LZ Granderson is an
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columnist for ESPN.com's Page 2 and a
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contributor. He writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, he has contributed to ESPN's
Sports Center,
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and
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. He is a 2010 nominee and the 2009 winner of the
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award for online journalism and a 2010 and 2008 honoree of the
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for column writing. He also has hosted the web-based
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talk show
Game Night.
Granderson was born and raised in Detroit,
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, where he developed a passion for the NHL and hockey. He is divorced with a son. He currently resides in Grand Rapids, MI.
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and Page 2, he was a sportswriter at The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and its suburbs. The AJC, as it is called, is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the result of the merger between The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta...
and a columnist at The Grand Rapids Press.
Granderson's writings for Page 2 usually center around the social and human aspects of sports. He writes about his own personal struggles, the life of athletes, and occasionally provides social commentary. He submits two articles weekly for Page 2 and writes a weekly op-ed column on CNN.com concerning social issues.
Granderson is a graduate of Western Michigan University.
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