On Fri, 22 Sep 1995, Mike Machnik wrote:
> Yes, responsibility has to rest with Russ since he makes the decisions on
> where his reporters will go.
>
>
> In fairness, when the Tribune does send writers, they do a fine job - Billy
> Burt and Hector Longo are good people and have written some good articles.
> Billy in particular wrote some great pieces during the stretch drive last
> year including the win over BU. He's very upbeat about Merrimack's future
> and constantly tells me, "They're only one or two good players away..."
>
> But the coverage does tend to be sporadic. The Lowell Sun consistently
> covers Lowell hockey day in and out no matter how they're doing, and it's
> been this way for a while. I think it is directly related to the interest
> that the editor has in the program. Lowell's writer, Chaz Scoggins (he may
> be sports editor too, I'm not sure), has followed Lowell hockey for a while
> and even done some color on the radio with Bob Ellis. On the other hand, I
> don't think I have seen Russ at a Merrimack game since 1989 at least. His
> interest is in pro hockey, as Rand says, and auto racing, and those two
> sports get covered in-depth by the Tribune.
Just for the records, Chaz Scoggins does do a great job of covering UML
hockey as well as lots of other things. However, what I don't see at the
Sun (I have been working there for about six months now) is the kind of
effect that Mr. Conway's personal interests have on his paper's content.
Our sports editor, Dennis Whitton, has his own personal interests in
sports, like just about everybody in the business-- but it would be hard
to tell from reading the paper. Certainly UML athletics aren't as
systematically excluded or marginalized the way Merrimack's has been. And
the Sun is no bigger than the Tribune, with a circulation of a little
less than 59,000.
David M. Josselyn
Desktop Publishing Technician
The Lowell Sun
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