Posted at 3:33 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2007
Tennis: NBC fires Bud Collins after 35 years
By Charles Bricker
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Collins confirmed his firing today at Wimbledon, where he is completing his final assignment for NBC, but declined extensive comment, saying only that "I've had 35 wonderful years and I hope to remain in tennis."
Those close to Collins said he was hurt by his termination.
He received his firing notice June 22 and was told it had nothing to do with his age. "It was just a management decision to save money," according to a Collins friend, who relayed NBC's stated reason for the firing.
Collins will continue to work for The Boston Globe, his employer for 44 years. "I've walked these hallowed grounds for 35 years," he said. "I love Wimbledon. I love tennis."
