Bob Halloran, Author of "Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward" to disuss book

Join Bob Halloran for a book signing and discussion at Fuller Village, 1372 Brush Hilll Rd in the Function Room.  You will learn about his latest project working with Paramount Pictures as a technical consultant for the newly released movie, "The Fighter." His book Irish Thunder focused on the life story of Micky Ward, as does the movie.

Bob Halloran began his tenure as weekend sports anchor at WCVB in January 2003. Before joining WCVB's SportsCenter 5, Halloran was at ESPNews where he spent three years as an anchor and writer for ESPN.com.

Before working at ESPN, Halloran worked at Boston's WFXT-TV Channel 25 as a weekend sports anchor for three years. He also spent five years at WPRI-TV in Providence, R.I., as Sports Director and four years at WCVX-TV in Hyannis, Mass., first as Sports Director then moving to News Director.

Halloran began his career at "Cape 11 Alive," then a Cablevision station, where he served as a news reporter and anchor.

Halloran is the recipient of a New England Emmy Award and two honors from the Associated Press.

He's written four books: Destiny Derailed, about the 2003 Red Sox; Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward; Breakdown: A Season of Gang Warfare, High School Football, and the Coach who Policed the Streets; and The Fellowship of the No Longer Miserable – whose proceeds benefit the Jimmy Fund.

A graduate of Washington & Lee, Halloran lives in Milton with his wife, Eileen Curran and their daughter Grace. He has three sons, Sean, Daniel and Liam.