“Now that I have retired from working full-time, I am delighted and gratified to be able to continue writing for the Dayton Daily News,” McCoy said. “Doing blogs is something I love to do and I receive more comments on Ask Hal than anything I’ve ever done.”
In addition to blogging year-round and writing Ask Hal during the baseball season, McCoy will work on special projects.
“Hal’s voice is the equivalent to comfort food for thousands of our readers, and I’m thrilled that he will continue to entertain and inform readers in the Dayton area,” DDN Sports Editor Brian Kollars said. “He’s a legend and I’m proud to say that he’ll remain in our lineup.”
McCoy, who has won numerous state and national writing awards, started his career in Dayton in 1962. He left briefly for a stint at a Detroit newspaper in the late 1960s but returned after less than a year in Michigan.
“For 46 of the last 47 years, The (Dayton) Journal Herald and the Dayton Daily News have been my journalistic home, the last 37 covering the Cincinnati Reds for the Daily News,” McCoy said. “It was a cushy comfort zone, and although I had several opportunities to leave for bigger markets, I stayed and never regretted it.”