Nick Cafardo is the national baseball writer for The Boston Globe. Cafardo begin his career in Brockton in 1975 before moving to the Quincy Patriot Ledger in 1981. In 1989 he joined The Boston Globe sports staff. Cafardo has covered both the Red Sox and Patriots during his tenure at the Globe, but his heart … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Nick Cafardo
2011 Approval Ratings – Michael Holley
Today's subject is WEEI's Michael Holley. An Ohio native, Holley worked for the Akron Beacon Journal before joining the Boston Globe in 1997. He was the Celtics beat writer before being moved into the columnist role. At the time, he was also a frequent guest on WEEI, especially on The Big Show, prior to the … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Michael Holley
2011 Approval Ratings – Peter Abraham
Peter Abraham is a Red Sox reporter for the Boston Globe. A native of New Bedford, MA, Abraham joined the Globe in 2009. He attended UMass-Amherst. Prior to coming to the Globe, covered the Yankees for The Journal News beginning in 2005, and spent four years prior to that covering the Mets. Before coming to New … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Peter Abraham
2011 Approval Ratings – Dan Shaughnessy
The voice and face of Boston sports - at least according to the Boston Globe - is Dan Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy is the Globe's front-page go-to guy for all major sports stories, the latest example being all the front page runs he received during the Bruins Stanley Cup chase. Shaughnessy grew up in Groton, MA, and is a graduate … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Dan Shaughnessy
2011 Approval Ratings – Kevin Paul Dupont
Kevin Paul Dupont is the national hockey writer for The Boston Globe. Dupont enjoys using nicknames for players and cities, and has been picking up steam on his Twitter account, which for awhile there seemed exclusively devoted to complaining about having to sit near small children and clueless parents on airplanes. He started his writing career with … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Kevin Paul Dupont
2011 Approval Ratings – Fluto Shinzawa
It's been three years since the original round of BSMW Approval ratings were run. Things are much different now, people have come and gone, moved to new positions, and there are even new outlets that weren't here previously. The concept is very simple. Each day (or thereabouts) a short profile of a Boston sports media member … Continue reading 2011 Approval Ratings – Fluto Shinzawa
Shaughnessy Column Corrected
As a follow-up to yesterday's post - Fun With NFL Payrolls and Draft “Value” From the Globe this morning: Correction: Because of a reporting error, the ranking of the Patriots’ payroll among NFL teams was incorrect in a column about the Jets-Steelers game in Sunday’s Sports section. The NFL salary cap can be tabulated in … Continue reading Shaughnessy Column Corrected
Why The Patriots Media Policy Is The Right One
This tweet from Globe football writer Greg A Bedard caught my attention last night: [blackbirdpie id="19544008518803456"] Bedard went on to explain a little bit more of what he was referring to, by saying that he wasn't talking about the Packers, and adding: [blackbirdpie id="19559647895621632"] It appears he was attempting to say that the Patriots should … Continue reading Why The Patriots Media Policy Is The Right One
Amalie Benjamin Moves Off Red Sox Beat
In a blog post on Extra Bases, The Boston Globe'sAmalie Benjamin has announced that she is leaving the Red Sox beat. New challenges, and a word of thanks She makes it clear that she is not leaving the Globe, just the Red Sox beat, and will instead focus on "features and other daily duties in sports." … Continue reading Amalie Benjamin Moves Off Red Sox Beat
Giving You The Friday Megalinks
Ok, let's do the Friday megalinks. Getting a late start as I've been all over the place today, but better late than never. Check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for information on the sports and entertainment programs for the first weekend in October. Now to the links. National USA Today's Michael Hiestand talks about ESPN … Continue reading Giving You The Friday Megalinks
Boston Sports Media Watch 