Glen Harry Macnow (born April 23, 1955) is a

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sports

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host on 94 WIP.

Background

Macnow was born in

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on April 23, 1955, and raised in

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. He went to

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(with WIP co-worker Al Morganti), and worked a newspaper career that took him from

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, and, finally to ''

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'' in 1986. During his time with the Inquirer, in 1993, he was recognized as "The Best Sportswriter in Philadelphia" by ''

'' magazine. Glen is often referred to as "The Prof" or "The Professor" due to his position as an instructor at

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. He is married to his wife Judy and is the father of two sons, Ted and Alex.

Writer

Macnow has written more than a dozen children's books, mostly sports biographies. He has also written three top-selling Philadelphia sports books during his time on WIP. In 2003, he co-authored ''The Great Philadelphia Fan Book'' with Anthony Gargano. The book is a Philadelphia sports memoir, centering on the city's sports fans and 4 professional teams. In 2004, he co-authored ''The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate'' with Angelo Cataldi. In 2006, he co-authored ''The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists'' with Edward Gudonis, a.k.a. Big Daddy Graham. Macnow is known for some of his off-sports shows, including the "Movie Club for Men," a regular summer feature, and his annual "food hunt," which searches for the best of a particular "manly" food item (burgers, pizza, ribs, cheesesteaks, etc.) in the

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. He also co-hosts a show with Don Russell a.k.a. Joe Sixpack, called What's Brewing, in which they travel to local breweries and beer retailers, mainly in the Bucks County area, to talk about their year round and seasonal offerings. It airs on NBCSports Philadelphia on Saturday nights at 11 p.m.

Bibliography

*''Alex Rodriguez (Sports Great)'' *''Allen Iverson (Sports Great)'' *''Cal Ripken, Jr. (Sports Great)'' *''Cal Ripken, Jr.: Star Shortstop (Sports Reports)'' *''Charles Barkley (Sports Great Books)'' *''Chris Webber (Sports Great)'' *''David Robinson: Star Center (Sports Reports)'' *''Deion Sanders (Sports Great)'' *''Denver Broncos Football Team (Great Sports Teams), The'' *''Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists, The'' *''Great Philadelphia Fan Book, The '' *''Great Philadelphia Sports Debate, The'' *''Jeff Gordon (Sports Great)'' *''Ken Griffey, Jr: Star Outfielder (Sports Reports)'' *''Kevin Garnett (Sports Great)'' *''Kobe Bryant (Sports Great)'' *''Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Team, The (Great Sports Teams)'' *''Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Team (Great Sports Teams), The'' *''Shaquille O'Neal: Star Center (Sports Reports)'' *''Tiger Woods (Sports Great)'' *''Troy Aikman (Sports Great)''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macnow, Glen American children's writers American sports radio personalities Sportswriters from Pennsylvania Boston University alumni Radio personalities from Buffalo, New York The Philadelphia Inquirer people Radio personalities from Philadelphia 1955 births Living people Journalists from New York (state) Sportswriters from New York (state)