Paul Harold "Sully" Sullivan (May 24, 1957 â€" September 9, 2007) was
an accomplished radio talk-show host of "The Paul Sullivan Show" on
WBZ radio. He was best known for his blue-collar politics and plebeian
attitude.Sullivan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and lived most of
his life in Tewksbury, Massachusetts where his father and grandfather
had been on the town's Board of Selectmen. 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.Sullivan
began his career as a columnist and political editor for the Lowell
Sun in 1991. 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. Upon his death, Dan
Rea took over his time slot and the show was renamed
"Nightside".Sullivan also was a columnist and political editor of the
Lowell Sun newspaper, in Lowell.
an accomplished radio talk-show host of "The Paul Sullivan Show" on
WBZ radio. He was best known for his blue-collar politics and plebeian
attitude.Sullivan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and lived most of
his life in Tewksbury, Massachusetts where his father and grandfather
had been on the town's Board of Selectmen. 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.Sullivan
began his career as a columnist and political editor for the Lowell
Sun in 1991. 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. Upon his death, Dan
Rea took over his time slot and the show was renamed
"Nightside".Sullivan also was a columnist and political editor of the
Lowell Sun newspaper, in Lowell.
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