Chuck Pollock retiring from Olean Times Herald after 50 years

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https://www.oleantimesherald.com/sports/a-heartfelt-goodbye-to-th-readers/article_cef97d9a-ff53-11ed-a304-b7a2e63cc844.html

 

[Saxum]

Interestingly he is still able to get email (or they are forwarding it) at the newspaper.

I wonder if it was part of agreement of buyout - he never did say whether he was bought out or not.

 

I liked his column and read it electronically during Bills season.

[Breakout Squad]

Congrats to him. I will say after Jerry Sullivan got cancelled he seemed to try and fill that void. 

[Saxum]

5 minutes ago, Breakout Squad said:

Congrats to him. I will say after Jerry Sullivan got cancelled he seemed to try and fill that void. 

 

Jerry Sullivan was the void.

[Rubes]

I liked occasionally reading his columns. He has an old-school style and perspective that I'll miss, as the internet void gets filled by barely-literate, glorified bloggers with no particular inside information and opinions passed on as "knowledge."

 

Now get off my lawn!!

 

[machine gun kelly]

Enjoy your retirement Chuck.  My dad for the BN for 44 years so enjoy you’re winters in FL or AZ.

[HurlyBurly51]

He seemed to be getting cranky.  Enjoy retirement.

[BigAl2526]

I remember reading his articles in the Times Herald when I was in college.  I'm 71 now.

[Lagoon Blues]

Thats a long run for sure.  Good on him.

[eball]

Congrats on a long run, although I can't say I thought his stuff was particularly enlightening.

[msw2112]

Given that his stuff wasn't behind a paywall (at least most of it), I have read his column a number of times in recent years.  I thought his stuff was solid, particularly his Sabres articles.  Nothing earth-shattering one way or another, but good, solid, old school sportswriting.  I thought his writing was fairly high caliber, considering the size of the market he was operating out of.  I wish him well in retirement.  I hope that this was a planned retirement and not a forced one.

[JaBu]

2 hours ago, BigAl2526 said:

I remember reading his articles in the Times Herald when I was in college.  I'm 71 now.

 

Likewise, he was my source of Bills' news in my youth (not in my 70's yet 😀) as that was my family's newspaper down in that area. Unlike today's internet age with a plethora of info at your finger tips, one back then was dependent on a decent reporter to get any depth of football news.

 

Edited May 31, 2023 by JaBu

[boater]

Gotta be a special type to wear a sweater vest. It's a dying breed.

[CoffeeDrip]

Had the privilege of working with this man for a time before I ran hard and fast for the newsroom door and left the industry behind. He is a genuinely nice man and deserves better than that dying old newspaper (he says he’s not retiring).

[Bad Things]

All the very best on your retirement,  Chuck.  I've enjoyed reading your articles for many years now. 

As others have mentioned, Chuck had an "old school" style of writing that you don't see often anymore. 

[3rdand12]

Chuck is an alright guy, Always been.
and that a serious compliment from me

 Cheers ! Mr. Pollock 😀

[T&C]

Don't think I've ever read the guy tbh... I grew up with Larry Felser's work.

[BillsPride12]

Never heard of this guy before but I've always had an appreciation for the old school Sportswriter types so this is still happy and saw news to hear about.  Good for him, sounds like he will be missed! 

[Free Speech]

7 hours ago, Breakout Squad said:

Congrats to him. I will say after Jerry Sullivan got cancelled he seemed to try and fill that void. 

He did get a little erratically salty toward the end. But 50 years - good on him. 

[Marvin]

Enjoy your retirement.