Los Angeles Kings Hire Former Beat Writer to Cover Team

Reporter Rich Hammond used to cover the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings for the Los Angeles Daily News. When the first puck is dropped this season, he will still be covering the Kings, but for the team’s Website, according to The New York Times.

Many local newspapers have stopped sending reporters on the road to cover teams due to budget cuts, but Hammond received a multiyear commitment from the Kings, as well as complete autonomy to post reporting or commentary, according to the Times.

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