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NYT Best-Selling Author & Sports Columnist

Dave Zirin Speaking Fee: $10,000 to $20,000

NYT Best-Selling Author & Sports Columnist

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Dave Zirin
Speaking Fee:
$10,000 to $20,000

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Available Upon Request

Primary Topic Category:
Authors & Storytellers

Secondary Topic Category:
Sports

 

Dave Zirin Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World”, Dave Zirin writes about the politics of sports for the Nation Magazine. He is their first sports writer in 150 years of existence. Winner of Sport in Society and Northeastern University School of Journalism's 'Excellence in Sports Journalism' Award, Zirin is also the host of Sirius XM Radio’s popular weekly show, Edge of Sports Radio. He has been called “the best sportswriter in the United States,” by Robert Lipsyte. Dave Zirin is, in addition, a columnist for SLAM Magazine and the Progressive.

Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World”, Dave Zirin is the sports editor at the  em Nation Magazine /em , their first sports a href="https://gothamartists.com/stacy-pederson/" editor /a in over 150 years of existence. He has been called “the best sportswriter in the United States,” by the  em New York Times /em  icon Robert Lipsyte. He also hosts  i Edge of Sports Television /i  on The Real News Network Zirin has written eleven books on the politics of sports, including the a href="https://gothamartists.com/mike-evans/" acclaimed /a biography  em Jim Brown: Last Man Standing.  /em He is also the co-author of the  em New York Times  /em bestseller,  em Things That Make White People Uncomfortable  /em with former NFL player Michael Bennett Zirin has brought his blend of sports and politics to multiple television programs including ESPN’s  em Outside the Lines /em , MSNBC’s  em Morning Joe /em , CNN, and  em Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman /em . He has also been on numerous national radio programs from sports radio to National Public Radio’s  em Tell Me More /em ,  em Talk of the Nation /em , and  em All Things Considered /em . Zirin has also been an advisor to filmmakers ranging from Ken Burns to Ang Lee and has appeared in a number of documentaries. He also produced a segment on the forthcoming Showtime documentary about Dr. Harry Edwards.  His writing has appeared in the  em New York Times /em ,  em the Los Angeles Times /em ,  em the Washington Post /em ,  em the New York Daily News /em ,  em New York Newsday /em ,  em the Baltimore Sun /em ,  em the Pittsburgh Courier /em , and many other publications.
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