LZ Granderson
LZ Granderson | |
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| Born | March 11, 1972 (aged 40) |
| Education | Western Michigan University |
| Occupation | Columnist |
| Children | LZ Granderson |
LZ Granderson (born March 11, 1972) is an American journalist and commentator for CNN and ESPN. He writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com's Page 2, he has contributed to the station's Sports Center, Outside the Lines and ESPN First Take. He is a 2010 nominee and the 2009 winner of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for online journalism and a 2010 and 2008 honoree of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for column writing. He is a member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.[1] He also has hosted the web-based ESPN360 talk show Game Night.
Granderson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he developed a passion for the National Hockey League and hockey. He is divorced with a son. He currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Before he moved to ESPN and Page 2, he was a sportswriter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a columnist at The Grand Rapids Press.[2][3][4]
Granderson's writings for Page 2 usually center on the social and human aspects of sports.[citation needed] He writes about his own personal struggles, the life of athletes, and occasionally provides social commentary. He submits two articles weekly for Page 2 and writes a weekly op-ed column on CNN.com.[5]
On April 18, 2012, Granderson wrote an opinion article titled "Ted Nugent should be in jail" for the online CNN website, accusing Ted Nugent of threatening the life of President Obama, based on comments from a speech Nugent gave.[6]
On June 27, 2012, Granderson published a controversial opinion article titled "Don't be nosy about Fast and Furious" for CNN's website, accusing the American public of being too nosy about the way their government functions, saluting disgraced Lt. Col Oliver North for "taking one for the team" in his role in the Iran-Contra affair, and suggesting that illegal acts by government officials taken in the name of protecting the public should be hidden from public and legal scrutiny.<ref name="GrandersonOnRuleOfLaw">Me, Me (June 27, 2012). "Don't be nosy about Fast and Furious". CNN.com. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
Granderson is a graduate of Western Michigan University.
References
- ^ "Staff and Board". You Can Play Project. Retrieved 6/22/2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Tcheyan, Max (November 18, 2008). "The B/R Interview: LZ Granderson". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Granderson, LZ (May 14, 2010). "The late Gary Bond, friend and mentor". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ Granderson, LZ (February 8, 2007). "Another ex-athlete comes out? Not impressed". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ Martin, Jen (April 12, 2011). "CNN Opinion deepens bench of contributors with ESPN's LZ Granderson". CNN.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Granderson, LZ (April 18, 2012). "Ted Nugent should be in jail". CNN.com. Retrieved 28 April 2012.