Arthur "Bud" Collins (b. June 17, 1929 in Lima, Ohio) is an American journalist. A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ...

After his U.S. Army service, Collins decided to attend Boston University graduate school; and later, joined the Boston Herald as a sportswriter. In 1963, he moved to the "Boston Globe" and also began doing tennis commentary for Boston PBS outlet, WGBH. From 1968-72, worked for CBS' coverage of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. In 1972, he joined NBC as a tennis broadcaster, a post which he presently holds. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Boston University is a non-sectarian private university located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Boston Herald is a tabloid newspaper, the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston, Massachusetts, with a daily circulation of 242,957 in September 2002. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major radio and television network in the United States. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Collins has written three books: "The Education of a Tennis Player" (with Rod Laver, 1971), "Evonne! On the Move" (with Evonne Goolagong, 1974) a memoir, "My Life With the Pros" (1989) and three editions of the tennis encyclopedia. Country: Australia Residence: N/A Height: 58 (172 cm) Weight: 150 lbs. ... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, born July 31, 1951 at Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, was a professional tennis player. ...

In 1994, Collins was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Collins is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College.

External Link

The Official Web Site of Bud Collins