Position: Columnist
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
College: Amherst College '69
First job in journalism: Part-time news aide in sports at Post. Lobster shift - 5:30 - 2 a.m. Answer phones, fetch coffee, etc.
At Washington Post since: Full-time news aide in 1970
Favorite Sport: Baseball (to watch). Golf (to play).
Favorite Athlete: Roy Sievers (A.L. homer champ for Senators)
Favorite Team: Bill Russell/Red Auerbach Celtics. (Childhood roots are strongest.)
Favorite Writer (other than Tom Boswell): Montaigne, Yeats. In sports - Roger Angell, John Schulian.
Favorite Moment at Post: Local - Return of baseball in D.C. in 2005. National - '04 ALCS, Red Sox vs. Yanks. In golf, Woods at '08 U.S. Open over Nicklaus at '86 Masters.
Favorite Moment on WPL: Vamping for five minutes at Tiger's Broken-Leg Open with a broken ear piece. The joys of live TV!