FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Legendary Sports Broadcaster Bob Lobel Will Begin a Weekly Blog and Podcast with SuiteSports.com
BOSTON, MA- APRIL 22, 2013 -
SuiteSports.com, a new hybrid site that will feature both local
Massachusetts high school sports coverage, as well as national sports
opinion pieces from bloggers and reporters across the country, today
announced the addition of legendary sports broadcaster Bob Lobel to its
team.
For nearly 30 years, Lobel was a New England sports institution as
the lead sports anchor for WBZ-TV in Boston. With his signature
catchphrase "Why can't we get players like that?"-- Uttered whenever a
former Boston player made a big play for his new team-- and memorable
humorous personality, Lobel quickly became one of the most recognized
sports broadcasters in the country.
Now, Lobel joins
SuiteSports to take a shot at the blogging world, a format he believes is tailor made for his writing style.
"I
think blogging will play right into the way I thought for TV," Lobel
said. "It's just going to be a collection of my thoughts. Perfect for my
ADD when it comes to sports."
Lobel will write a weekly blog running on Tuesdays. In his blog,
Lobel says he will cover it all – The four major Boston teams, national
stories, scandals – with a sense of institutional knowledge, but also
with humor.
"You can't have enough humor," Lobel chuckled.
Lobel will
also appear on a weekly podcast for SuiteSports every Thursday where he
will discuss the greatest events he has covered in his illustrious
career. SuiteSports co-founder Joe Parello will host the segment, and
can't think of a better person to join the SuiteSports team.
"The idea that Bob Lobel is joining our team, it's almost surreal,"
Parello said. "I feel like sometimes we get stuck in the Boston bubble,
but I mentioned Bob to a friend of mine in Texas and he immediately shot
back 'Why can't we get players like that!' That was a reminder that Bob
is a giant, not just here in New England, but across the country. I
honestly can't think of a better guy to join our site, and he's got some
opinions that will get people talking, trust me."
Parello now dedicates his time to expanding SuiteSports, after a
year of covering high school and college sports in Eastern and Central
Massachusetts. Fellow co-founder Jeremy Conlin, who has contributed to
ESPN’s TrueHoop Network and BuzzFeed Sports, grew up
watching Lobel.
“We couldn’t be happier to have Bob join the team,” Conlin said.
“When we started the site, we never would have imagined that someone of
Bob’s stature would come on board. It’s a thrill to be adding someone
who is such a prominent figure in Boston sports media.”
SuiteSports is set to re-launch with an entirely updated format to
coincide with Lobel's first column. The site will also feature
Massachusetts high school sports coverage from Parello, and national
opinion pieces from Conlin and an expanded network of reporters and
bloggers from across the country. Lobel says this hybrid of blogging and
actual reporting drew him to SuiteSports.
"Well, I love the name," Lobel joked. "But also the concept behind
the site. I see a ton of potential, and I think it's the next generation
of sports sites."
Background Information
SuiteSports.com is a new hybrid sports website that will
combine opinion pieces with statistical analysis and local sports
reporting in Eastern and Central Massachusetts.
Co-founders
Joe Parello and Jeremy Conlin met while working for WTBU, the student
radio station of Boston University. The two host a weekly college
basketball program entitled "Taking You to School" on RFSportsRadio.com.
SuiteSports has also recently partnered with RF Sports Radio, an
emerging giant in the online radio world that draws in over 225,000
listeners each month.
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