Elie Seckbach
Encyclopedia
Elie Seckbach is a sports writer who has been covering the NBA
since 1997.
His unconventional style is loved by his fans who check in on a daily basis to see what’s the latest on his “reeeporting.”
. Elie covers everything from boxing to basketball.
He has worked for the Los Angeles Daily News
http://insidesocal.com/video/videos/seckbach.html as well as news outlets in Israel
. In 2008, he began reporting for AOL Sports FanHouse
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/03/31/al-jefferson-comedic-genius/ He also has appeared in the film Who Shot Mamba. In October 2008 he began reporting for NBC-TV's website covering the Los Angeles Lakers. In September 2008 Seckbach was a featured speaker at The Blog World convention in Las Vegas talking about new media and journalism.
In June 2009 Yahoo Sports wrote about hip-hop superstar Lil' Wayne dropping a rap song in honor of Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Seckbach was sampled in the song four times—including part of an interview he did with Orlando's Mickael Pietrus.
Seckbach also worked as a boxing correspondent for AOL Sports FanHouse before going on to establish his own boxing video news website.
Away from the NBA, Elie has covered major news events and has won both a Golden Mike and an Emmy Award
. In 2009 Seckbach was nominated by the Associated Press
and won the Mark Twain Award.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
since 1997.
His unconventional style is loved by his fans who check in on a daily basis to see what’s the latest on his “reeeporting.”
. Elie covers everything from boxing to basketball.
He has worked for the Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Daily News
The Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a branch of Colorado-based MediaNews Group....
http://insidesocal.com/video/videos/seckbach.html as well as news outlets in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. In 2008, he began reporting for AOL Sports FanHouse
FanHouse
FanHouse is a sports website owned by AOL. Launched in September 2006, FanHouse is considered the Internet's most linked sports blog by aggregator BallHype, won Editor & Publisher's 2008 EPpy Award for "Best Sports Blog", and was named as a finalist for the award in 2009.In January 2009, FanHouse...
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/03/31/al-jefferson-comedic-genius/ He also has appeared in the film Who Shot Mamba. In October 2008 he began reporting for NBC-TV's website covering the Los Angeles Lakers. In September 2008 Seckbach was a featured speaker at The Blog World convention in Las Vegas talking about new media and journalism.
In June 2009 Yahoo Sports wrote about hip-hop superstar Lil' Wayne dropping a rap song in honor of Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Seckbach was sampled in the song four times—including part of an interview he did with Orlando's Mickael Pietrus.
Seckbach also worked as a boxing correspondent for AOL Sports FanHouse before going on to establish his own boxing video news website.
Away from the NBA, Elie has covered major news events and has won both a Golden Mike and an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
. In 2009 Seckbach was nominated by the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
and won the Mark Twain Award.