Jim Hague

Jim Hague (born James Frederick Hague, June 2, 1961 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a long-time sportswriter in northern New Jersey as well as a public address announcer for Rutgers University and local high schools.

Early career

Hague is a Jersey City native who attended St. Peter's Prep (Class of 1979) and Marquette University before becoming a sportswriter in 1983, when he took his first professional job with the Morristown Daily Record.

Before signing on with the Daily Record, Hague was the public relations director and public address announcer for the Jersey Indians, a Class AA located in his hometown of Jersey City, in the summer of 1978, where he watched future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson play on a daily basis.

He remained at the Daily Record through 1985, then had short stints with the North Jersey Advance in Dover and the Woodbridge News-Tribune, both papers that have since closed.

Hudson Dispatch

In September 1986, Hague joined the staff of the Hudson Dispatch in Union City, New Jersey. where he remained until that paper's demise in April, 1991. During his stint at the Hudson Dispatch, eventually becoming one of the paper's most known sports columnists, Hague won several New Jersey Press Association and North Jersey Press Club awards. Hague also became known for his coverage of the Meadowlands Grand Prix, the Indy car race held in the parking lot of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, and was recognized nationally for his coverage.