A former Gloucester High athlete who's been covering local sports for the past five years is now coordinating that coverage as the new sports editor of the Gloucester Daily Times.
Nick Curcuru, who had been serving as Times' interim sports editor since December, was named to the permanent position Friday by Times Publisher Mark Zappala and Editor Ray Lamont.
In his new role, Curcuru, who has been covering sports and local news since 2007, will be responsible for coordinating the Time local sports coverage, in addition to designing the presentation of the daily sport pages and covering a number of games and other events.
"As Nick continued to serve in his interim role, it became more and more evident that he was the best candidate for the job," said Times Editor Ray Lamont. "Nick not only knows the local sports scene and the people who drive it, but he also has an inherent knowledge of our local sports heritage — and that's important.
"We're proud to name him as our sports editor," he added, "and we're proud to have him step up and into this role with the Times."
Curcuru, a 2002 graduate of Gloucester High School, was a linebacker on the school's football teams, including the 2000 team that captured the Eastern Mass. Super Bowl title at Boston University.
He then graduated in 2007 from Salem State with a bachelor's degree in communications and a concentration in journalism, and began working part-time as part of the Times sports staff that spring.
Since that time, he has covered a variety of local sports and sporting events involving all of Cape Ann's high schools, as well as events such as road races, and the sporting events of St. Peter's Fiesta — including the Greasy Pole walks.
He also provided news coverage of local police and court stories.
In writing and taking a leadership role for the Times, Curcuru also carries on a family tradition. He is the grandson of the late John "Doc" Enos, the legendary local news reporter who wrote for the Times over four decades, from 1963 through his retirement in 2003.
Serving as the Times' sports editor, Curcuru said, "is what I have wanted to do since I've been working here."
"I'm excited about the opportunity," he said.
He and his wife, Marissa, were married in 2010 and live in Gloucester.
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