Howard "Howie" Bryant (born November 25, 1968) is a sports journalist, and radio and television personality. He writes weekly columns for ESPN.com and ''

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'',

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, and appears regularly on

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. He is a frequent panelist on '' The Sports Reporters'' and since 2006 has been the sports correspondent for ''

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'' with

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on ''

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''.

Journalism career

A native of

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, Bryant began his career in 1991 with the ''

Oakland Tribune The ''Oakland Tribune'' was a daily newspaper published in Oakland, California, and a predecessor of the '' East Bay Times''. It was published by the Bay Area News Group (BANG), a subsidiary of MediaNews Group. Founded in 1874, the ''Tribune'' ...

'' covering sports and technology, before moving to the ''

San Jose Mercury News ''The Mercury News'' (formerly ''San Jose Mercury News'', often locally known as ''The Merc'') is a morning daily newspaper published in San Jose, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is published by the Bay Area News Group, a subsidia ...

'' from 1995 to 2001. In San Jose, Bryant covered the telecommunications industry before returning to sports to cover the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (frequently referred to as the Oakland A's) were an American Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Oakland, California from 1968 to 2024. The Athletics were a member club of the American League (AL) American League We ...

. He then reported for the '' Bergen Record'' from 2001 to 2002, covering the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...

, before joining the ''

Boston Herald The ''Boston Herald'' is an American conservative daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarde ...

'' as a columnist from 2002 to 2005. Bryant left the ''Herald'' for the ''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...

'', where he covered the

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from 2005 to 2007. He joined ESPN in August 2007.

Books and film appearances

In 2002, Bryant published his first book, ''Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston,'' which won the CASEY Award for the best baseball book of 2002 and was a finalist for the

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's (SABR) Seymour Medal. In 2005, he published ''Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball,'' which was ''

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'' Notable Book of 2005. ''The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron'' was published in 2010, which also won the CASEY Award and was a '' New York Times Notable Book'' of 2010. Bryant appeared in '' The Tenth Inning'',

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's extension of his 1994 documentary ''Baseball''. Bryant was arrested in 2011 for allegedly assaulting his wife in front of their then 6-year-old son. His wife later denied that Bryant had assaulted her and he was released on personal recognizance.

Works

*''Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston'' (2003) *''Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball'' (2006) *''The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron'' (2010) *''Legends'' series: ** ''The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football'' (2015) ** ''The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball'' (2015) ** ''The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Basketball'' (2016) *''Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams'' (2018) *''The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism'' (2018) *''Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field '' (2020) *''Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original '' (2022)

References

External links

Official website

Radio Interview with Howard Bryant on "Read First, Ask Later" (Ep. 13)
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