Mike McAlary

Mike McAlary (1957-1998) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. Originally a sportswriter, he worked as a reporter for Newsday and as a columnist at the Daily News and the New York Post . McAlary won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his extensive coverage of the torture of Abner Louima by Brooklyn police officers. He wrote one novel, Sore Loser , and three nonfiction books: Buddy Boys, Cop Shot , and Good Cop, Bad Cop . A play based on McAlary's life, Lucky Guy written by Nora...See more

Mike McAlary (1957-1998) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. Originally a sportswriter, he worked as a reporter for Newsday and as a columnist at the Daily News and the New York Post . McAlary won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his extensive coverage of the torture of Abner Louima by Brooklyn police officers. He wrote one novel, Sore Loser , and three nonfiction books: Buddy Boys, Cop Shot , and Good Cop, Bad Cop . A play based on McAlary's life, Lucky Guy written by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks, debuted on Broadway in 2013. See less