George Solomon

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George Solomon
Born1940 or 1941 (age 82–83)[1]
OccupationColumnist and editor, ombudsman
Alma materUniversity of Florida
SubjectSports

George Solomon (born c. 1940) is an American journalist who served as a

sports editor and columnist at The Washington Post and was the first ombudsman for ESPN
.

Biography

Solomon graduated from the University of Florida in 1963. He began working at The Washington Post in 1972. He served as assistant managing editor for sports from 1975 to 2003. From 2003 to his retirement, he was an assistant editor for the paper. He continues[when?] writing a weekly Sunday column for the paper.

As ESPN's

Rachel Nichols and Ric Bucher
all were co-workers of Solomon's during his time at the Post.

During his time as ombudsman, Solomon criticized the network for airing

soccer fans. Solomon stepped down from his ESPN role at the end of his contract. On April 1, 2007, Le Anne Schreiber, a former sports editor of The New York Times, became the new ombudsman for ESPN.[2]

Beginning in 2003, Solomon taught sports journalism classes at the University of Maryland, College Park. Solomon edited Shirley Povich's book All Those Mornings at the Post. In 2003, Solomon was honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) organization with the Red Smith Award,[1] which recognizes "major contributions to sports journalism."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "2003: George Solomon". redsmithaward.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Schreiber succeeds Solomon as ESPN ombudsman". ESPN.com. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  3. ^ "About this award". redsmithaward.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
Preceded by
Position established
Ombudsman for ESPN
2005–2007
Succeeded by