Paul Sullivan (radio)

Paul Sullivan (May 24, 1957 – September 9, 2007) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. Paul H. "Sully" Sullivan was an accomplished radio talk-show host of "The Paul Sullivan Show" on WBZ radio. He is known for his blue-collar politics, and plebeian attitude.

Biography

Sullivan was born in Lowell, MA and lived most of his life in Tewksbury, MA where his father and grandfather had been on the town's Board of Selectmen. [ [http://nenews.org/stories/150.html New England Newspaper Association ] ] Sullivan would later serve on the Board himself. He graduated from Austin Preparatory School in 1975, from UMass-Lowell with a degree in political science, and from Simmons College with a Masters in Communications Management. [ [http://wbz.com/pages/2609.php WBZ NEWSRADIO 1030 - Paul Sullivan (1957-2007) ] ]

Sullivan began his career as a columnist and political editor for the "Lowell Sun" in 1991. [ [http://nenews.org/stories/150.html New England Newspaper Association ] ] His radio career began at WLLH in Lowell during the late 1980s. He hosted the "Morning Magazine" program. He started broadcasting in Boston as a substitute talker on WRKO in 1996. Sullivan would later appear on a TV news roundtable on WCVB called "Five on Five." It was on this show that a popular WBZ talk show host, David Brudnoy, spotted Sullivan and recruited him for WBZ radio. He began working as a talk show host for WBZ in 1999.

Sullivan also was a columnist and political editor of the "Lowell Sun" newspaper, in Lowell.

Illness

Hours before his death of cancer in 2004, David Brudnoy picked Sullivan as his successor for the evening WBZ talk radio slot. Sullivan himself was diagnosed with Stage IV melanoma and underwent surgery just weeks earlier in November 2004. He continued to fight his cancer until leaving the show during the summer of 2007 after five brain surgeries. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/11/talk_radio_host_paul_sullivan_dies_at_50/ Talk radio host Paul Sullivan dies at 50 - The Boston Globe ] ] Sullivan died on September 9, 2007. [ [http://www.lowellsun.com/sullivan Lowell Sun Online - Paul Sullivan ] ]

Sullivan was an adjunct professor of journalism and communications at Middlesex Community College. Shortly after his death, Middlesex Community College named their leadership institute after him. [ [http://community.middlesex.mass.edu/blogs/mccblog/archive/2007/09/12/Farewell-to-a-Friend.aspx MCC Blog : Farewell to an MCC Friend ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/09/10/paul_sullivan_popular_wbz_radio_talk_show_host_dies_at_50/ Boston Globe Article]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/11/talk_radio_host_paul_sullivan_dies_at_50/ Boston Globe Obituary]
* [http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1030536 Boston Herald Article]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/09/10/paul_sullivan_popular_wbz_radio_talk_show_host_dies_at_50_1189416318/ Associated Press Obituary]
* [http://www.lowellsun.com/sullivan Lowel Sun Obituary]