Peter Gammons was born on April 9,1945 and is an American sportswriter, media personality, and musician.
21 Facts About Peter Gammons
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Peter Gammons is a recipient of the J G Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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Peter Gammons worked for the university's student-run newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel, and the student-run radio station, WXYC.
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Peter Gammons was a featured writer at The Boston Globe for many years as the main journalist covering the Boston Red Sox.
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Peter Gammons wrote a column for The Sporting News in the 1980s.
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Peter Gammons has authored numerous baseball books, including Beyond the Sixth Game and was a well known supporter of now disgraced Steroid-Era pitcher Roger Clemens.
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In 2006, Peter Gammons was named as one of two field-level reporters for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, joining Bonnie Bernstein.
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Peter Gammons held that position through the 2008 season, when he moved exclusively to baseball.
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Peter Gammons reported from Fenway Park on the 6 PM edition of SportsCenter and the 7 PM edition of Baseball Tonight.
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Peter Gammons resumed his regular reporting coverage during the 2007 baseball season.
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Peter Gammons is on the 10-person voting panel for the Fielding Bible Awards, an alternative to the Gold Glove Awards in Major League Baseball.
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Peter Gammons has a penchant for indie rock and the blues, and is active in the Boston indie rock scene when his other commitments allow him time; he has been sighted at several Midnight Oil shows and has mentioned the band in several columns.
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Peter Gammons is a fan of Pearl Jam and has talked about experiences at concerts as well as previous albums.
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Peter Gammons sang and played guitar on this collection of originals and covers that includes The Clash's Death or Glory and Warren Zevon's Model Citizen.
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Peter Gammons founded the Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert series with sportswriter Jeff Horrigan, Casey Riddles, Debbi Wrobleski, Mindy d'Arbeloff and singer Kay Hanley in December 2000.
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Peter Gammons even served as minister at the November 2007 marriage of bassist Ed Valauskas and singer Jennifer D'Angora.
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On June 27,2006, Peter Gammons was stricken with the rupture of a brain aneurysm in the morning near his home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Peter Gammons was initially rushed to Falmouth Hospital before being airlifted to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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At Brigham and Women's Hospital, Peter Gammons' operation was performed by neurosurgeon Dr Arthur Day who was a friend to late Red Sox hitter Ted Williams.
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Sportswriter Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe reported that Peter Gammons was expected to be in intensive care for 10 to 12 days.
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Peter Gammons was resting in intensive care following the operation, and doctors listed him in "good" condition the following day.