Post by Chuck on Jul 3, 2024 8:29:03 GMT -5
Pretty neat to watch Get Up and see a Bandwagon member as a regular guest on the show. Tim Bontemps is an NBA insider for Get Up. Tim grew up in Randolph and graduated from Bona in 2007 majoring in journalism/mass communication. He was sports editor for the BV. Unfortunately for Tim, this was during Anthony Solomon’s 4 years as head coach for the Bonnies. I remember Tim being critical of Solomon's coaching on the Bandwagon.
In attached article he talks about the people who helped to get his start from Pat Vechio, Chuck Pollock, Adrian Wojnarowski and especially Mike Vaccaro. Mentions his big break “I was in a pasture feeding cows with my dad, and Vacc calls me,” Tim said. “(Vacc) got me in the door, he’s just been a massive influence on me all the way through.”
For Washington Post, his coverage of Kevin Durant signing with Golden State in 2016 put him on “the national map.” Tim states “I saw those numbers and thought, Man we really can’t write enough about this team." I went to my office and said, ‘look, I think I should move to Oakland and be around this team all the time. If I can do the job from New York, why not do the job from San Francisco and be on the West Coast and be around this team, and really be in the middle of it?” Tim states “I’m sure it led me to getting this job at ESPN.”
Mike Vaccaro said that Tim’s climb to the highest levels of the sports writing world was not only because of his talent, but also because of his work ethic.
www.post-journal.com/sports/local-sports/2019/04/area-native-dreamed-of-sportswriting-career-now-covers-the-nba%E2%80%88for-espn/
In attached article he talks about the people who helped to get his start from Pat Vechio, Chuck Pollock, Adrian Wojnarowski and especially Mike Vaccaro. Mentions his big break “I was in a pasture feeding cows with my dad, and Vacc calls me,” Tim said. “(Vacc) got me in the door, he’s just been a massive influence on me all the way through.”
For Washington Post, his coverage of Kevin Durant signing with Golden State in 2016 put him on “the national map.” Tim states “I saw those numbers and thought, Man we really can’t write enough about this team." I went to my office and said, ‘look, I think I should move to Oakland and be around this team all the time. If I can do the job from New York, why not do the job from San Francisco and be on the West Coast and be around this team, and really be in the middle of it?” Tim states “I’m sure it led me to getting this job at ESPN.”
Mike Vaccaro said that Tim’s climb to the highest levels of the sports writing world was not only because of his talent, but also because of his work ethic.
www.post-journal.com/sports/local-sports/2019/04/area-native-dreamed-of-sportswriting-career-now-covers-the-nba%E2%80%88for-espn/
