Bill Plaschke
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William Homer "Bill" Plaschke (born September 6, 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American journalist who has written for the Los Angeles Times since 1987. He attended Ballard High School in Louisville. He spent his freshman year at Baylor University in Waco, TX (1976–77). In 1980, he received a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois where he was the sports editor for the school's paper, the Alestle.
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He is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America and the Professional Football Writers Association.
Bill Plaschke is a recurring panel member of ESPN's sports-themed debate show, Around the Horn. Despite actually being a Roman Catholic, Plaschke is often referred to by Denver Post columnist and author Woody Paige as "Reverend Bill".
He once was named National Sports Columnist of the Year by the Associated Press. Plaschke is known for his human interest stories, including his 2003 portrait of Sarah Morris.
Bill Plaschke also has a cameo in the film Ali as a sports reporter before the first fight against Sonny Liston [1]
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