Marty Meehan, former congressman from Massachusetts and current chancellor of the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, ponders an interview question before answering, after which being named the new president of the entire five-campus UMass system by a unanimous vote of the board of trustees Friday, May 1, 2015, in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Howie Carr is the New York Times best-selling author of The Brothers Bulger and Hitman, in addition to several other Boston organized-crime books and two novels. He is the host of a New England-wide radio talk-show syndicated to more than 20 stations, and is a member of the Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago.