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Richard Deitsch is an American sportswriter. He wrote for Sports Illustrated from 1997 until 2018. [1] Currently, he writes for the online publication The Athletic and is a radio host in Toronto. [2]

Deitsch graduated with a B.A. in communications and political science from the University at Buffalo. While studying there, he worked on the school's student newspaper, The Spectrum, which fostered in him a love of journalism. [3] This led him to obtain an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism., [1] where he would later become an adjunct professor.

He began his career in 1997 at Sports Illustrated , fulfilling a childhood aspiration sparked by his mother giving him a subscription to the magazine as a 7-year-old growing up in Wantagh, New York. Beginning as an intern at Sports Illustrated Kids , Deitsch went on to cover nearly every division at Sports Illustrated. [3]

During the 2008-09 academic year, he was at the University of Michigan, studying as a Knight-Wallace Fellow. While there, he examined the intersection of 20-somethings and the sports blogosphere. [1]

On February 22, 2018, it was announced that Deitsch would join CJCL, Sportsnet 590 The Fan, as a regular co-host for its drive-time show Prime Time Sports , beginning the week of March 5. [4] He remained in that role until Prime Time Sports ended in October 2019, before moving on to the newly created afternoon show Writers Bloc.

Deitsch has a particular interest in sports media, a beat that he launched at Sports Illustrated [3] and continues to cover at The Athletic. [5] It is also the subject of his weekly podcast, Sports Media with Richard Deitsch, launched March 30, 2018. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Richard Deitsch". Columbia Journalism School. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Richard Deitsch Leaving Sports Illustrated for The Athletic | The Big Lead". thebiglead.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12.
  3. 1 2 3 "Article Host page - Summer 2014".
  4. ↑ "Stephen Brunt and Richard Deitsch Join Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown as Co-Hosts, on Sportsnet 590 the FAN". 22 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Richard Deitsch".
  6. ↑ "Sports Media with Richard Deitsch". 5 March 2021.
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