Ramona Shelburne

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Ramona Shelburne
Born
Ramona Leor Shelburne

(1979-07-19) July 19, 1979 (age 45)
Los Angeles, California
Education Stanford University
Occupation(s)NBA Insider and Sportswriter
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Nevin Barich
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
Website ESPN bio

Ramona Leor Shelburne (born July 19, 1979) is an American sportswriter and NBA Insider for ESPN. She is also a former softball player; in high school, she was the 1997 L.A. City Softball Co-Player of the Year, and in college she played outfield for Stanford Cardinal for four years.

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Early life

Shelburne is the daughter of James and Jeanette Shelburne, and is Jewish. [1] [2] [3] She grew up in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. [1]

She graduated from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills in 1997. [4] There, she was a four-time All-City Selection in softball, four-time member of Los Angeles Times All-Area team, and the 1997 L.A. City Softball Co-Player of the Year. [1] Academically, she was a National Merit Finalist, valedictorian, student body President, and graduated with a 4.21 GPA. [1]

Shelburne received a softball scholarship and earned her bachelor's degree in American Studies and master's degree in Communication from Stanford University. [5] [6] At Stanford from 1998 to 2001, Shelburne was a three-time Academic All-American athlete in softball, and made appearances in both the NCAA tournament in the 1998 season and the Women's College World Series in the 2001 season. [4] [5] She played outfield for Stanford Cardinal for four years, and as a sophomore in 1999 she was selected to the academic All-Pac-10 second team. [1] Shelburne was softball teammates with ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza at Stanford. [5]

In 1997, Shelburne submitted her first article on the men's golf tournament to The Stanford Daily in her freshman year at Stanford University. [7]

Career

Prior to joining ESPN, Shelburne spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News as a reporter and columnist from 2002-2009. [5] At ESPN, Ramona gained a national following writing about Frank and Jaime McCourt's divorce and the 2010-2011 Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute. [8] [9] On February 14, 2016, Shelburne made her radio debut in a national radio show called Beadle & Shelburne which she co-hosts with ESPN SportsNation host Michelle Beadle.

Honors

In 2016 she was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. [6]

Personal life

Ramona's mother Jeanette Shelburne was a professional screenwriter notably for animated children's television shows, [7] and is a member of the Writers Guild of America. [10] Shelburne has been married to her former Los Angeles Daily News co-worker Nevin Barich since 2009. On October 2, 2018, the couple announced the birth of their first child, son Daniel Charlie Barich. On June 8, 2022, Shelburne gave birth to the couple's second child, son Jacob Bryan Barich.

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  2. ↑ Ryan Torok (February 9, 2017). "Moving & Shaking: Jewish athletes celebrated, NFL players visit home shul, AIPAC holds gala". Jewish Journal.
  3. ↑ Erin Ashby (April 29, 2015). "This is home for ESPN sportswriter Ramona Shelburne". Peninsula Press.
  4. 1 2 "Ramona Shelburne". Stanford University. Archived from the original on November 22, 2002.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ramona Shelburne; ESPN Media Zone Profile". espnmediazone.com.
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  7. 1 2 "This is home for Ramona Shelburne". stanforddaily.com. April 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shelburne: Dodgers fans get the last laugh". ESPN.com. November 2, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Shelburne: McCourt settlement 2 years too late". ESPN.com. October 17, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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