Boston Sports
By Cassandra Bent
It’s game seven of the 2004 MLB Playoffs. The Red Sox, originally down three games to zero have a chance to make history and to dissapoint their biggest rivals, the New York Yankees. As their lead increases, their confidence grows, and it is not long before the Red Sox team is drinking champagne and their ever faithful fans are celebrating right along with them.
That year, the Red Sox went on to win the World Series for the first time in 86 years. To Channel 7 reporter Steve Cooper, this win was both a piece of history and a highlight in his personal carreer.
Cooper was the only New England reporter to broadcast live on board a duck both during the Red Sox World Series vistory parade, according to Channel 7 News. In an interview with Cooper, he mentioned this as one of the most memorable events in his career.
What fascinates him is the “history” behind sports. One of those historical aspects is the home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park. First opened April 20, 1912, Fenway Park is one of the most famous baseball parks in the world.
In Steve Cooper’s video biography, he talks about Boston sports as one of the aspects he covers as a general assignment reporter. He mentions that memorable broadcast on the duck boat and goes on to discuss covering stories about the 2nd time the Red Sox won the world series, the “Patriots big wins at Foxboro,” and the Celtics championship.
People often disagree over whether sports can be considered news. This debate will continue indefinitely for years to come, but Steve Cooper adds a different angle to the dispute by mentioning the historical side of sports.
Another topic Cooper ackonwledged is the importance of sports in the Boston area. Although this new insite does not decipher whether sports is in fact news, it sheds light on the fact that, to some people, Boston fans in particular, sports are very important events that people want to hear about in the news.
