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Michael S. Holley (born February 26, 1970) is an American television and radio sports commentator, sports reporter and author. He formerly wrote columns for the ''
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'', and '' Akron Beacon Journal''.


Career

While working for the ''Akron Beacon Journal'' in 1993, Holley was one of several reporters who worked on a project studying race relations in Northeastern Ohio. The series, entitled "A Question of Color," won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service. Holley worked as a reporter and columnist for the ''Boston Globe'' from 1997-2001 and then again from 2002-2005, briefly leaving the paper to work for the ''Chicago Tribune''. In 2005, Holley left the ''Globe'' to replace Bob Neumeier as co-host of the WEEI midday
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talk show. The show was renamed the ''Dale & Holley Show'' and features Holley and former
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play-by-play announcer Dale Arnold who discuss the various Boston sports teams. On February 15, 2011, it was announced Holley would join Glenn Ordway as co-host of the afternoon drive WEEI program '' The Big Show''. Mike Salk replaced Glenn Ordway as host of The Big Show and the show was renamed ''Salk and Holley'' on March 20, 2013. Mike Salk left the station on March 12, 2014 ending Salk and Holley. On April 1, 2014 WEEI-FM relaunched the Dale and Holley show with his former co-host Dale Arnold from 2-6 PM. On February 28, 2018, Holley announced at the 5 p.m. hour that he would be leaving WEEI immediately after the show to pursue a full time television role with NBC Sports Boston. It was a very emotional decision for Holley after spending 13 years with the station and 10 of those with his radio partner and friend on and off the air, Dale Arnold. In October 2008, Holley replaced Donny Marshall as host of ''Celtics Now'', a weekly program on Comcast SportsNet that covers on and off court stories related to the
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. Holley is the author of three books one of which, ''Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion'', made the
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for nonfiction. Holley has appeared on the
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television program '' Around the Horn'' as well as '' I, Max'' on
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. On September 14, 2020, Holley joined Peacock to co-host a new show with Michael Smith called Brother From Another from 3-5 ET.


Personal life

Michael Holley was born in
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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Point Park College in May 1992. On April 30, 2005 he gave the
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to the class of 2005 at Point Park University, where he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Max Kellerman, graduate of
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, often made verbal jabs at Point Park University while the two were featured on "I, Max." Holley married on July 14, 2007.


Books

*''Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion'' - *''Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery and My Return to the
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with Tedy Bruschi'' - *'' Red Sox Rule: Terry Francona and Boston's Rise to Dominance'' - *''War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team'' - *''Belichick and Brady: Two Men, the Patriots, and How They Revolutionized Football'' - *''The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics'' - *'' Heart And Steel/Bill Cowher''


References


External links


WEEI Dale & HolleyWEEI Audio Vault: Dale & Holley


Appearance on WMBR's

' radio show May 19, 2004

Appearance on WMBR's

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