Kevin Dupont
Kevin Dupont | |
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| Born | January 11, 1953 |
| Education | Boston University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | (2002) Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award |
Kevin Paul Dupont (born January 11, 1953) is an American sports journalist. During his career, Dupont has worked for the Boston Herald, The New York Times, and The Boston Globe. While with The Boston Globe in 2002, Dupont was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Early life
[edit]His father served in the United States Army, where he met his future wife in England. After giving birth to Dupont's older sister, the family moved to Bedford, Massachusetts, where he was born on January 11, 1953.[1] Dupont graduated from Bedford High School in 1971 and was later inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1977, Dupont was hired as a sportswriter for the Boston Herald American, covering the Red Sox.[3] Later, in 1979, Dupont was elected to the Baseball Writers' Association of America Board of Directors starting in 1980.[4] He eventually left the Boston Herald American for The New York Times, where he covered the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, and New Jersey Devils until 1985.[5] Due to his successful journalism career with the Times, Dupont was hired full-time with The Boston Globe as a beat writer.[3]
In 2002, Dupont was awarded the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award by the Hockey Hall of Fame.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kevin Paul Dupont Sports Journalism Interview". concordlibrary.org. July 1, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Honorees Inducted into BHS Athletic Hall of Fame". The Bedford Citizen. April 10, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kevin Paul Dupont". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball Dinner Jan. 24". Lowell Sun. Massachusetts. November 1, 1979.
- ^ "2002 Elmer Ferguson & Foster Hewitt Award Recipients". hhof.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Neilson thrilled with Hall honour". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. November 2, 2002.
- Living people
- 1953 births
- Boston University alumni
- Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award recipients
- American male non-fiction writers
- Writers from Springfield, Massachusetts
- Bedford High School (Massachusetts) alumni
- The Boston Globe people
- The New York Times journalists
- Boston Herald people
- People from Bedford, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts