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Chad Finn reporting that Neumy has passed away.
Chad Finn reporting that Neumy has passed away.
Echoing thisOuch! Neumie could do it all: tv news, radio PBP, sports talk, punditry.
I remember he had some health problems shortly before he faded away from the media scene — that had to be 15 years ago at this point, hadn’t heard his name in years. RIP.That is very sad news. What was he, around 70 years old? (Was he recently unwell, I wonder?) He was very prominent on the Boston scene when I first came there to college, and I always thought he had something about him which separated him from the "local TV guy" persona (like a Bob Lobel, for example). I always thought it was pretty cool that he made it onto NBC for the horse racing.
I seem to recall him having a health scare while covering a big horse race (the Derby I think). After that is when he faded from the national scene, I think. The stroke a few years ago is what really knocked him out of the business other than occasional appearances.I remember he had some health problems shortly before he faded away from the media scene — that had to be 15 years ago at this point, hadn’t heard his name in years. RIP.
This was a great call of an old school hockey fight and how I first heard of Neumie. I believe this was on the reverse side of a Brass Bonanza tape…or a tape of Tony Harrington singing the national anthem.His voice doing Whalers games introduced me to the sport. Enjoyed him on channel 3, missed him when he returned to Boston, and enjoyed "seeing" him again via the DirecTV sports pack on NBS Sports Boston.
RIP!
How about a final "Brawl in the Mall!"
Poor Mike Lynch.Although I was a teenager at the time of the peak TV sports guy era in Boston, I definitely had a "who would you have a beer with" list in the early 90s going based entirely on TV appearances. May have been totally off based on real life personalities for all I know but It went something like:
John Dennis: 100% bad hang, superficially very good at his job but the condescension just oozed through the TV. This was before I heard his enlightened opinions on Dennis & Callahan, which confirmed my thoughts and then some.
Bob Lobel: The kind of cynical guy who is great to hang with in short doses. But based on his defeatist viewpoints (remember the 80s/90s era I'm talking about here) I'd get a dark worldview hanging out with Lobel for a long period of time.
Neumie: #1 on my list. A great disposition, tells it like it is but very creatively. Can say you are an asshole but in such a way you can't be mad at him.
Mikey Adams: I watched him on NECN a lot when the network was starting out. He'd be a great hang until getting us arrested or beat up at some point during the night.
Haha, I neglected to include him didn't I. He is actually somewhere between Lobel and Neumie from my recollection. Then there is Jack Edwards, who would be a bloviator playing to the whole bar ("Let me tell you all a story"). Having a one on one conversation seems impossible. Ah and Gene Lavanchy was the other sportscaster I always forget, couldn't get a read on his personality at all so had no real opinion.Poor Mike Lynch.
What are you inferring here? That he had a bunch of bets? Or something else?My Dad knew him a little and they golfed together several times. I met him a few times at this charitable golf tournament he played in every year that my Dad and I used to play in. He'd have more side action going he needed a notebook to keep track of it all. Everyone seemed to like Neumie, though. RIP.
Bets. He was wellknown on the horse circuit, it wouldn’t surprise me if he gambled on golf snd other things,too.What are you inferring here? That he had a bunch of women or bets? Or something else?
Seems pretty obvious he means bets. Shouldn't be surprising that a guy who made his living in part based on his knowledge of a sport centered around betting would be game for action on the golf course.What are you inferring here? That he had a bunch of women or bets? Or something else?
Lynch really seems to like the high school sporting scene which was cool. They had a High Five spotlight every Friday and had a pretty great Thanksgiving night show that had highlights from the day’s games.Haha, I neglected to include him didn't I. He is actually somewhere between Lobel and Neumie from my recollection. Then there is Jack Edwards, who would be a bloviator playing to the whole bar ("Let me tell you all a story"). Having a one on one conversation seems impossible. Ah and Gene Lavanchy was the other sportscaster I always forget, couldn't get a read on his personality at all so had no real opinion.
Mike Dowling was solid, too. The Boston sports anchor scene was ridiculously deep back then. What a time that was, the local news dynamic is completely different now.Lynch really seems to like the high school sporting scene which was cool. They had a High Five spotlight every Friday and had a pretty great Thanksgiving night show that had highlights from the day’s games.
You also forgot Ed Harding too. I thought he was good too. (We we’re a Channel 5 house.)
Yes sorry lots of side bets with anyone and everyone. Sorry for being imprecise.What are you inferring here? That he had a bunch of bets? Or something else?
And I’m sorry for being potentially disrespectful. Edited my post for clarity.Yes sorry lots of side bets with anyone and everyone. Sorry for being imprecise.
reminds me of a young Seattle Slew
Thanks for posting that. That BC/Miami piece was great.
Great tribute...and what a strange world. Dan Roche, lived not only in the same dorm but same dorm room as Neumie while attending Syracuse University 12 years after Neumie.
Thanks for that. Awesome
And after describing the Miami go ahead TD, he didn't speak again until long after the video showed Phelan's catch. Not many announcers, never mind sportscasters, could let a moment like that breathe the way it deserved. I really enjoyed Neumie when he was on EEI too.First time seeing that BC/Miami recap. Really well done. Great example of Neumy’s work.
Man, that line and camera shot at 5:30...even if they did multiple takes, that's some great on-the-ground sports reporting. Especially given what came next.