Brian McIntyre of New Rochelle joins the list of honorees for the Halligan-McGuire Good Guy award. McIntyre directed the NBA Communications Department and Basketball Communications Department for 30 years from 1981 through 2010, and now serves as Senior Communications Advisor to Commissioner David Stern. The 32-year NBA veteran joined the NBA office under then-Commissioner Larry O’Brien and is the longest-serving league office executive hired by Stern. He’s worked with all of the basketball stars in the past 30 years, from Magic Johnson to Larry Bird to Michael Jordan.
McIntrye will be joined by Mike Keenan, Head Coach of the New York Rangers fabled 1994 Stanley Cup champions who is now an analyst for MSG Network; venerable Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times sports columnist Dave Anderson; highly-acclaimed National Basketball Association public relations executive Brian McIntyre; and William J. Burke, Managing Director-Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and a distinguished Fordham alumnus, will be honored at the second annual Halligan-McGuire Irish American Good Guy Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, March 22, at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York City. The fundraiser remembers two beloved New York and Madison Square Garden sports legends, former Knicks and St. John’s star and basketball Hall of Famer Dick McGuire and ex-Rangers and NHL publicist, hockey historian, and author John Halligan, and will benefit the John Halligan Memorial Scholarship at Fordham University.
McIntyre was hired by the NBA in November 1981 as Director of Public Relations after three and a half years as Director of Marketing and Media Information for the Chicago Bulls. He was promoted to Vice President, Public Relations in March 1989. Under McIntyre, the Public Relations Department expanded to become the Communications Group, and he was named Senior Vice President in November 1997.He has overseen public relations activities for every major NBA event since 1982, including The Finals, NBA All-Star, the NBA Draft Lottery, the McDonald’s Open and other events. He was involved in the launch of both the WNBA and the NBA D-League. In conjunction with USA Basketball, McIntyre has been actively involved in public relations planning, activities and onsite execution of the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics and the 1994, 2002 and 2006 World Championships of Basketball.
A graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, McIntyre has served as a member of the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) News Council and the USA Basketball Media Advisory Committee. He was inducted into the Loyola (IL) Academy Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and was honored with a Merit Award by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in 2009. The Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA) honored McIntyre in 2010 when the organization named its annual team media relations tribute the Brian McIntyre Media Relations Award. McIntyre serves on the Board of Advisors for Loyola University’s School of Communications. Brian resides in New Rochelle, New York with his wife, Betty. The McIntyres have two adult children, Brendan and Catherine.
Tickets are priced at $83.50, and include a three course luncheon menu and a donation. Tables of 12 are priced at $1,000. The luncheon gets underway at 12:00 noon. For information and tickets call Cirillo World at 212-972-5337 or email johnnycigarpr@aol.com. Gallagher’s Steak House is located at 228 West 52nd Street (between Broadway and Eighth Avenue) in New York City (212-245-5336). Net proceeds will go to the Halligan Scholarship, which will be awarded to a worthy undergraduate student at Fordham.
Gallagher’s will serve such traditional Irish classics as “Halligan” Corned Beef and Cabbage; “McGuire” Irish Lamb Stew; “Keenan” Beef Tenderloin and Asparagus Salad with Irish Pan Roasted Potatoes, Smoked Bacon and Mustard Vinaigrette; and “Anderson” Grilled Salmon Filet with Sautéed Baby Spinach and Roasted Potatoes.
The John Halligan Memorial Scholarship was established at Fordham in lasting memory of the revered Rangers and NHL public relations executive who graduated from Fordham in 1963. Halligan passed away in January, 2010. “Friends of John Halligan” will raise the funds
annually for the scholarship which will be awarded each year to provide financial assistance to a junior or senior undergraduate enrolled at Fordham majoring in
communication/media studies at Rose Hill in the Bronx. A committee has been established to select the recipient.
Last year’s inaugural honorees were Teri McGuire, Dick’s loving wife of 54 years; John Flaherty, former Yankee and YES Network analyst; Janet Halligan, John’s loving wife of 41 years; and Dave Maloney, the MSG Network-1050 ESPN Radio analyst and former Ranger.
