Will McDonough Quotations

I predict that many teams will go out of business and the size of the leagues will be greatly reduced.

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.

The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events.

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.

The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore.

I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism.

One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer.

I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.

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.

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.