1. Dan Shaughnessy was born on July 20,1953 and is an American sports writer.
13 Facts About Dan Shaughnessy
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Dan Shaughnessy has covered the Boston Red Sox for The Boston Globe since 1981.
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Dan Shaughnessy began his career as a beat reporter covering the Baltimore Orioles for the Baltimore Evening Sun in 1977 and 1978.
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Dan Shaughnessy then was the national baseball writer for The Washington Star from 1979 until the newspaper folded in 1981.
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Dan Shaughnessy has been a sports writer for The Boston Globe since September, 1981.
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Dan Shaughnessy subsequently wrote Reversing the Curse after the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.
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Dan Shaughnessy is a contributor to ESPN The Magazine, and a regular guest on a Sunday night sports show, Sports Xtra.
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Dan Shaughnessy discusses sports and current events on radio shows airing on WTKK; on ESPN's Rome Is Burning; and on NESN's SportsPlus and Globe 10.0.
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Dan Shaughnessy has a weekend radio show on WBZ-FM alongside Adam Jones.
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On December 8,2015, Shaughnessy was named the 2016 recipient of the J G Taylor Spink Award, presented annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing".
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Dan Shaughnessy was presented with the award during induction weekend at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2016.
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Dan Shaughnessy is married to Marilou Wit, with whom he has three children, Sarah, Kate, and Sam.
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Dan Shaughnessy is the uncle of tennis player Meghann Shaughnessy.