Donnie Walsh

Knicks Reporters, Meet Donnie Walsh, The Man Who Will Protect You From Jim Dolan

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Today, Donnie Walsh was named the new president of the New York Knicks, which means for the MSG beat reporters who cover the team, the place might feel a little less like hell.

The Times' Howard Beck--who told the Observer in November that covering the Knicks was a "miserable" assignment--just published a story on Mr. Walsh's hiring, and tells us what it means for his cohort:  read more »