Bill Plaschke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bill Plaschke
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Sep 6, 1958(1958-09-06)
Age	66
Birthplace	Louisville
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Virgo

Bill Plaschke Biography

Bill Plaschke is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on September 6, 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Award-winning sports reporter who began reporting on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the Los Angeles Times in 1987. He’s been awarded the National Sports Columnist of the Year by the Associated Press multiple times.

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As a child he attended St. Albert the Great Elementary School in Louisville. He then went on to attend Ballard High School. He spent his freshman year at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In 1980, he received a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was the sports editor for the school’s paper, the Alestle. Before joining the Los Angeles Times, he worked as a reporter in Fort Lauderdale and Seattle. After joining the LAT, he mainly covered the Los Angeles Dodgers. He became a columnist in 1996.

Plaschke achieved controversy as a correspondent for the LA Times at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics for a column that accused U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas of a lack of patriotism for failing to smile and place her hand over her heart during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem; the column was in turn described as “a stunning display of superfluous concern-trolling,” “rife with thinly-veiled racism and sexism” and attracted further widespread criticism. Douglas later tearfully apologized at a press conference even though many regarded the criticism as unfair and motivated by her race, gender and age; Plaschke, who had systematically criticized Douglas’ demeanor during the games, stayed silent on the controversy.

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Bill Plaschke Net Worth

Bill Plaschke is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bill Plaschke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated with a bachelor’s in mass communications at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

He’s been a frequent panelist of the ESPN show Around the Horn.

William Paul Plaschke (born September 6, 1958, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American sports journalist who has written for the Los Angeles Times since 1987.

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Bill Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bill Plaschke celebrates birthday on September 6 of every year.