Danny McDonald
General Assignment Reporter·The Boston Globe
Boston, United States, North America
- Pop
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Pop · Police · PoliticsRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Danny?
Danny McDonald works as a general assignment reporter at The Boston Globe and is publicly associated with pop, police and politics, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Pop
Formats
News · Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Danny
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits The Boston Globe.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Danny McDonald cover?
Genres
- Pop
Coverage
- Pop
- Police
- Politics
- Pop Music
Market
- Boston
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Danny McDonald?
Danny McDonald is a Boston-based general assignment reporter associated with The Boston Globe. Their published work centres on Pop, Police and Politics. Coverage runs through News and Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Pop. General Assignment Reporter · The Boston Globe. Danny McDonald works as a general assignment reporter with The Boston Globe, based in Boston. Danny McDonald is general assignment reporter at The Boston Globe, based in Boston. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Pop, Police, Politics, Pop Music and Boston, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through News and Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Danny is publicly associated with Pop. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: General Assignment Reporter. Works at: The Boston Globe. Based in: Boston, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Danny's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- General Assignment Reporter
- Works at
- The Boston Globe
- Based in
- Boston, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Danny McDonald
Danny McDonald works as general assignment reporter and covers Pop, Police, Politics and Pop Music. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Danny McDonald is based in Boston, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Danny is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Danny's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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