Chairman Of Committee Exploring Boston Olympic Bid Discusses Split Over Hosting

BOSTON — With the U.S. Olympic committee about the come to Boston to take a look at the city as a possible site for the 2024 summer games, a Boston Globe poll finds that Massachusetts residents are divided on the idea of Boston hosting the games.

John Fish joins Morning Edition to talk about a possible Boston bid for the Olympics. Fish heads the large Boston-based construction firm, Suffolk Construction. He is also the leader of the legislative commission appointed to look into the Olympics coming to Boston.

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