Michael Holley
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Michael Holley is an American television and radio sports commentator and writer. He formerly wrote columns for the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Akron Beacon Journal. He has appeared on the ESPN television program Around the Horn as well as I, Max on Fox Sports Net. Holley currently co-hosts the midday radio talk show "Dale & Holley Show" on WEEI in Boston with former Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer Dale Arnold.[1] He also wrote Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion, which made the New York Times Best Seller list for nonfiction. He recently released his second book, Never Give Up with New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi.
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[edit] Personal life
Michael Holley was born in Akron, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Point Park College in May 1992. On April 30, 2005 he gave the commencement speech to the class of 2005 at Point Park University, where he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Max Kellerman, graduate of Columbia University, often made verbal jabs at Point Park University while the two were featured on "I, Max."[2]
While working for the Akron Beacon Journal in 1993, Holley was one of several reporters who worked on a project studying race relations in Northeastern Ohio. The series, entitled "A Question of Color," won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service. Holley currently contributes every Wednesday night on FSN New England.
Reported on the Dale and Holley show that Nykesha Sales of the Connecticut Sun [WNBA] is Holley's cousin
Reported on the Dale and Holley show that he was married on July 14th, 2007.
[edit] Books
- Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion - ISBN 0-060-75795-7
- Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery and My Return to the NFL with Tedy Bruschi - ISBN 0-470-10869-X
- Red Sox Rule: Terry Francona and Boston's Rise to Dominance - ISBN 0-061-45854-6
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Holley. WEEI. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
- ^ Point Park University Sets 45th Commencement. Point Park University (2005-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
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| Preceded by Jackie MacMullan |
Boston Globe Celtics beat writer 1995-1997 (interim) |
Succeeded by Shira Springer |
