Peter Gammons has been inducted in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, while Bob Ryan has been named sportswriter of the year for the third straight year. Dan Shaughnessy was named the Massachusetts state sportswriter of the year. John Madden was inducted to the Hall along with Gammons, and Jim Nantz was … Continue reading Ryan, Gammons, Shaughnessy, Lynch Honored by NSSA
Tom Curran Says Farewell to PFT, Hello to CSNNE.com (Updated)
In a blog post this afternoon on ProFootballTalk.com, Tom Curran said good-bye to that site, and announced officially that he is heading over to Comcast SportsNet New England where he will be covering the NFL and the Patriots for the new CSNNE.com, which I'm hearing is set for an official launch on Monday, November 2nd. I … Continue reading Tom Curran Says Farewell to PFT, Hello to CSNNE.com (Updated)
Purcell: Herald To Charge For Online Content
Back in August, I had a post about the Boston Globe planning to charge for online content sometime in the near future. It looks like the Boston Herald has similar plans. Purcell: Herald, other papers will soon charge for online content Earlier this decade, the Herald had a policy where access to columnists and feature writers was … Continue reading Purcell: Herald To Charge For Online Content
Globe Fills Reiss Hole By Hiring Albert Breer
When The Boston Globe lost Mike Reiss to the new ESPNBoston.com a few weeks ago, it was a huge blow to the football coverage in the paper and especially on Boston.com. Multiple sources have told BSMW that The Globe has made a strong move towards filling that hole by hiring Albert Breer away from The … Continue reading Globe Fills Reiss Hole By Hiring Albert Breer
Friday Ramblin’s
Mixing things up a little bit this Friday, rather than full links, we'll jump around a little bit. Patriots Daily is giving you what you need for Sunday's Patriots/Falcons game. Weekly features like Worry Wart by Chris Warner, Trading Places - a chat with the Falcoholic blog and First Impressions get you warmed up for Sunday. Later today the … Continue reading Friday Ramblin’s
Peter Abraham Joining The Boston Globe
Peter Abraham, who covers the Yankees and writes a very good blog for The Journal News of the Lower Hudson Valley (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam) in New York, announced today on his blog that he is leaving to come join The Boston Globe: So here it is: I’m leaving The Journal News after nearly 10 years and … Continue reading Peter Abraham Joining The Boston Globe
Fred Cusick Passes Away at 90
The Bruins Blog on Boston.com is reporting that Fred Cusick, former play-by-play voice of the Bruins has died this afternoon at the age of 90. Though best known for his Bruins calls, Cusick also was an analyst for the first ever Patriots game, and served as the PA announcer at Fenway Park for two years, and did … Continue reading Fred Cusick Passes Away at 90
Gary Washburn Set To Replace Spears at Globe
Late Saturday night, former Boston Globe basketball writer Marc. J. Spears posted the following on Twitter: Congrats to ex-Sonics writer Gary Washburn, a former LA Daily News colleague of mine, for replacing me at The Boston Globe to cover the NBA. I haven't seen anything official in The Globe, or on Boston.com, but we'll take … Continue reading Gary Washburn Set To Replace Spears at Globe
Boston Globe/Boston.com To Charge Online Readers
According to a report in the Boston Herald this morning, you will soon have to pay in order to read The Boston Globe and Boston.com online. There have been a lot of rumblings recently that more and more newspapers and news outlets are going to attempt to raise their falling fortunes by limiting access to … Continue reading Boston Globe/Boston.com To Charge Online Readers
WEEI and Globe Tear Down The Wall
With the threat of a well-funded FM competitor with a strong signal coming on the scene, WEEI and the the Boston Globe have apparently buried the hatchet: WEEI announced today that the station and The Boston Globe have agreed that Globe sports writers will appear as guests on all WEEI talk shows, effective immediately. “I think … Continue reading WEEI and Globe Tear Down The Wall
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