Richard Deitsch is an American

sportswriter Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism has its roots in coverage of horse racing and boxing in the early 1800s, mainly targeted towards elites, and into t ...

. He wrote for ''

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellen ...

'' from 1997 until 2018. Currently, he writes for the online publication ''

The Athletic ''The Athletic'' is a subscription-based sports journalism department of ''The New York Times''. It provides national and local coverage in 47 North American cities as well as the United Kingdom. ''The Athletic'' also covers national stories ...

'' and is a radio host in

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. Deitsch graduated with a B.A. in communications and political science from the

University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo (commonly referred to as UB, University at Buffalo, and sometimes SUNY Buffalo) is a public university, public research university in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. ...

. While studying there, he worked on the school's student newspaper, The Spectrum, which fostered in him a love of journalism. This led him to obtain an M.S. from the

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is located in Pulitzer Hall on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism sch ...

., where he would later become an adjunct professor. He began his career in 1997 at ''

'', fulfilling a childhood aspiration sparked by his mother giving him a subscription to the magazine as a 7-year-old growing up in

Wantagh, New York Wantagh ( ) is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated places, census-designated place (CDP) in the Hempstead, New York, Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on Long Island, New York (state), New York, United Stat ...

. Beginning as an intern at '' Sports Illustrated Kids'', Deitsch went on to cover nearly every division at Sports Illustrated. During the 2008-09 academic year, he was at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, studying as a

Knight-Wallace Fellow The Knight-Wallace Fellowship (previously known as the NEH Journalism Fellowship and the Michigan Journalism Fellowship) is an award given to accomplished journalists at the University of Michigan. Knight-Wallace Fellowships are awarded to report ...

. While there, he examined the intersection of 20-somethings and the sports blogosphere. On February 22, 2018, it was announced that Deitsch would join

CJCL CJCL (590 AM, ''Sportsnet 590 The Fan'') is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media since 2002, CJCL's studios are located at the Rogers Building at Bloor ...

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590 The Fan, as a regular co-host for its drive-time show ''

Prime Time Sports ''Prime Time Sports'' was a sports radio talk show produced from the studios of CJCL, ''Sportsnet 590 The Fan'', in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show was hosted by Bob McCown until June 21, 2019, when McCown left the show. After his departure ...

'', beginning the week of March 5. He remained in that role until Prime Time Sports ended in October 2019, before moving on to the newly created afternoon show ''Writers Bloc''. Deitsch has a particular interest in sports media, a beat that he launched at ''Sports Illustrated'' and continues to cover at ''The Athletic''. It is also the subject of his weekly podcast, ''Sports Media with Richard Deitsch'', launched March 30, 2018.

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