FOXSPORTS.com Hires Award Winning Boston Globe Baseball Writer, Gordon Edes as Exclusive National Major League Baseball Writer

Business Wire, May 3, 2000

Sports Editors, Baseball & Multimedia/Internet Reporters

NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--May 3, 2000

FOXSPORTS.com, a division of News Corporation's (NYSE:NWS) News Digital Media, today announced the appointment of Gordon Edes to the position of National Major League Baseball Writer effective May 22. FOXSPORTS.com Senior Vice President Danny Greenberg made the announcement.

In his new role, Edes will cover Major League Baseball exclusively for the FOXSPORTS.com site providing a variety of columns, features, news stories, and analysis. In addition to his seasonal baseball duties, Edes year-round commitment to FOXSPORTS.com will also include coverage and analysis on player trades, free agent signings, and other baseball news during the off season.

"Gordon is one of the most respected baseball writers in the business and will be a tremendous asset to the FOXSPORTS.com site," said Greenberg. "With more than 25 years of journalism experience, Gordon brings instant credibility and exclusive Major League Baseball coverage that users will only be able to find on FOXSPORTS.com."

Prior to his role with FOXSPORTS.com, Edes covered the Boston Red Sox at the Boston Globe for the last three seasons on a daily basis. During his extensive journalism career Edes has also worked for the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal Constitution, National Sports Daily and the Sun Sentinel, where he has covered a variety of professional sports teams in baseball, football, basketball and hockey, and the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics.

Edes' talents have been recognized on numerous occasions as he has received awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for his news coverage and investigative reporting, and from the Florida Sportswriters Association for his feature and column writing expertise.

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