ˈæftɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz wɪððə dʒˈɜːnəl, wɪð mˈoʊst əv ðæt tˈɛnjɚ kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks bˈiːt, hiː lˈɛft tə tˈeɪk ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ pəzˈɪʃən wɪððə hˈɛɹəld ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
After 23 years with The Journal, with most of that tenure covering the Red Sox beat, he left to take a similar position with The Herald in October 2008.