Media Masters #18 – Bob Ryan, Legendary Boston Globe Sportswriter

Bob Ryan is perhaps the greatest American sportswriter of all-time, with a 44-year career covering some of the greatest moments in Boston sports. In this episode, Ryan discusses his outstanding career, how sports journalism has evolved over his newspaper days, and talks about his new book, “Scribe: My Life in Sports.” For a kid who…

Media Masters #10 – Molly McGrath, Fox Sports 1

For the 10th episode of Media Masters, I talked to Molly McGrath, an NFL sideline reporter, anchor and host at Fox Sports 1 who launched her on-camera career as the website reporter at the Boston Celtics. In under one year, Molly’s become a break out star at the new network, and is now featured on…

Embed images, not Instagram links, for more Twitter engagement

You’ve probably heard that tweets that include images generate better-than-average engagement, and it seems to be a logical assessment. After all, social media is truly a visual medium. Instagram is a wildly popular social network, and its original “Twitter for images” reputation helped users understand the medium, spurring the rapid growth that eventually led to…

@Celtics Named to Sports Illustrated’s “Twitter 100”

Our @Celtics twitter feed was one of just two pro sports teams named to the annual Sports Illustrated Twitter 100, a list of the best feeds in all of sports. That’s a pretty cool honor. Sports Illustrated said of @Celtics, “The Celtics franchise is duly celebrated for its history of excellence, and the club’s Twitter…