John Feinstein
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Sportswriter, author, columnist, broadcaster, sports commentator |
John Feinstein (born July 28, 1956) is an American
sportswriter, author and sports commentator
.
Early life
Feinstein was born to a
Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.[3]
Career
Books
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (February 2022) |
Feinstein has written 44 books. His book A Season on the Brink chronicles a year in the life of the Indiana University basketball team and its coach, Bob Knight. In 1995, he published A Good Walk Spoiled, about a year on the PGA Tour as told through the stories of 17 players.
Feinstein has also written a sports-mystery series for young adults in which main characters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are reporting on major sporting events including the
Summer Olympics
.
Film
A Season on the Brink was adapted to film with an ESPN production of the same title. It starred Brian Dennehy in the role of Bob Knight. During its original airing on ESPN on March 10, 2002, the film was presented uncensored for profanity, while a censored version was simulcast on ESPN2. It released to DVD later in 2002.
Feinstein's book Bruce Edwards, who was diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.) Feinstein and long-time friend Terry Hanson engaged the William Morris Agency and commissioned a screenplay in conjunction with Matt Damon's and Ben Affleck's production company, LivePlanet. In 2010, Caddy for Life was produced in documentary format for the Golf Channel.[4]
Newspaper and other media work
Broadcast media
On March 8, 2012, Feinstein joined
CBS Sports Radio between 9 AM to 12 noon ET. CBS Sports Radio began 24/7 all sports talk on January 2, 2013.[6]
On November 14, 2014, during an interview on a Washington, D.C. radio program he announced that he had been fired by CBS from his daily radio show.
He has also been a regular on-air commentator for a number of other television and radio shows, including:
- The Golf Channel[7]
- United States Naval Academy football[7]
- The Tony Kornheiser Show
- The Jim Rome Show
- The Sports Junkies
Print media
- Staff columnist:
- The Washington Post
- Sporting News
- Golf Digest
Works
Nonfiction
- One on One: Behind the Scenes With the Greats in the Game (2011).[8]
- Moment of Glory: The Year Underdogs Ruled Golf, a profile of the four relatively obscure golfers who won the ISBN 0-316-02531-3
- Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember: A look at the seasons of two veteran pitchers, ISBN 0-316-11391-3
- Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major: The story of the players who competed at the ISBN 0-316-01430-3
- Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four: Tales of players, coaches, and refs in the NCAA men's basketball tournament ISBN 0-316-16030-X
- Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL: The story of the ISBN 0-316-00964-4
- Let Me Tell You a Story (with ISBN 0-316-73823-9
- Caddy For Life: The Bruce Edwards Story: The story of ISBN 0-316-77788-9
- Open: Inside the Ropes At Bethpage Park: A look at the ISBN 0-316-77852-4
- The Punch: Deals with the infamous punch thrown by ISBN 0-316-73563-9
- A Good Walk Spoiled: Days And Nights on the PGA Tour: Winner of the ISBN 0-316-27737-1
- ISBN 0-316-27842-4
- The Majors: In Pursuit of Golf's Holy Grail: A look behind the scenes at a season's worth of ISBN 0-316-27795-9
- The First Coming: A critical look at Tiger Woods and the people surrounding him. ISBN 1-437-95126-0
- ISBN 0-316-27712-6
- ISBN 0-316-27824-6
- Running Mates, a ISBN 0-679-41220-4
- Play Ball: A look at the ISBN 0-679-41618-8
- Hard Courts: A look at one year (1990) on the men's and women's professional tennis tours. ISBN 0-679-74106-2
- Forever's Team: A look at ISBN 0-394-56892-3
- A Season Inside: In his followup to Brink, Feinstein took an inside look at the 1987–88 college basketball season, including teams, players, coaches and officials from throughout the country. One of the teams he most closely followed was eventual national champion ISBN 0-394-56891-5
- ISBN 0-671-68877-4
- Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball: A 2014 book highlighting players and managers from the ISBN 0-385-53593-7
- The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano and an Epic College Basketball Rivalry: A 2016 book about the three coaching legends from the state of North Carolina, their individual stories and rises to national championships as well as their rivalries against each other. ISBN 9780385539418[9]
Fiction for young readers
Stand-alone
- Foul Trouble (2013, ISBN 978-0375869648)
- Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White (2017, ISBN 9780374305925)
- The Prodigy (2018, ISBN 9780374305956)
The Benchwarmers Series
- Benchwarmers (2019, ISBN 9780374312039)
- Game Changers (2020, ISBN 9780374312053)
- Mixed Doubles (2022, ISBN 9780374312077)
The Sports Beat: Susan Carol Anderson and Stevie Thomas Series
- Edgar Awardin the Best Young Adult category. Stevie and Susan Carol get caught up in a blackmail threat to Chip Graber, Minnesota State's best player, to throw the National Championship.
- Vanishing Act: Mystery at the US Open. Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson solve a kidnapping and numerous crimes at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
- ISBN 0-375-84247-0
- Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series. Stevie and Susan Carol investigate the contradictions in an up-and-coming pitcher's life story. ISBN 0-375-85636-6
- The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game: Stevie and Susan Carol are preparing for the yearly Army-Navy traditional football game when something goes terribly wrong. ISBN 0-375-86570-5
- Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics: Stevie and Susan Carol are back, but this time its only Stevie doing the reporting. Susan Carol is swimming for the USA Olympic team. How far will someone go to ensure she wins the gold?
Reviews
References
- ^ "JFeinsteinBooks.com: "About John"". Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019. April 12, 2019
- ^ "CSPN: "Q&A with John Feinstein"". December 1, 2011
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (February 7, 2006). "Martin Feinstein, 84, Dies; Led the National Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Feinstein on the Brink, "Feinstein on the Brink: Positive feelings about Golf Channel documentary 'Caddy For Life'; book to movie process". September 28, 2020. 2010-6-15
- ^ "Best-Selling Author and Renowned Sports Journalist John Feinstein Joins SiriusXM's Mad Dog Radio - SiriusXM Radio". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "CBS Sports Radio". Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "John Feinstein – Authors – Random House". Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ ""Going 'One On One' With Sports' Greatest Stars"". NPR., Fresh Air interview with Feinstein on NPR (transcript), December 1, 2011. "Audio download". Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ "'The Legends Club' by John Feinstein showcases Smith-Krzyzewski-Valvano dynamic - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 2016.
External links
Children and Young Adult Literature portal
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