Born in Indiana and educated in Georgia, Greg Hoard came to Cincinnati in the winter of 1979 as a columnist for the Cincinnati Post sports department, and joined the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1984 as the beat writer for the Cincinnati Reds.  He has received numerous awards for his work.In 1990, he left journalism for television. Hoard worked for WLWT-TV from 1990 through 1993 as sports director and spent 12 years as sports director at WXIX-TV.His written work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Baseball America, Baseball Digest and NFL Game Day. He has appeared on ESPN and NBC’s The Today Show.Greg is the author of three books: Joe, Rounding Home and Heading for Home; Gary Burbank, Voices in My Head; and, most recently, Hannan’s Way, An Unlikely Trek Through Life. He is currently working on a baseball memoir, parts of which he will share here.
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Sunday, 14 January 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Pre-Season Baseball: ‘Great Expectations’, Will OSU’s Feltner Shine In 2018?

Armed with the tools to be a dominant pitcher at any level, the Buckeyes (and yes, Ryan Feltner, too) hope this is the year that he begins by conquering the Big Ten.
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Saturday, 23 December 2017 / Published in Features

Hoard: Mares On The Run, Three Feet of Snow and a Christmas Tale

Known for his days as a beat writer for the Cincinnati Reds, his ability to spin a good yarn transcends baseball and sets columnist Greg Hoard apart from most baseball writers. Here's one of his best...with season's greetings to all.
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Sunday, 05 November 2017 / Published in Features

Hoard: Those Bengal Stripes Continue To Fade

How long can this go on? Well, when you best play and consummate professional finally blows, as happened Sunday, it's a sign for change. And somewhere Paul Brown is in full agreement.
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Tuesday, 03 October 2017 / Published in Features

Hoard: Bengals Not Crowing After Win Over Browns

The best that can be said about Sunday’s game is that it gives the Bengals something to build on. The worst that can be said is...they've been building now for a long, long time - or so it seems! Greg Hoard writes on the 1-3 Bengals in today's Press Pros feature.
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Tuesday, 26 September 2017 / Published in Features

Hoard: Enough Already, Go Marvin!

The odd thing is, says columnist Greg Hoard, that he's come full circle on Bengals coach Marvin Lewis. "I want to see him pull this thing off," he says. I don't know if he can, but I hope so. Read more in today's feature on the Bengals' coach.