Howard Beck
Howard “What Up Beck” Beck (born July 6, 1968 in Oakland, California[1]) is an American sports journalist. Described as "highly regarded" by USA Today,[2] Beck has covered the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Daily News,[3] the New York Times[4] and currently Bleacher Report.[5]
At the Los Angeles Daily News, Howard covered the Los Angeles Lakers. With the New York Times, Howard covered the New York Knicks for most of his tenure with a brief assignment to the Brooklyn Nets during their first season in Brooklyn.[6] In the fall of 2013 Howard left the New York Times for the Bleacher Report to be their national NBA writer.[7][8]
Beginning in 2017, Howard created and hosts The Full 48 podcast. Guests have included NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Actor, Kelly Aucoin, LA Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, Counting Crows lead singer, Adam Duritz and others.[3][9]
Howard was raised in California and graduated from the University of California, Davis[10] where he served as editor in chief for the California Aggie newspaper. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, while the New York Knicks reside in Beck's head.
References
- ^ "Ask a Reporter Q&A: Howard Beck". The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.
- ^ 'N.Y. Times' loses 2 more top writers to TV, online
- ^ Complex - Ranking the Most Popular NBA Writers and Their Sources
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- ^ New York - The New York NBA Beat Is Shifting
- ^ New Republic - Another NYT Writer Leaves for a Web Upstart, But That's Not the Real Story Here
- ^ Deadspin - Why Howard Beck Left The New York Times For Bleacher Report
- ^ FM, Player. "The Full 48". The Full 48. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ The Big Lead - An Interview with Howard Beck of the New York Times