All Will McDonough Quotes
The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers.
Will McDonough
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The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan loyalty.
Will McDonough
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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.
Will McDonough
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I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did.
Will McDonough
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Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the Super Bowl and making it the biggest sporting event in the world.
Will McDonough
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There aren't enough good journalists. There are too many who really weren't groomed to be reporters and, as a result, some of the reporting is shallow.
Will McDonough
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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.
Will McDonough
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I was fortunate to be part of a very successful show on CBS in 1986. I switched to NBC for eight years and through these experiences have gotten terrific insight into television; it's a fascinating medium.
Will McDonough
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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.
Will McDonough
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I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the leagues will be greatly reduced.
Will McDonough
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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.
Will McDonough
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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.
Will McDonough
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The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.
Will McDonough
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The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore.
Will McDonough
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I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.
Will McDonough
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