Joseph G. McDonald

Joe McDonald (born in Lackawanna, New York on March 28, 1970) is a professional American sportswriter, who is the Managing Editor of New York Sportscene magazine [cite web | title = Contact Us :: NY Sportscene | date = 2008 | url = http://www.nysportscene.com/contact.php | publisher = NY Sportscene Magazine | accessdate = 2008-03-25] and also covers the New York Mets, New York Yankees, New York Rangers and U.S. Open (tennis) for various publications in the New York area.

Joe is also the current curator of the Mets Online Forum, as part of his New York Sports Day website.

Joe has written articles that have appeared in the Arizona Republic, the Detroit Free Press and the Columbus Dispatch, [cite web | title = NY Sports Day Staff | date = 2008 | url = http://www.nysportsday.com/staff | publisher = Sportsday Publishing, LLC. | accessdate = 2008-03-25] and his work as a photographer also appeared in the New York Daily News [cite web | title = Pedro Martinez has final warmup before Grapefruit League start | date = 2008 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2008/03/11/2008-03-11_pedro_martinez_has_final_warmup_before_g.html | publisher = New York Daily News. | accessdate = 2008-03-25] and MLB.com. [cite web | title = Simulated game adds up to success | date = 2008 | url = http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080311&content_id=2418948&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym | publisher = MLB.com. | accessdate = 2008-03-25]

McDonald is also a contributor to the SportsNet New York television show, Mets Weekly.

Raised in Brooklyn, New York, he is a graduate of Xaverian High School and Fordham University. [cite web | title = Linkedin | date = 2008 | url = http://www.linkedin.com/in/joemcdonald | publisher = Linkedin | accessdate = 2008-03-25] He is also a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Professional Hockey Writers Association, United States Basketball Writers Association and US Tennis Writers Association. Joe is currently writing his first book on the Rangers.

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External links

* [http://www.nysportsday.com/ NY Sports Day]
* [http://www.nysportscene.com/ NY Sportscene Magazine]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/joemcdonald McDonald's Linkedin Page]