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.

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When I started at the Globe 40 years ago, there were seven newspapers in Boston...

When I started at the Globe 40 years ago, there were seven newspapers in Boston...

Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated...

Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated...

I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some...

I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some...

I don't think there is enough educational programming, but unfortunately, television is built around advertising...

I don't think there is enough educational programming, but unfortunately, television is built around advertising...

There aren't enough good journalists. There are too many who really weren't groomed to be...

There aren't enough good journalists. There are too many who really weren't groomed to be...

I was fortunate to be part of a very successful show on CBS in 1986....

I was fortunate to be part of a very successful show on CBS in 1986....

I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the...

I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the...

The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.

The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.

I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did.

I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did.

I don't think we use television the way we should or the way the inventors...

I don't think we use television the way we should or the way the inventors...

Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the...

Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the...

I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.

I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.

I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the...

I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the...

The two major things that changed the makeup of all professional sports are money generated...

The two major things that changed the makeup of all professional sports are money generated...

Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around...

Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around...

I think money in general hurts all sports.

I think money in general hurts all sports.

The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan...

The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan...

I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and...

I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and...

I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence.

I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence.

The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore.

The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore.