Will McDonough
Will McDonough
William "Will" McDonoughwas an American sportswriter for the Boston Globe...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth6 July 1935
CountryUnited States of America
changed courts freedom major makeup money order players sports television win
The two major things that changed the makeup of all professional sports are money generated by television and courts that players went to in order to win their freedom as free agents.
shows town
This show shows off the town very well,
education five form school student university
I was a student at Northeastern University in Boston. They have a co-operative form of education where you go to school for five years.
per received
I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.
team league size
I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the leagues will be greatly reduced.
educational thinking television
I don't think there is enough educational programming, but unfortunately, television is built around advertising and those shows don't get the big ratings.
impact television current-events
The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.
boston years two
When I started at the Globe 40 years ago, there were seven newspapers in Boston and now there are only two. There were only three or four television stations in Boston and now there are a dozen.
radio television internet
The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore.
thinking united-states journalism
I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism.
sports jobs boston
One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer.
graduation week globes
I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.
basketball football athlete
I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns.
hero athlete personality
Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.