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16 unusual facts about Boston Herald


Americans for Peace and Tolerance

In October 2013, APT took out newspaper ads in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Newton TAB, Boston Metro, and Jewish Advocate alleging the presence of anti-Israeli materials being incorporated into the Newton Public Schools curriculum.

Charles M. Palmer

He would be business manager of the company from 1895 to 1899 and would be president of the Boston Record for Hearst for several years.

George Edward Kimball

George E. Kimball III (December 20, 1943 – July 6, 2011) was an American author and journalist who spent 25 years as a sports columnist for the Boston Herald before retiring in 2005.

Irvin J. Borowsky

He redesigned the ad makeup departments for the Washington Post, Boston Herald, The Plain Dealer, Philadelphia Inquirer and many other newspapers farming out the construction of his specially designed steel equipment.

Jackson Walsh

Mark Perigard writing for the Boston Herald praised Silcock observing him as giving "one gripping performance after another".

Louise Uwacu

Louise Uwacu has been quoted and featured in several publications including The Guardian, Success for Women Magazine, The Boston Herald.

Lovers in Japan

Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald remarked that the piano sound in "Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love" hints at the 1968 song "Lady Madonna" by The Beatles, "before taking a neo-classical, Chopin-does-Britpop route".

Malden Evening News

Reports in 1988 had Murdoch, who at the time owned the Boston Herald and WFXT-TV in nearby Boston, negotiating a price between US$ 5 million and US$ 10 million.

Mary McGrory

Born in Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts to Edward and Mary McGrory, she shared her father's love of Latin and writing, and she graduated from the Girls' Latin School and began her career as a book reviewer at The Boston Herald.

Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing

1924: No writer named, Boston Herald, "for an editorial entitled 'Who Made Coolidge?'"

1954: Don Murray, Boston Herald, "for a series of editorials on the 'New Look' in National Defense which won wide attention for their analysis of changes in American military policy"

1949: John H. Crider, Boston Herald, "for distinguished editorial writing during the year"

Ronnie Baker Brooks

The Boston Herald described it as "Ferocious and unrelenting, The Torch may be

Shores of California

The Boston Herald noted ``The brand new "Shores of California" displayed Palmer's knack for writing bonafide pop tunes with its infectious sing-along chorus and familiar melody.

Ted Johnson

Some thought Johnson's revelation was suspect based upon a December 20, 2006 column in the Boston Herald where columnist Michael Felger said Johnson told him that he would have considered playing for the Patriots in 2006 had they asked (in the wake of a season-ending injury to linebacker Junior Seau).

The Daily News Transcript

In 2000, Fidelity sold CNC to the publisher of the Boston Herald.


Bob Perryman

In an incident that occurred in September 1990, Perryman, along with Patriots teammates Zeke Mowatt and Michael Timpson, were fined by the NFL for sexual harassment stemming from a locker room interview involving Boston Herald reporter Lisa Olson.

Gemma Puglisi

and she has been quoted in many media outlets including the Associated Press, abcnews.com; The Irish Times, Agence France-Presse, the Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, the The Washington Times, nbcsports.com; sportsillustrated.com; the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Roll Call, the Boston Herald and the Congressional Quarterly.

James M. Kilts

He had been the subject of intense criticism from the Boston press, namely the Boston Globe and Boston Herald daily newspapers, for his role in the merger with Procter & Gamble.

Marc Mysterio

The Boston Herald reported the song to be released on Monday, June 10, 2013, on Beatport, with all profits from the Beatport Release to go to One Fund Boston, to benefit the victims and families of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Margherita Arlina Hamm

Born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Hamm grew up in Bangor, Maine, but left after high school to make her career as a reporter for the Boston Herald.

Michael Timpson

In an incident that occurred in September 1990, Timpson, along with Patriots teammates Zeke Mowatt and Bob Perryman, were fined by the NFL for sexual harassment stemming from a locker room interview involving Boston Herald reporter Lisa Olson.

Zeke Mowatt

During a September 17, 1990, locker room interview, then-Boston Herald sportswriter Lisa Olson was allegedly approached and sexually harassed by five semi-naked members of the New England Patriots football team, which included Mowatt, Michael Timpson and Robert Perryman.