News Coverage of Steve Abbott’s Appointment to UMaine Athletic Interim Director
President Kennedy’s Friday announcement that he’s appointed Steve Abbott interim director received widespread news coverage, including Saturday Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News reports. Maine Sunday Telegram sports columnist Steve Sollloway analyzed the appointment in his Sunday column. Abbott is an Orono native and former Harvard football player who served as Sen. Susan Collins’ chief of staff for 12 years. More details are in a UMaine news release. NBC News correspondent Chuck Todd tweeted the UMaine news release to his 56,000 Twitter followers on Friday afternoon.