J. A. Adande
J. A. Adande | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Employer | Northwestern University |
| Title | Director of Sports Journalism |
J.A. Adande(/əˈdɑːndeɪ/;born 1970)[1]is an American sportswriter, commentator and educator, who currently serves as the Director of Sports Journalism atNorthwestern University.
Career
[edit]Adande began his career as a sports columnist for theLos Angeles Times.
Adande joined ESPN.com as anNBAcolumnist in August 2007. The panel atAround the Hornall congratulated him on the job and played a joke "Buy or Sell" segment about Adande's comments about joining ESPN. He was an NBA analyst onSportsCenter.[2]
He was a regular panelist onESPN'sAround The Horn(ATH),starting in 2007, and after a period away, returned as a panelist in January 2018. He was formerly an American sports columnist and sideline reporter who covered theNational Basketball AssociationforESPN,and was also a regular guest host on ESPN'sPardon the Interruptiontelevision shows.[3]Adande is a member of theNational Association of Black Journalists,and also served as an adjunct professor at theUniversity of Southern California'sAnnenberg School of Journalism.[4][5]
Adande announced via Twitter in August 2017 that he was relocating to Chicago and becoming director of the new sports journalism program at Northwestern University, as well as a faculty member of theMedill School of Journalism.[6]
During his time at ESPN, Adande covered theOlympic Games,Wimbledon,theSuper Bowl,theNCAA Final Four,and theNBA Finals.[7]
Adande was honored as the 2024Curt GowdyPrint Media Award Recipient from theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He was born inLos Angeles,His grandfather, Gerson "Gus" Oberstein (1914-2003), was aviolinistwho had played with jazzmenJoe RolandandCharlie Parker,and later with theBerkeley Symphony.[9]
Adande earned a BA in journalism fromMedill School of JournalismatNorthwestern Universityin 1992.[10]He was sports editor ofThe Daily Northwestern,the student newspaper.
References
[edit]- ^"J.A. Adande".Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^J.A. Adande,ESPNLosAngeles.com,January 25, 2010
- ^"J.A. Adande leaving ESPN".SI.com.RetrievedNovember 1,2017.
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon February 25, 2009.RetrievedJuly 1,2015.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"USC School of Journalism - Adjunct Faculty"ArchivedNovember 26, 2009, at theWayback Machine.Retrieved on October 28, 2009.
- ^J.A. Adande leaves ESPN after a decade for NorthwesternChicago Tribune,8-10-17
- ^"ESPN.com: EOE".Espn.com.RetrievedMarch 1,2022.
- ^"Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announces recipients for 2024 Curt Gowdy Media Award".NBA.com.RetrievedFebruary 22,2024.
- ^"OBERSTEIN, Gerson".SFGate.August 17, 2003.
- ^University, Medill-Northwestern."J.A. Adande - Medill - Northwestern University".www.medill.northwestern.edu.RetrievedDecember 13,2022.
External links
[edit]- J.A. Adande's Around the Horn biography
- J.A. Adande's Los Angeles Times biography
- J.A. Adande's final LA Times column.
- J. A. AdandeonX
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