Former Host of WFAN Radio's Mets Extra: Ed Coleman
Ed Coleman was born in 1949 at Lawrence, Massachusetts. Coleman attended Syracuse University & began a career in media.
In the 1980's as WFAN was starting out a new format of all sports radio, Coleman landed a position as the overnight guy. He worked as the sports update personality on the Steve Somers program, nicknamed "Coleman & the Soul Man".
After that show he landed a job as the New York Mets beat reporter. He soon filled in & replaced Howie Rose on Mets extra, before & after Mets games. Rose got the Mets & NHL hockey; NY Islanders play by play job. Coleman became a well respected personality, both with the hometown Mets & visiting players. He became one of the faces of the organizations & had an easy time doing interviews due to his had great relationships within MLB.
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Coleman has also one work for two summer Olympics (1988 & 1992) as well as the 1994 Winter Games. He has had a journalistic award named after him,, near his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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