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Dick Flavin
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Longtime sportswriter and commentator in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wrote a play "According to Tip" about
Tip O'Neill
that premiered in Watertown, Massachusetts, in June 2008.
Pivoted to journalism in 1970 and worked as a political editor and reporter for WNAC-TV in Boston before joining WBZ-TV three years later.
Grew up in the Merrymount section of Quincy, Massachusetts.
Went to New York University where he took graduate courses in television and radio.
In 2011 he was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
He went into politics in 1963 as the press secretary for the Massachusetts State Democratic Committee.
Authored a bestselling book of poetry titled "Red Sox Rhymes: Verses and Curses," published in 2015.
He won seven New England Regional Emmy Awards on 14 nominations for his TV work.
Worked as a speechwriter for several Democratic politicians, including Senator Ted Kennedy.
Graduated from Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Massachusetts.
Graduated from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.
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