Tag: Esmonde
monday october 13th 2008
Esmonde Wisdom
Suit-clad and smiling, Donn Esmonde may appear to be your average Buffalonian. But if you’ve ever read his column in The Buffalo News, you can understand that maybe he isn’t so typical after all.
In 1982, Donn Esmonde moved to Buffalo, for the same reason that most young professionals move—for a job. Having worked as a sports writer in Poughkeepsie, New York, Esmonde was out for a better paying job at a bigger paper. “I was incredibly struck by the sense of community in this city,” he says, of his decision to accept the job.
Raised in Long Island, New York, Esmonde commonly refers to his view of living in his hometown as feeling like existing as just another ant on the largest anthill in the world.
“Coming to Buffalo just felt like ‘wow, this is a real place,'" Esmonde said. "In a city this size, not only do you get the benefits of a large city, but it’s also small enough and needy enough for one person to make a difference.”
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monday july 21st 2008
BRM Q&A with Donn Esmonde
Donn Esmonde moved to Buffalo in January of 1982, after accepting the job as sports feature writer/columnist at The News. "It was bitter cold and the snow was piled high all over the place. I stayed because I discovered a sense of community that seemed non-existent in the Long Island suburb where I was raised. It seemed like one person here could make a difference, whereas down there you were just another ant on the world’s biggest anthill. And I also stayed because The News has been kind enough to allow me to switch jobs as my interests changed per cause or project. Fighting to resurrect history at Erie Canal Harbor became, for years, like a part time job," Esmonde said, adding, "Besides, the world doesn’t need another bad electric guitar player!"
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