10 spring training games this season. He will contribute to WEEI’s offseason Red Sox programing and make regular appearances on the station’s shows when news about the team breaks.