Balash extols virtues of area athletes at Curbstone Coaches

BOARDMAN — As the sports director for WFMJ-TV Dana Balash feels that reaching out to the community beyond his everyday sports reporting duties is one of the unwritten duties of his job.

Speaking Monday to the Curbstone Coaches during their weekly gathering at the Blue Wolf Banquet Center, the Hubbard native shared his views on area sports while boasting of its many individual and team accomplishments over the years.

“I truly love what I do and that’s no secret. The area gets a bad rap when it comes to jobs, its unemployment rate and crime, but the Mahoning Valley is a hotbed for athletics and that, while unbeknownst to some outside the area, is common knowledge to area fans in the know,” he said.