Assistant Sports Editor, New York, NY

my pity congrats to whoever got it.

 

Nine months to fill a pretty key position. Nice movement.

 

At least some candidates were informed that they hadn't made the cut.

On the other hand, some candidates still haven't heard jack.

 

Maybe Terry Taylor is just wating to make sure the poor sap doesn't quit during his first week on the job after seeing how mind-numbing it is to work for her.

 

Anyone confirm that a hire has been named or have a name?

 

A hire definitely has been made. I don't have the name, though.

 

I am told it's Ed Christine, previously from the Scranton Times.

Anyone heard of him?

 

No, but a Google search comes up with this:

http://nepamedia.blogspot.com/2002/05/ed-christine-named-sports-editor-at.html

Cronyism alive and well: Christine used to work with Beaupre at Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Westchester County, N.Y. Christine most recently married his way into the family that owned the Danville (Pa.) paper before the family cashed out.

 

If I'm hiring a top editor for a national news organization, I'm definitely looking to Scranton. Of course, this editor might be terrific nonetheless.

 

Ed Christine is a good guy, according to several sources.

I also believe he is a minor character in "Worst Team Money Can Buy."

 

Once worked with/for Christine at the aforementioned Danville rag. He was a good guy and I learned a lot from him, though I am still not exactly sure what the hell he actually did there (he seemed to have lots of titles and few duties other than a weekly column on A1, but hey, if your wife owns the paper, you can get a cushy job, too).

That Danville situation was kind of unique. Both Ed and the Mrs. had a lot of experience at some pretty good sized papers before they came to town to run Daddy's 2,000-circulation daily. They turned out a very good small-town paper while they were there, before sadly the paper was sold to the Sunbury folks, who bascally turned it into a Danville edition of the sad-sack Daily Item.

I believe Ed went to Scranton as SE first, then moved to the dark side ... not sure his exact title.

The guy is a very good writer (not that it likely matters in this job) and knows his stuff. Don't let the Scranton pedigree fool you.

Also, I don't know about "Worst Team ...", but when I knew him, one of his claims to fame was being in the end zone at the Orange Bowl when Flutie threw the infamous hail mary.

 

Did he at least try to bat the ball away?