Boston 2024 OlympicsCoverage of Boston's bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Just Say No ... To Hosting The OlympicsA new book shines a light on the failed bid to bring the 2024 Olympic Games to the Hub. Bill Littlefield highlights the larger messages embedded in "No Boston Olympics."CognoscentiJul 21, 2017The Glory Of Struggle: An Early Appraisal Of The Rio OlympicsAlthough it’s too soon to declare the Rio Olympics a complete success, writes E.M. Swift, it’s not too early to say that the International Olympic Committee has been vindicated. CognoscentiAug 12, 2016In 2015, Boston's Olympic Bid Was Born — And DiedWBUR's Curt Nickisch talks about one of the top stories of the year.ResumeMorning Edition07:32Jan 1, 2016USOC Endorses Los Angeles For 2024 Olympics BidReplacing Boston's soured bid, LA will try to become a three-time Olympic host.Local CoverageSep 1, 2015Public Education In Massachusetts: What It Will Take To Stay On TopWe must create the conditions to unleash greatness.CognoscentiAug 24, 2015AdvertisementBoston's Olympic Dream May Be Dead Now, But Debate Over Old Plans Is Quite LivelyEven though the fight to bring the Olympics to Boston in 2024 is over, the Olympic organizing group is taking issue with conclusions drawn by state-hired consultants who evaluated Boston...ResumeLocal Coverage04:00Aug 19, 2015Analysis Shows Financial Risks Of 2024 Olympics BidGov. Charlie Baker says based on the state-funded report, he would have not been able to support the now-withdrawn bid. Local CoverageAug 18, 2015Wistful For The Olympics That Wasn'tThe Olympics coulda-shoulda-mighta been a chance not only to show off the best of the city, but also to help create a vision of an updated, modern Boston. CognoscentiJul 30, 2015How Boston's Olympic Bid Unraveled In The Final DaysA look at how relations between state leaders and the USOC soured in the days before the 2024 bid was pulled. ResumeLocal Coverage05:43Jul 29, 2015Bostonian Who Helped Organize Olympic Effort: USOC Restrictions 'Ruined It From The Start'The co-founder of Boston 2024, who then took on a role as a part-time consultant with the group, said restrictions by the U.S. Olympic Committee are the reason Boston 2024...Local CoverageJul 29, 2015Walsh: USOC, IOC Kept 'Raising The Bar On Boston' Olympic BidBoston Mayor Marty Walsh says the USOC kept "raising the bar on Boston" with respect to IOC rules requiring host cities to commit to paying for any cost overruns.Local CoverageJul 29, 2015After Failed Bid, What Can Boston Do With All That Olympic Planning?Many believe some of Boston 2024's proposals can offer a rough plan for how to improve the city over the coming decade, even without a 2024 deadline. ResumeLocal Coverage04:17Jul 29, 2015In Dorchester's Harambee Park, Olympic Bid Failure Seen As Missed OpportunityA day after Boston's bid for the 2024 Summer Games was dropped, there was disappointment in Dorchester at the site of the historic Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center, which would...ResumeLocal Coverage03:01Jul 29, 2015Is It Time To Consider Boston 2028?Organizers shouldn't give up on their goal to bring the Olympics to Boston. With four more years, we can craft a stronger, better, more unified bid. CognoscentiJul 29, 2015Boston 2024's Demise Opens Door For Other North American CitiesBoston is out as a candidate for the 2024 Olympics. Now other North American cities are reviving their push to host the Games.Only A GameJul 28, 2015Boston 2024: Long On Dreams, Short On RealityThe hub's Olympic bid was so delusional, it was misleading.CognoscentiJul 28, 2015Mayor Walsh Has 'No Regrets' About Boston's Pursuit To Host 2024 Olympics GamesThe decision to end the bid came shortly after Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said in a news conference that he would not sign a host community contract that made the...ResumeLocal Coverage07:46Jul 28, 2015Olympics Business Reporter Offers Perspective On Boston's Failed BidEd Hula says he was not surprised by Boston's failed bid to host the 2024 Summer Games.ResumeLocal Coverage04:08Jul 28, 2015Analysts Discuss Potential Political Injuries In Wake Of Boston's Failed Olympic BidRepublican Todd Domke and Democrat Dan Payne take a look at potential consequences for local and state leaders following the end of Boston's pursuit of hosting the 2024 Olympics.ResumeLocal Coverage08:16Jul 28, 2015Some Upset, Others Relieved: Bostonians Wake Up To Dead Olympic DreamBostonians are waking up to a dead Olympic dream. Some say Boston’s rejection shows other cities that the Olympics are not worth it. But others say it opens the door...ResumeLocal Coverage04:10Jul 28, 2015Next Page
Just Say No ... To Hosting The OlympicsA new book shines a light on the failed bid to bring the 2024 Olympic Games to the Hub. Bill Littlefield highlights the larger messages embedded in "No Boston Olympics."CognoscentiJul 21, 2017
The Glory Of Struggle: An Early Appraisal Of The Rio OlympicsAlthough it’s too soon to declare the Rio Olympics a complete success, writes E.M. Swift, it’s not too early to say that the International Olympic Committee has been vindicated. CognoscentiAug 12, 2016
In 2015, Boston's Olympic Bid Was Born — And DiedWBUR's Curt Nickisch talks about one of the top stories of the year.ResumeMorning Edition07:32Jan 1, 2016
USOC Endorses Los Angeles For 2024 Olympics BidReplacing Boston's soured bid, LA will try to become a three-time Olympic host.Local CoverageSep 1, 2015
Public Education In Massachusetts: What It Will Take To Stay On TopWe must create the conditions to unleash greatness.CognoscentiAug 24, 2015
Boston's Olympic Dream May Be Dead Now, But Debate Over Old Plans Is Quite LivelyEven though the fight to bring the Olympics to Boston in 2024 is over, the Olympic organizing group is taking issue with conclusions drawn by state-hired consultants who evaluated Boston...ResumeLocal Coverage04:00Aug 19, 2015
Analysis Shows Financial Risks Of 2024 Olympics BidGov. Charlie Baker says based on the state-funded report, he would have not been able to support the now-withdrawn bid. Local CoverageAug 18, 2015
Wistful For The Olympics That Wasn'tThe Olympics coulda-shoulda-mighta been a chance not only to show off the best of the city, but also to help create a vision of an updated, modern Boston. CognoscentiJul 30, 2015
How Boston's Olympic Bid Unraveled In The Final DaysA look at how relations between state leaders and the USOC soured in the days before the 2024 bid was pulled. ResumeLocal Coverage05:43Jul 29, 2015
Bostonian Who Helped Organize Olympic Effort: USOC Restrictions 'Ruined It From The Start'The co-founder of Boston 2024, who then took on a role as a part-time consultant with the group, said restrictions by the U.S. Olympic Committee are the reason Boston 2024...Local CoverageJul 29, 2015
Walsh: USOC, IOC Kept 'Raising The Bar On Boston' Olympic BidBoston Mayor Marty Walsh says the USOC kept "raising the bar on Boston" with respect to IOC rules requiring host cities to commit to paying for any cost overruns.Local CoverageJul 29, 2015
After Failed Bid, What Can Boston Do With All That Olympic Planning?Many believe some of Boston 2024's proposals can offer a rough plan for how to improve the city over the coming decade, even without a 2024 deadline. ResumeLocal Coverage04:17Jul 29, 2015
In Dorchester's Harambee Park, Olympic Bid Failure Seen As Missed OpportunityA day after Boston's bid for the 2024 Summer Games was dropped, there was disappointment in Dorchester at the site of the historic Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center, which would...ResumeLocal Coverage03:01Jul 29, 2015
Is It Time To Consider Boston 2028?Organizers shouldn't give up on their goal to bring the Olympics to Boston. With four more years, we can craft a stronger, better, more unified bid. CognoscentiJul 29, 2015
Boston 2024's Demise Opens Door For Other North American CitiesBoston is out as a candidate for the 2024 Olympics. Now other North American cities are reviving their push to host the Games.Only A GameJul 28, 2015
Boston 2024: Long On Dreams, Short On RealityThe hub's Olympic bid was so delusional, it was misleading.CognoscentiJul 28, 2015
Mayor Walsh Has 'No Regrets' About Boston's Pursuit To Host 2024 Olympics GamesThe decision to end the bid came shortly after Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said in a news conference that he would not sign a host community contract that made the...ResumeLocal Coverage07:46Jul 28, 2015
Olympics Business Reporter Offers Perspective On Boston's Failed BidEd Hula says he was not surprised by Boston's failed bid to host the 2024 Summer Games.ResumeLocal Coverage04:08Jul 28, 2015
Analysts Discuss Potential Political Injuries In Wake Of Boston's Failed Olympic BidRepublican Todd Domke and Democrat Dan Payne take a look at potential consequences for local and state leaders following the end of Boston's pursuit of hosting the 2024 Olympics.ResumeLocal Coverage08:16Jul 28, 2015
Some Upset, Others Relieved: Bostonians Wake Up To Dead Olympic DreamBostonians are waking up to a dead Olympic dream. Some say Boston’s rejection shows other cities that the Olympics are not worth it. But others say it opens the door...ResumeLocal Coverage04:10Jul 28, 2015