Sponsored by Mildred F. Sawyer Library and the Journalism and Communication Department
When: Thursday February 5, 2015; 12pm – 1pm
Where: 73 Tremont St, Sawyer Library Poetry Center
Sawyer Library kicks off the spring semester Speaker Series with
Comcast SportsNet journalist A. Sherrod Blakely! Come to hear a seasoned
professional in the field discuss the specific effects ubiquitous social media in
today’s society has on sports journalism.
A. Sherrod Blakely is a veteran sports journalist who has
covered a range of sports, from field hockey to the Final Four. Since 2009, he
has been a digital media reporter covering the Boston Celtics for Comcast
SportsNet, CSNNE.com, and SportsNet Central. Prior to that, the Syracuse, New
York native was an NBA beat writer in Detroit where he covered the Pistons for
Booth News Service and MLive.com. His professional career hasn't always been in
the pros. Prior to working in Michigan, Blakely spent five years covering Duke,
North Carolina State, and the ACC for the Raleigh, North Carolina News &
Observer. He credits those opportunities having come about because of the encouragement
he received from his tenth grade English teacher - Mr. Paratore - and the
education he received at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications.
