WRITE ON!: WHAT'S IN A LINE? A WINNER!And the pen and paper goes to ... Bruce Bockman, a 44-year-old television editor from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , is the winner of the Daily News' Write On! search for the next Lakers columnist. Bockman was an overwhelming choice of voters at dailynews.com. More than 80 percent of the 3,400-plus online votes favored Bockman over the other finalist, AM Silver, an online magazine editor from West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. . Bockman emerged from a field of 147 entrants, and wrote five columns in all - each a polished piece, with equal amounts flair and opinion. Some favorite one-liners: --This team not only lacks character, it lacks characters. --In a league where you can be fined for wearing white after Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. , Kobe's just lucky his punishment wasn't determined by Richard Blackwell Richard Blackwell, born Richard Sylvan Selzer, (August 29, 1922) in Brooklyn, New York is a fashion critic, journalist, television personality, artist, and former fashion designer known internationally as Mr. Blackwell. . --This is Los Angeles, where loyalty can often be measured with an egg timer. As his reward, Bockman will write one more column, this time on deadline from Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. after the Lakers-Celtics game Sunday afternoon. Look for his prose in Monday's Daily News. |
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