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'''Harry Gerard "H. G." Bissinger III''', also known as '''Buzz Bissinger''' (born November 1, 1954) |
'''Harry Gerard "H. G." Bissinger III''', also known as '''Buzz Bissinger''' (born November 1, 1954). |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Bissinger is the son of Eleanor (née Lebenthal) and Harry Gerard Bissinger II.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/classified/paid-notice-deaths-bissinger-harry-gerard-ii.html | work=The New York Times | title=Paid Notice: Deaths BISSINGER, HARRY GERARD II | date=October 29, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/12/style/sarah-whiting-macdonald-is-married-to-h-g-bissinger-3d-in-massachusetts.html | work=The New York Times | title=Sarah Whiting Macdonald Is Married To H. G. Bissinger 3d in Massachusetts | date=February 12, 1989}}</ref> He graduated from [[Phillips Academy]] in 1972 and graduated from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1976, where he was a sports and opinion editor for ''[[The Daily Pennsylvanian]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |
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==Journalism== |
==Journalism== |
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Revision as of 19:53, 10 January 2013
Harry Gerard "H. G." Bissinger III, also known as Buzz Bissinger (born November 1, 1954).
Early life and education
Bissinger is the son of Eleanor (née Lebenthal) and Harry Gerard Bissinger II.[1][2] He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1972 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976, where he was a sports and opinion editor for The Daily Pennsylvanian.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Bissinger's most recent article in Vanity Fair, "Inventing Ford Country" (March 2009) details the role Monument Valley played in the birth of American cinema.[3]
In 2008, Bissinger wrote "The Throwback," an online sports column for The New York Times.[4]
Buzz is currently a columnist at The Daily Beast.
Using the name "Buzz Boy," he hosts a daily radio talk show on WPHT Philadelphia 1210 with Steve "Steve Man" Martorano.[5]
On Oct. 8, 2012, Buzz endorsed Mitt Romney for president.[6]
On Jan. 8, 2013, Bissinger is alleged to have threatened the life of journalist Alex Jones[7], following a debate between Jones and Piers Morgan on the subject of gun control in the USA. Bissinger said that Morgan should "pop" Alex Jones with an assault rifle.[8]
Books
Bissinger is perhaps best known for his book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, which documents the 1988 season of the football team of Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. This work was the inspiration for the 1993 television series Against the Grain, and was turned into a successful film (which was released in October 2004), and a television series which debuted on NBC on October 3, 2006. The book has sold nearly two million copies. In a list of the one hundred best books on sports ever, Sports Illustrated ranked Friday Night Lights fourth and the best ever on football. ESPN called Friday Night Lights the best book on sports over the past quarter-century.
A Prayer for the City, published in 1998, offers insight into the urban political scene of Philadelphia during Mayor (who later became the Governor of Pennsylvania until 2011) Ed Rendell's term in the 1990s.
The New York Times' bestselling Three Nights in August, published in 2005, chronicles a series in August 2003 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs through the perspective of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa.
Shooting Stars was published by Penguin Press in September 2009.[9] The book, co-authored with basketball superstar LeBron James, tells the story of James' high school career where he and his four best friends won a championship in basketball. As part of the promotion of Shooting Stars, Bissinger appeared as a "Guest Commenter" on a Deadspin post on Oct. 1, 2009.[10]
In April 2012 Bissinger released After Friday Night Lights, a sequel to Friday Night Lights which focuses on Bissinger's relationship with James "Boobie" Miles, a major character in his first book.
As noted above, Father's Day was published in May 2012 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Personal life
Bissinger is married to Lisa C. Smith, former Assistant Vice Chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi, and has three sons. He divides his time between homes in Philadelphia and the Pacific Northwest.
References
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths BISSINGER, HARRY GERARD II". The New York Times. October 29, 2001.
- ^ "Sarah Whiting Macdonald Is Married To H. G. Bissinger 3d in Massachusetts". The New York Times. February 12, 1989.
- ^ Bissinger, Buzz (October 20, 2009). "Buzz Bissinger on Monument Valley | Culture". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Bissinger, Buzz (July 26, 2008). "All-Stars and Layoffs". The New York Times.
- ^ "Buzz Bissinger joins Steve Martorano on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT". philly.com. June 10, 2012.
- ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/08/buzz-bissinger-why-i-m-voting-for-mitt-romney.html
- ^ http://www.prisonplanet.com/piers-morgan-and-guests-discuss-shooting-alex-jones.html
- ^ http://archive.org/details/AlexJonesVsPiersMorganOnGunControl-Cnn-GuestThreatensJonesLife
- ^ "Shooting Stars | Written by Lebron James and Buzz Bissinger". Buzzbissinger.com. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ "Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: Shooting Stars". Deadspin.com. October 1, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
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