Longtime New York Times Writer Jack Bell Joins NASL League Office
March 23, 2015 - North American Soccer League (NASL) News Release
New York (March 23, 2015) - The North American Soccer League (NASL) has hired journalism veteran Jack Bell as a Senior Media Specialist.
For nearly 24 years, Bell was an editor and writer in the Sports Department at The New York Times. At The Times, he wrote the weekly Soccer Report for the print publication for almost 15 years and more recently helped to edit and write for the popular Goal blog on the paper's website.
"We're delighted to welcome Jack Bell to the NASL. As the league continues to grow in size and stature, we are committed to sharing the stories of our incredible players, coaches, fans, and owners," said NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson. "Jack has studied and reported on every aspect of soccer not only in this country, but also from a global perspective. With the NASL, he will focus on sharing the next great chapter in North American soccer."
Bell covered the first incarnation of the New York Cosmos of the NASL in the late 1970s and early 1980s for The Herald-News of Passaic, NJ, and still counts many of his experiences with the Cosmos and their players as among highlights of his journalism career.
"In a strange way, my world has come full circle in soccer since I got my introduction to the professional game via the NASL and now I'm back with the reborn and revitalized league," Bell said. "It's an amazing feeling to be back where I've always wanted to be -- in a working life in soccer. Nothing could make me happier."
A Long Island native, Bell played scholastically in Seaford and Rockville Centre, NY. Bell is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and currently lives in New Milford, NJ.
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