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| Dave Zirin, Press Action's 2005 and 2006 Sportswriter of the Year, has been called "an icon in the world of progressive sports" and Robert Lipsyte says he is "the best young sportswriter in the United States." He is both a columnist for SLAM Magazine, a regular contributor to the Nation Magazine, and a regular op-ed writer for the Los Angeles Times. He also has an online column on Sports Illustrated’s website, si.com. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| Zirin's new book "Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports" (with a foreword by the immortal Chuck D.) has already been called "the sports primer for our time." Sports Illustrated wrote that Terrordome is "a provocative, sometimes chilling, look at sports and society right now." | |||
| '''Dave Zirin''' commentates on varied sports-related matters from a liberal point-of-view. Zirin champions athletes and issues which might be overlooked by corporate sports media and addresses the tendency of the media to objectify and employ athletes as pawns in money-making efforts. He was once a guest contributor at '']''. He also writes a weekly column (which is also distributed through his website) and also frequently for ] magazine. His first book, ''What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States'' (]) has entered its second printing. | |||
| His first book "What's My Name, Fool?" Sports and Resistance in the United States" (Haymarket Books) has entered its second printing and is available in stores and at haymarketbooks.org. | |||
| He is also the author of "The Muhammad Ali Handbook", published for MQ Publications. | |||
| Zirin has taken his blend of sports and politics to the television program ]’s '']'' where he discussed steroid use in ] with ] and ]; ]’s '']'', and the ] Morning News in ]. He is also a monthly commentator for Canadian sports channel ]. | |||
| He is a weekly television commentator for The Score, Canada's number one 24-hour sports network. | |||
| Zirin has brought his blend of sports and politics to multiple television programs including ESPN's Outside the Lines, ESPN Classic, the BBC's Extratime, CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (debating steroids with Jose Canseco and John Rocker), C-SPAN's BookTV, the WNBC Morning News in New York City; and Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. | |||
| He has also been on numerous radio programs including |
He has also been on numerous national radio programs including National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation; Air America and XM Radio's On the Real' with Chuck D and Gia'na Garel; The Laura Flanders Show; Radio Nation with Marc Cooper; ESPN radio; Stars and Stripes Radio; WOL's The Joe Madison Show; Pacifica's Hard Knock Radio, and many others. | ||
| He is also the Thursday morning sports voice on WBAI's award winning "Wake Up Call." | |||
| Zirin's new book is Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports, published by Haymarket Books in June 2007. He is working on “A People’s History of Sports,” a sports-related volume in the manner of ]'s ] series for ]. In addition to “What’s My Name, Fool?” for ], he has also published “The Muhammad Ali Handbook” for MQ Publications. Zirin is also the published children’s book author of “My Name is Erica Montoya de la Cruz” (RC Owen). In addition, he is working on a sports documentary with Barbara Kopple’s Cabin Creek films on sports and social movements in the United States. | |||
| Zirin is also working on "A People's History of Sports in the United States," part of Howard Zinn's People's History series for the New Press. In addition he just signed to do a book with Scribner (Simon & Schuster.) | |||
| Zirin is the author of a children's book called "My Name is Erica Montoya de la Cruz" (RC Owen). | |||
| Zirin’s writing has been printed by ], ], ], ], Latinosports.com, ], The College Sporting News, basketball.com, ], The Black Sports Network, '']'', ''Dodgers Dugout'', ], ], '']'', War-Times, and The Afro-American. | |||
| He is working on a sports documentary with Barbara Kopple's Cabin Creek films on sports and social movements in the United States. | |||
| Zirin's writing has also appeared in New York Newsday, the Baltimore Sun, The Dallas/Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, the Houston Chronicle, CBSNEWS.com, The Pittsburgh Courier, The Source, and numerous other publications. | |||
| *Dave Berkman, Wisconsin Public Radio | |||
| **Robert Lipsyte | |||
| ==Barry Bonds Steroids Controversy== | ==Barry Bonds Steroids Controversy== | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 9 October 2007
Dave Zirin, Press Action's 2005 and 2006 Sportswriter of the Year, has been called "an icon in the world of progressive sports" and Robert Lipsyte says he is "the best young sportswriter in the United States." He is both a columnist for SLAM Magazine, a regular contributor to the Nation Magazine, and a regular op-ed writer for the Los Angeles Times. He also has an online column on Sports Illustrated’s website, si.com. Zirin's new book "Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports" (with a foreword by the immortal Chuck D.) has already been called "the sports primer for our time." Sports Illustrated wrote that Terrordome is "a provocative, sometimes chilling, look at sports and society right now." His first book "What's My Name, Fool?" Sports and Resistance in the United States" (Haymarket Books) has entered its second printing and is available in stores and at haymarketbooks.org. He is also the author of "The Muhammad Ali Handbook", published for MQ Publications. He is a weekly television commentator for The Score, Canada's number one 24-hour sports network. Zirin has brought his blend of sports and politics to multiple television programs including ESPN's Outside the Lines, ESPN Classic, the BBC's Extratime, CNBC's The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (debating steroids with Jose Canseco and John Rocker), C-SPAN's BookTV, the WNBC Morning News in New York City; and Democracy Now with Amy Goodman. He has also been on numerous national radio programs including National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation; Air America and XM Radio's On the Real' with Chuck D and Gia'na Garel; The Laura Flanders Show; Radio Nation with Marc Cooper; ESPN radio; Stars and Stripes Radio; WOL's The Joe Madison Show; Pacifica's Hard Knock Radio, and many others. He is also the Thursday morning sports voice on WBAI's award winning "Wake Up Call." Zirin is also working on "A People's History of Sports in the United States," part of Howard Zinn's People's History series for the New Press. In addition he just signed to do a book with Scribner (Simon & Schuster.) Zirin is the author of a children's book called "My Name is Erica Montoya de la Cruz" (RC Owen). He is working on a sports documentary with Barbara Kopple's Cabin Creek films on sports and social movements in the United States. Zirin's writing has also appeared in New York Newsday, the Baltimore Sun, The Dallas/Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, the Houston Chronicle, CBSNEWS.com, The Pittsburgh Courier, The Source, and numerous other publications.
- Dave Berkman, Wisconsin Public Radio
- Robert Lipsyte
Barry Bonds Steroids Controversy
Zirin maintains the opinion that the aggressive hatred toward the use of steroids by Barry Bonds is in large degree due to racism. Zirin is also one of the few reporters that believe Bonds has never done steroids.
References and notes
External links
- The Edge of Sports
- Article where Zirin defends Bonds against accusations of steroids*
- Barry Bonds, today's Jack Johnson?