Neil Best (journalist)

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Neil Best is a sports media journalist for Newsday. Best has worked at Newsday for over 30 years and currently publishes the column SportsWatch.

Early life[]

Best moved from Hillside, New Jersey to East Northport, New York at age 11. He came of age on Long Island, where he would establish his career.[1]

In high school, Best was a journalist for The Rag at Northport High School. Best went on to attend college at Cornell University and wrote for The Cornell Daily Sun until his graduation in 1982.[2]

Career[]

After his graduation from Cornell, Best began his career at Newsday in 1982. However, he left for a few years to work at The Anchorage Times.[1] He returned to Newsday in 1985 and has remained at the paper since.[3]

Throughout his career at Newsday, Best has covered a variety of sports topics. He began writing about St. John's Red Storm men's basketball and went on to do beat reporting about the New York Giants.[1] He has periodically appeared on the television show Giants Online, hosted by Bob Papa and Pat Hanlon.[4] In 2005, he began his current sports media and business column, SportsWatch.[3]

In 2007, Best began his online sports blog, WatchDog, which quickly became popular. When Cablevision acquired Newsday a few years later, readers had to start paying a monthly subscription fee to read WatchDog, causing Best to bid his readers farewell.[5]

As Best continues to write for Newsday, he has maintained a presence in various media platforms, evaluating everything from sports radio shows to the Super Bowl.[6][7] He has two daughters.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "SMJ Interview- Neil Best, Newsday", "Sports Media Journal", 14 August 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b McIntyre, Jason. "On Blogs, Old Media and New York Characters: An Interview with Newsday's Neil Best", "The Big Lead", 8 August 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Neil Best | Newsday", "Newsday", Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Giants vs. Bills Gameday TV & Radio Listings", "Giants.com", 14 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. ^ Fang, Ken. "Newsday's Neil Best Says Goodbye", "The Sports Daily", 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. ^ Arnoldine, Tony. "WFAN's Craig Carton blasts Newsday's Neil Best", "Bleacher Report", 25 February 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. ^ Keefe, Neil. "Keefe To The City: Chat With Neil Best", "CBS New York", 8 February 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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