Bill Chuck
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William M. "Bill" Chuck (born on August 30, 1951) (He/Him) is an American baseball writer, historian, and researcher. Chuck was born and raised in Manhattan and is a columnist in the Chicago Sun-Times and is the author of two books. Chuck works with Charley Steiner and the Dodgers to provide game research packets of statistics and anecdotes. Additionally, Chuck works for Joe Posnanski as a researcher.
Chuck attended American University, Washington D.C. receiving a BA and majoring in Psychology. Chuck was active on the college radio station WAMU-AM and served as the Director of News, Sports, and Special Events. He was the play-by-play voice of the American U. baseball team and did color commentary for Eagles basketball during the glory years of Kermit Washington.
Chuck later received an MA from New York University in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Reading Disabilities.
Baseball consultant[edit]
Chuck worked with the independent Brockton Rox helping to create a number of iconic promotions including the "Curt Schilling Bobble Ankle"[1] which raised money for Curt Schilling's charity[2] to help patients with ALS and Shonda Schilling's SHADE Foundation, a charity addressing skin cancer in children.
New England Afternoon - Talent[edit]
Chuck was one of four co-hosts on New England Afternoon[3] working with the primary host, Bill O'Reilly. Chuck's area was entertainment and comic relief and was known as the Czar of Entertainment. Bill interviewed celebrities such as Carroll O'Connor, Martin Mull, Kate Jackson, Jane Curtin, Danny DeVito, and numerous others. He rode an elephant through the streets of Boston when the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to town.
Scriptwriter - FarmAid/Live Earth[edit]
As a scriptwriter, Chuck wrote the entire eight-hour DirecTV telecast of Farm Aid 2008[4]; was the sole writer for the TNN broadcast for Willie Nelson for Farm Aid, the Tenth Anniversary; and was the head writer for Farm Aid VI, the winner of the 1993 Country Music Association Special Event of the Year award on The Nashville Network starring Willie Nelson, Roseanne and Tom Arnold and others. Chuck wrote and co-produced the video Fresh From the Family Farm, as a bonus for FarmAid contributors.
Chuck was a writer for the Live Earth concert held in the Meadowlands (NJ). In addition, he interviewed participants including Jane Goodall and John Mayer.
Chuck also won a Telly Award for a script he wrote for a Lotus Development Corporation product.
He was a scriptwriter for Brookstone videos and wrote the lyrics for a promotional jingle.
Baseball writer/researcher[edit]
Billy-Ball.com[edit]
Chuck's daily baseball columns were read by thousands of readers around the world.[5] His work was frequently cited by baseball columnists and broadcasters around the nation.
Author[edit]
Bill has authored two books, one with Jim Kaplan, Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs: Baseball's Grand (and Not-So-Grand) Finales (ACTA Publications - April 1, 2008)[6].
His latest effort is with Bob Ryan, In Scoring Position: 40 Years of a Baseball Love Affair (Triumph Books - May 10, 2022).[7]
Boston Globe[edit]
Bill appeared weekly in Nick Cafardo’s Baseball Notes column in the Sunday Boston Globe. His "From the Bill Chuck Files" provided with readers with stats and anecdotes.[8]
MLB.com[edit]
Chuck was an early contributor to MLB.com[9] and a number of his longer compilations still remain on the site including his backgrounder on Casey at the Bat[10] and Tale Me Out to the Ballgame.
Baseball Contributor[edit]
Chuck has been a frequent contributor to USA Today,[11] Boston.com,[12] GammonsDaily.com,[13] FanRagSports.com, Memories & Dreams Magazine, FoxSports.com, YESNetwork.com, MSNBC.com, BaseballDigest.com BaseballDigestDaily.com, Comcast SportsNet New England,[14] SABR, MLB Network Research department,
New York Times[edit]
Chuck was a contributor to the Bats Blog with New York Times reporters Tyler Kepner, Ben Shpigel, Jack Curry and Joe Lapointe, along with their Times colleagues.[15]
NESN/NESN.COM[edit]
Chuck was an on-air personality for Red Sox pre-games on NESN. Additionally, he was a columnist for NESN.com.[16][17]
Sports Illustrated[edit]
October 9, 1978, Jim Kaplan quoted Chuck in an article about Paddle Tennis. Chuck served on the national board of the U.S. Paddle Tennis Association.[18]
Personal/residences[edit]
When Bill Chuck was born his parents lived on Barrow Street in Greenwich Village. He lived in Stuyvesant Town in Lower Manhattan until 1978.
He then lived in Brookline, Massachusetts until 2015. He was twice elected Town Meeting member there and served on the Cable Television Oversight Committee.
He and his wife, Maxine Effenson Chuck, have lived in Sleepy Hollow, New York since 2016. Ms. Chuck is a developmental editor, writing coach, and author. Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray declared August 30, 2021 as "Bill Chuck Day" in honor of Chuck's 70th birthday.
Chuck has two children, Elizabeth Chuck,[19] who is a reporter for NBCNews.com (since 2005). Elizabeth Chuck is married to Lucien Noel and they have two children, Alexa and Archer. Jen Chuck, a television comedy writer, is Chuck's other child. They are engaged to Hannah Levy.
References[edit]
- ↑ Berkow, Ira (June 14, 2006). "Best Pitch for Minor League Rox Isn't a Fastball. It's an Oddball". New York Times. pp. Section D Page 2.
- ↑ "The Curt and Shonda Schilling ALS Clinic at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center". The ALS Association. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ Thomas, Jack (December 30, 1983). "Local TV merry-go-round". Boston Globe. p. 33.
- ↑ "Farm Aid 2008". IMDB.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Matty Alou dies at 72 | Billy-Ball".
- ↑ Chuck, Bill (2008). Walkoffs, Last Licks, and Final Outs: Baseball's Grand (and Not-So-Grand) Finales. USA: ACTA Publications. ISBN 978-0879463427. Search this book on
- ↑ Ryan, Bob; Chuck, Bill (10 May 2022). In Scoring Position: 40 Years of a Baseball Love Affair. ISBN 978-1629379456. Search this book on
- ↑ Cafardo, Nick (January 31, 2010). "BASEBALL". Boston Globe. pp. D8. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Chuck: A column about nothing". mlb.mlb.com.
- ↑ "Saluting the anniversary of Casey at the Bat". Major League Baseball.
- ↑ Chuck, Bill. "May days: MLB's best and worst from a wild month". USA TODAY.
- ↑ "Remember every walk-off hit of David Ortiz's career". www.boston.com.
- ↑ "Bill Chuck | Author". Blue Jays Aggregator.
- ↑ "Nation Station: The Dice-K 100". RSN.
- ↑ Chuck, Bill (March 4, 2010). "Nine to Know: Team Streaks".
- ↑ "Celebrating the 20th Anniverary of Yaz's Hall of Fame Induction with Some Red Sox 8's". September 25, 2009.
- ↑ "From the 10 Spot: Red Sox Odds and Ends". September 15, 2009.
- ↑ Kaplan, Jim. "FOR A WALTER MITTY, FANTASY TURNED TO FACT ON A PADDLE TENNIS COURT". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
- ↑ "NBC News Author Elizabeth Chuck". NBC News.
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