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The Professional Basketball Writers Association has recognized four ESPN NBA reporters in the 2019 PBWA Blumenthal Memorial Writing Contest.
Kevin Arnovitz and Dave McMenamin were named first-place winners – Arnovitz won the magazine-length features category for his story about a chief revenue officer for an NBA team who stole millions of dollars from that team. McMenamin won the news category for his story “Inside LeBron James’ and Adam Silver’s make-or-break moments in China.” Also honored were Baxter Holmes (second place, magazine-length features) and Ohm Youngmisuk (honorable mention, moderate-length features).
Tim Kurkjian ably sums up baseball's 2020 season. With beaucoup links.https://t.co/OYsjf16pcC
— Dave Fairbank (@FairbankOBX) October 29, 2020
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Even with college football on TV, local establishments that survived on gameday traffic and fans on campus are hurting; we profile some of them from a church in Syracuse to a candy factory near Lincoln. With @Ivan_Maisel, @ESPNRittenberg @TomVH https://t.co/9Rx4ONvIra
— Paula Lavigne (@pinepaula) October 27, 2020
Dodgers, Rays, World Series, COVID, baseball 2020. Jeff Passan deftly sums it up.https://t.co/chlwkuqbRg
— Dave Fairbank (@FairbankOBX) October 28, 2020
My buddy David told me about this story last night…
NO SIR! I want my money.
Negated Chicago Bears sack leads to daily fantasy player losing out on $1 million prizehttps://t.co/BXb6TRh2XH
— Jim Dunaway (@jimdunaway) October 28, 2020
Well-done article by @darcymaine_espn about haunted sports venues. She was willing to tackle "big question" paranormal topics more than a lot of writers I've talked with and it shows in the story! #milwaukee #halloween #madison #ghosts https://t.co/Ibesxms8y8
— Mike Huberty (@sunspotmike) October 29, 2020
- For her work on the E60 special “Project 11,” ESPN’s Stephania Bell has received her second Front Page Award from the Newswomen’s Club of New York. Her award was in the Specialized Reporting/Sports category. Project 11 followed NFL quarterback Alex Smith’s remarkable recovery from a gruesome leg injury he suffered in 2018. The ESPN senior writer and injury analyst’s first award from the organization was in 2015 for this ESPN.com article about Tommy John Surgery.
- The ESPN Films documentary “Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible” has been nominated in the fifth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards in the Best Short Documentary category for 2020. The film, produced by Kristen Lappas, profiles the reservation’s boxing club, which helps train women to protect themselves against the violence that disproportionately affects women in the Native American community. Award winners will be announced on Nov. 16.
- Last week, Executive Vice President & General Manager of ESPN+, Russell Wolff, sat down with Special Olympics athlete, X Games gold medalist and ESPN broadcast talent Daina Shilts to discuss inclusion in the workplace. The two spoke about how a work environment in which all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and come from a diverse array of backgrounds creates more opportunity for success.
– Andy Hall