1. Jackie MacMullan started her sports journalism career at the age fifteen in order to write only about her high school's girl teams for their local newspaper.
15 Facts About Jackie MacMullan
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Jackie MacMullan is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where she played Division I basketball for the Wildcats.
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In 1982, Jackie MacMullan joined The Boston Globe as a news department intern.
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Jackie MacMullan was a columnist and associate editor of the Boston Globe until she took a buyout from the paper in March 2008.
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In 1999, Jackie MacMullan collaborated with Larry Bird on his autobiography Bird Watching: on Playing and Coaching the Game I Love.
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Jackie MacMullan released Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection with Geno Auriemma in 2006, and wrote the New York Times best seller "When the Game Was Ours" with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in 2009.
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In 2011 Jackie MacMullan collaborated with NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal to write his autobiography titled Shaq Uncut: My Story.
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Jackie MacMullan has been a correspondent for several cable television networks including ESPN, CNNSI, and NESN, as well as WHDH-TV in Boston.
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Jackie MacMullan was a regular panelist on the ESPN program Around the Horn.
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Jackie MacMullan has co-hosted episodes of the network's Pardon the Interruption.
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Jackie MacMullan was the first woman to receive the honor in its 21-year history.
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On May 4,2013, in an article for ESPN, Jackie MacMullan took a controversial stance among members of the Boston media when she suggested that the Boston Celtics should part ways with team captain Paul Pierce.
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In 2018, Jackie MacMullan was a co-editor with Rafe Bartholomew and Dan Klores for the oral history book "Basketball: A Love Story", based on the ESPN documentary series of the same name.
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In September 2020, Jackie MacMullan was hired by The Ringer to host a podcast about the NBA and appear on other podcasts on the site.
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Jackie MacMullan announced her retirement from ESPN effective August 31,2021.