NBC sports writer addresses students
Stephen Emery
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Sports
Curran is often a guest on FSN New England Sports Tonight. He explained that beat writers have in-depth, special information that adds an edge to the nightly show.
"Instead of just having two guys in the studio, it is nice to hear from someone who had just spent the day talking to a coach, or with the team at training camp," said Curran. "You also get paid pretty well to guest star on these shows."
He discovered that writing for a newspaper was much more predictable then a website. Writing for a website calls for lots of monitoring of daily sports happenings. It goes at a very fast pace, where the writers often have to credit other sites and newsmakers. When a story breaks, you need to be on it.
The work of a sportswriter is all about information, who has it and who can get it the fastest. Curran asked the audience for sports tips. "If anyone has any sports information that would be of interest to me, let me know," he said.
Before closing out his discussion, Curran touched bases on a few interesting facts about his career. Growing up locally, and being a sports fan, many students wondered what it was like to be working right in the thick of the sports spotlight.
"Sometimes it's very hard to control your emotions in a professional setting when you have great interest in the team you are covering," Curran said. "It is also very hard to criticize a player who treats you so well during interviews and press conferences."
In the end he spoke highly of being a sportswriter in Boston. "New England writers are set apart because they are enriched with the sports history here and can utilize it in stories," Curran said.
A large turnout of students and faculty sealed the NCA's first Careers in Communication event as a success, especially for the campus sports nuts.
"He was a very candid speaker who was humorous and very informative. His enthusiasm about his job was very motivational," said senior sports fan, Kevin Murray.
"Instead of just having two guys in the studio, it is nice to hear from someone who had just spent the day talking to a coach, or with the team at training camp," said Curran. "You also get paid pretty well to guest star on these shows."
He discovered that writing for a newspaper was much more predictable then a website. Writing for a website calls for lots of monitoring of daily sports happenings. It goes at a very fast pace, where the writers often have to credit other sites and newsmakers. When a story breaks, you need to be on it.
The work of a sportswriter is all about information, who has it and who can get it the fastest. Curran asked the audience for sports tips. "If anyone has any sports information that would be of interest to me, let me know," he said.
Before closing out his discussion, Curran touched bases on a few interesting facts about his career. Growing up locally, and being a sports fan, many students wondered what it was like to be working right in the thick of the sports spotlight.
"Sometimes it's very hard to control your emotions in a professional setting when you have great interest in the team you are covering," Curran said. "It is also very hard to criticize a player who treats you so well during interviews and press conferences."
In the end he spoke highly of being a sportswriter in Boston. "New England writers are set apart because they are enriched with the sports history here and can utilize it in stories," Curran said.
A large turnout of students and faculty sealed the NCA's first Careers in Communication event as a success, especially for the campus sports nuts.
"He was a very candid speaker who was humorous and very informative. His enthusiasm about his job was very motivational," said senior sports fan, Kevin Murray.
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Amanda
posted 3/04/07 @ 12:13 AM EST
Nice work on the article Steve! It's well written and covered everything.
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