40 years ago - Boston became a 2 newspaper town

[Kevin Vahey]

At the end Harold Clancy was the GM of WHDH and publisher of the
Herald-Traveler. He was by all accounts a 'good boss'.  He passed 15 years
ago.

In the 60's the only real influence you saw with the Herald/Channel 5 was
with football.

The Herald ignored the Patriots and instead staffed all NY Giants games
which aired on channel 5.

The Globe in turn allowed a young reporter to cover the Patriots - Will
McDonough :)

The Herald in the 60's had some great writers - Jimmy Breslin, George
Frazier and Tim Horgan.

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 12:57 AM, A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com>wrote:

> On 6/19/2012 7:58 PM, Anthony Abruzzese wrote:
>
>  Those street numbers are closer together than you might think. They
>> aren't separated by city blocks.
>>
>> The old WHDH studios were next door to BC High, at the bottom of the
>> inbound ramp up to Kosciusko (sp?) Circle. The Globe is on the the other
>> side of Morrissey Blvd, between the bottom of the outbound ramp and the
>> turn around/entrance  for Umass/Boston and the Kennedy library.
>>
>> In the mid-70s, some people used  to walk from the T to UMB, though most
>> used the shuttle. You could see each building from the other quite easily
>> since the area wasn't as built up as it is now.
>>
>
> Then it sounds like WHDH was indeed across the street from the Globe, if
> not directly across, pretty close.  I still think that when that much money
> is involved, adult businessmen are more interested in the financials than
> in going "nya, nya" to a rival.  But if the financials worked out, and the
> site was across from the Globe, that may well have been icing on the cake
> for that location.
>
>
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