Dear Alan,
Thank you very much for taking the time to write us about Bob Cousy. Many of us at Comcast SportsNet New England, including myself, are native New Englanders and we understand the importance of the team’s history in the hearts of fans across the region.
We have been honored to have Bob join Celtic legend Tommy Heinsohn and Dorchester native Mike Gorman on our broadcast team as the third man in the booth for ten games during each of the past nine seasons.
For this upcomoing season, we have made several changes and have opted to go with a two-man booth. For personal reasons, Tommy will not do road games. Donny Marshall, who last season proved himself to be a terrific addition to our on-air team, will do his best to fill Tommy’s shoes for road games.
We share your sentiment that Bob Cousy is a classic and important part of the Celtics’ history. As such, we have offered to work with him to find other roles within our network. Unfortunately, he has chosen not to accept that offer.
Respecting the Celtics tradition is extremely important to us. We have been the proud home of the Celtics for the past 28 years and it is the passion of fans like yourself that makes every one of our telecasts a privilege.
With another potential championship season on tap, I hope you will join Tommy, Mike, Donny and the entire Comcast SportsNet team in closely following the new season.
Skip Perham
Marketing & Communications Manager
(781) 270-7252
That is what I received from my email a form letter. My reply
Dear Skip,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I do not agree with your companies' position on Mr Cousy. The man is Celtics basketball and the patriarch of the organization now that Red has passed. I think Comcast is doing a disservice to many of the younger fans by not letting them partake of the knowledge Bob has of the teams history and the game. In my opinion Comcast should have found out if Cedric Maxwell was available he was afterall a Celtic unlike Mr. Marshall.