Gene Wojciechowski
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Gene Wojciechowski [woj-che-how-ski](wɒtʃəˈhaʊski) is a sports writer, best known for his work with ESPN
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Born in Salina, Kansas
, Wojciechowski received a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from the University of Tennessee
and began his career as a sports writer covering college football and college basketball. His work has included stints with the Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post, and the Los Angeles Times; he became a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine
in January 1998, having worked as a football reporter for the network since 1992. He was named a senior national sports columnist for ESPN in June 2005.
Prior to joining ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, Wojciechowski was the national college football and college basketball columnist for the Chicago Tribune
(1996 – 1997). He also reported on the NFL for both the Denver Post (1983 -1984) and the Dallas Morning News (1984 -1986) before switching to back to college football and basketball for the Los Angeles Times
(1986 -1996).
In December 2007, Wojciechowski published his novel, Cubs Nation: 162 Games. 162 Stories. 1 Addiction (Broadway Books). He has also co-authored autobiographies with several recognizable sports personalities. These works include The Bus: My Life In and Out of a Helmet (Doubleday 2007) with Jerome Bettis
; I Love Being the Enemy: A Season on the Court with the NBA’s Best Shooter and Sharpest Tongue (Simon & Schuster 1995) with Reggie Miller
; Nothing but Net: Just Give Me the Ball and Get Out of the Way (Hyperion Books 1995) with Bill Walton
; and My Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams and Coaching the Runnin’ Utes (Hyperion 1999) with Rick Majerus
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While he has won numerous peer awards, Wojciechowski wrote an article in the fall of 1997 for the Chicago Tribune
that included negative stereotypes of an Indian or Pakistani cab driver,http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/13554733.html?dids=13554733:13554733&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+20%2C+1997&author=Gene+Wojciechowski.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=1&desc=IF+THE+KARMA+IS+RIGHT%2C+GARNETT+COULD+BE+A+BULL prompting the Tribune to offer a formal apology.http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/13754322.html?dids=13754322:13754322&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+3%2C+1997&author=George+Langford%2C+Tribune+Public+Editor.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=19&desc=AN+APOLOGY At the time, he was the national college football and college basketball columnist for the Chicago Tribune (1996 – 1997).
He is the author or co-author (autobiographies) of eight books.
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
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Born in Salina, Kansas
Salina, Kansas
Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...
, Wojciechowski received a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
and began his career as a sports writer covering college football and college basketball. His work has included stints with the Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post, and the Los Angeles Times; he became a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998....
in January 1998, having worked as a football reporter for the network since 1992. He was named a senior national sports columnist for ESPN in June 2005.
Prior to joining ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, Wojciechowski was the national college football and college basketball columnist for the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
(1996 – 1997). He also reported on the NFL for both the Denver Post (1983 -1984) and the Dallas Morning News (1984 -1986) before switching to back to college football and basketball for the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
(1986 -1996).
In December 2007, Wojciechowski published his novel, Cubs Nation: 162 Games. 162 Stories. 1 Addiction (Broadway Books). He has also co-authored autobiographies with several recognizable sports personalities. These works include The Bus: My Life In and Out of a Helmet (Doubleday 2007) with Jerome Bettis
Jerome Bettis
Jerome Abram "The Bus" Bettis is a retired American football halfback who played for the NFL's Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. Bettis is considered one of the best big backs ever because his footwork and power, and is currently fifth on the National Football League's all-time...
; I Love Being the Enemy: A Season on the Court with the NBA’s Best Shooter and Sharpest Tongue (Simon & Schuster 1995) with Reggie Miller
Reggie Miller
Reginald Wayne "Reggie" Miller is a retired American professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association career with the Indiana Pacers...
; Nothing but Net: Just Give Me the Ball and Get Out of the Way (Hyperion Books 1995) with Bill Walton
Bill Walton
William Theodore "Bill" Walton III is a retired American basketball player and television sportscaster. The "Big Red-Head", as he was called, achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three straight College Player of the Year Awards, while...
; and My Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams and Coaching the Runnin’ Utes (Hyperion 1999) with Rick Majerus
Rick Majerus
Rick Majerus is an American college basketball coach, and the men's basketball head coach at Saint Louis University. He coached previously at Marquette University , Ball State University , and the University of Utah .-Biography:Majerus graduated from Marquette University High School in 1966 and...
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While he has won numerous peer awards, Wojciechowski wrote an article in the fall of 1997 for the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
that included negative stereotypes of an Indian or Pakistani cab driver,http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/13554733.html?dids=13554733:13554733&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+20%2C+1997&author=Gene+Wojciechowski.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=1&desc=IF+THE+KARMA+IS+RIGHT%2C+GARNETT+COULD+BE+A+BULL prompting the Tribune to offer a formal apology.http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/13754322.html?dids=13754322:13754322&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+3%2C+1997&author=George+Langford%2C+Tribune+Public+Editor.&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=19&desc=AN+APOLOGY At the time, he was the national college football and college basketball columnist for the Chicago Tribune (1996 – 1997).
He is the author or co-author (autobiographies) of eight books.