| 词条 | LZ Granderson |
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| name = LZ Granderson | image = | caption = | birthname = Elzie Lee Granderson[1] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|11}} | birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = United States | residence = Los Angeles, California[2] | alma_mater = Western Michigan University | occupation = Columnist | years_active = | spouse = Steve Huesing | children = 1 | credits = }}Elzie Lee "LZ" Granderson (born March 11, 1972)[3] is an American journalist and former actor. He is currently a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine, a co-host of SportsNation on ESPN, co-host of Mornings With Keyshawn, LZ and Travis on ESPN LA 710, and a columnist for CNN.com.[4] Granderson was named the Los Angeles Times Sports and Culture Columnist in January 2019.[5] Granderson is a former writer for ESPN.com's Page 2 and he has contributed to the channel's SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, Around the Horn, and ESPN First Take and commentates for ESPN's coverage of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.[6] He has also hosted the web-based ESPN360 talk show Game Night. Granderson is a former fellow of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago and the Hechinger Institute at Columbia University, as well as a columnist for ABC News.[7] Early life and educationGranderson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he developed a passion for ice hockey and the National Hockey League. He graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. CareerGranderson acted in the 1992 movie Zebrahead, which was set in his hometown of Detroit, playing the supporting role of Larry. He also played the supporting role of Arch Carrouthers in the 1996 Sidney Poitier TV movie To Sir, with Love II.[8] Before he moved to ESPN and Page 2, he was a sportswriter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a columnist at The Grand Rapids Press.[9][10][11] Granderson's writings for Page 2 usually center on the social and human aspects of sports. He writes about his own personal struggles, the life of athletes, and occasionally provides social commentary. In June 2015, he joined ABC News as a contributor in a variety of programming across the ABC News platform.[12] On April 18, 2012, Granderson wrote an opinion article titled "Ted Nugent should be in jail" for the online CNN website, accusing rock musician Ted Nugent of threatening the life of President of the United States Barack Obama, based on comments from a speech Nugent gave.[13] On June 27, 2012, Granderson published a controversial[14][15][16] opinion article titled "Don't be nosy about Fast and Furious" for CNN's website, accusing the American public of being too nosy about the way their government functions, saluting disgraced Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North for "taking one for the team" in his role in the Iran-Contra affair, and suggesting that illegal acts by government officials taken in the name of protecting the public should be hidden from public and legal scrutiny.[17] In 2013, he defended NBA center Jason Collins' decision to announce himself as the first openly gay male professional athlete in a major North American Sport.[18] On January 28, 2016, Granderson made his debut on the ESPN program Around the Horn, losing in the "Showdown" portion of the episode to Jackie MacMullan.[19] In January 2019, Granderson was named the Los Angeles Times Sports and Culture Columnist.[20] This role was created for him and will exemplify the "sectionality of sports and society [and] politics and culture."[21] Awards and honorsGranderson was the 2009 winner of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for online journalism, and was nominated for the award again in 2010. He is also a 2008 and 2010 honoree of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for column writing, and a member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.[22] Personal lifeIn a column for CNN.com, Granderson openly stated that he was gay.[23] Granderson has one son, Isaiah, from his previous marriage to a woman.[24] Granderson's partner Steve Huesing is ULTA Beauty's Merchandising Operations Director and Interim President of Chicago's Marriage Equality USA.[25] See also
References1. ^http://www.northwestern.edu/class-descriptions/4520/JOUR/JOUR/390-0/17790.html {{CNN personnel}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Granderson, LZ}}2. ^http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/faculty/lz-granderson.html 3. ^{{cite web |title=Profile: ESPN, CNN journalist LZ Granderson |url=http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/01/profile_espncnn_journalist_lz.html |work=Grand Rapids Press |accessdate=April 15, 2014 |date=January 8, 2012 |quote=LZ is a shortened version of a family name that goes back several generations: Elzie.}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/18/opinions/jussie-smollett-challenge-lgbtq-community-granderson/index.html|title=Struggling to make sense of the Jussie Smollett story|last=Granderson|first=L. Z.|website=CNN|access-date=2019-02-18}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/la-mediagroup-20190108-story.html|title=Los Angeles Times Names LZ Granderson Sports and Culture Columnist|date=January 8, 2009|accessdate=11 January 2019|publisher=Los Angeles Times}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://deadspin.com/espn-is-shuttering-page-2-5901778|title=ESPN Is Shuttering Page 2|last=Dickey|first=Jack|website=Deadspin|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-18}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/18/opinions/jussie-smollett-challenge-lgbtq-community-granderson/index.html|title=Struggling to make sense of the Jussie Smollett story|last=Granderson|first=L. Z.|website=CNN|access-date=2019-02-18}} 8. ^{{citeweb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334838/|title=L.Z. Granderson - IMDB|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=June 16, 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/83085-the-br-interview-lz-granderson |title=The B/R Interview: LZ Granderson |last=Tcheyan |first=Max |date=November 18, 2008 |work=Bleacher Report |accessdate=April 19, 2011}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=granderson/100514|title=The late Gary Bond, friend and mentor |last=Granderson |first=LZ |date=May 14, 2010 |publisher=ESPN.com |accessdate=April 19, 2011}} 11. ^{{cite web |title=Another ex-athlete comes out? Not impressed |date=February 8, 2007 |first=LZ |last=Granderson |publisher=ESPN.com |accessdate=June 11, 2009 |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=granderson/070207}} 12. ^http://abcnews.go.com/Press_Release/lz-granderson-joins-abc-news/story?id=31467877 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-18/opinion/opinion_granderson-nugent_1_ted-nugent-president-obama-barack-obama?_s=PM:OPINION/ |title=Ted Nugent should be in jail |last=Granderson |first=LZ |date=April 18, 2012 |publisher=CNN.com |accessdate=April 28, 2012}} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2012/06/27/lz_granderson_and_david_brooks_don_t_be_nosy_just_shut_up_and_follow_obama |title=LZ Granderson and David Brooks: Don't Be Nosy, Just Shut Up and Follow Obama |first=Rush |last=Limbaugh |date=June 27, 2012 |publisher=rushlimbaugh.com |accessdate=July 5, 2012}} 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/cnn-contributor-lz-granderson-dont-be-nosy-about-fast-and-furious/ |title=CNN Contributor LZ Granderson: 'Don't Be Nosy About Fast And Furious' |first=Noah |last=Rothman |date=June 27, 2012 |publisher=mediaite.com |accessdate=July 5, 2012}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://wonkette.com/476653/cnn-typist-lz-granderson-simply-does-not-care-for-investigative-reporting |title=CNN Typist LZ Granderson Simply Does Not Care for Investigative Reporting |first=Kris |last=Benson |publisher=wonkette.com |accessdate=July 5, 2012}} 17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/opinion/granderson-fast-furious/index.html |title=Don't be nosy about Fast and Furious |first=LZ |last=Granderson |date=June 27, 2012 |publisher=CNN.com |accessdate=June 28, 2012}} 18. ^{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9223657/jason-collins-first-openly-gay-active-player |title=Jason Collins says he's gay |first=ESPN News Services |last=ESPN News Services |date=April 29, 2013 |publisher=ESPN.com |accessdate=April 29, 2013}} 19. ^{{cite tweet|user=Locs_n_Laughs|author=LZ Granderson|number=692842838069944320|date=28 January 2016|title=Thanks all for the support, had a great time on @AroundtheHorn despite Jackie's beat down. See ya mañana @TonyReali}} 20. ^{{cite news |last1=Zeigler |first1=Cyd |title=LZ Granderson is new sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.outsports.com/2019/1/8/18174606/lz-granderson-la-times-sports |accessdate=11 January 2019 |publisher=OutSports |date=January 8, 2019}} 21. ^{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Tom |title=LA Times snags LZ Granderson as new sports and culture columnist |url=https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2019/la-times-snags-lz-granderson-as-new-sports-and-culture-columnist/ |accessdate=11 January 2019 |publisher=Poynter |date=January 9, 2019}} 22. ^{{cite web |title=Staff and Board |url=http://youcanplayproject.org/pages/staff-and-board |publisher=You Can Play Project |accessdate=June 22, 2012}} 23. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/granderson-black-and-gay |title=No Contradiction: I'm Black and Gay |last=Granderson |first=LZ |date=June 8, 2012 |publisher=CNN.com |accessdate=June 8, 2012}} 24. ^http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/01/profile_espncnn_journalist_lz.html 25. ^http://www.marriageequality.org/board_steve_huesing 15 : Living people|African-American Christians|African-American sports journalists|American sports journalists|American sportswriters|LGBT African Americans|LGBT Christians|LGBT sportspeople from the United States|Writers from Michigan|American columnists|1972 births|LGBT people from Michigan|Sportspeople from Detroit|Western Michigan University alumni|Tennis commentators |
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