Richard Sandomir

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Richard Sandomir
Born (1957-09-04) September 4, 1957 (age 66)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Queens College, City University of New York
GenreSports
Notable worksThe Pride of the Yankees
SpouseGriffin Miller

Richard Elliot Sandomir (born September 4, 1957 [1] [2] ) is an American journalist who is an obituary writer for The New York Times . He wrote about sports, male-pattern hair loss and television; he is the author of several books including Bald Like Me: The Hair-Raising Adventures of Baldman and The Englightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything . [3]

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Education and family

Sandomir obtained his degree from Queens College, City University of New York. His wife, Griffin Miller, is an artist and writer.

Career

Sandomir was a freelance writer and focused his work on sports for a number of publications which include: The New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , the Washington Post , Sports Illustrated , and Sports . He also worked for Sports Inc. as a staff writer, a business reporter for New York Newsday , a staff writer for the Stamford Advocate , and a business writer for Financial World .

Sandomir worked for The New York Times as a television, sports, and business reporter from April 1991 to 2016. [4]

Books

Books with Mark Reiter
Books with Rick Wolff

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References

  1. Heaton, James. "Richard Sandomir Archives". sports.nyhistory.org. New York Historical Society. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. "BALD IS BEAUTIFUL, ACTIVIST BOASTS". deseret.com. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. "Richard Sandomir". Simon & Schuster . Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  4. "Sandomir looks back on 25 years of sports media memories". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. "Richard Sandomir - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2013.