Kevin Blackistone

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Blackistone
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Oct 17, 1959(1959-10-17)
Age	65
Birthplace	Washington
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington, D.C.
Horoscope	Libra

Kevin Blackistone Biography

Kevin Blackistone is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 17, 1959 in Washington, Washington, D.C., United States. Sports journalist most famous for his appearances on the ESPN debate show Around the Horn. He has also served as a sports journalism professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

He has appeared alongside Tony Reali on Around the Horn.

Blackistone started his career in journalism as a city side reporter at The Boston Globe newspaper in 1981, after graduating from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. In 1983, he wrote for The Chicago Reporter, a monthly investigative magazine on Chicago’s racial and social issues. In 1986, Blackistone joined The Dallas Morning News as a reporter in the City section; he later moved to the Business section covering economics, and the Metropolitan section covering city events and issues.

After covering Nelson Mandela’s U.S. tour in 1990, moved to SportsDay to cover sports business and write columns. A year later, he became a full-time SportsDay columnist. He continued until September 2006, when Blackistone was one of 111 journalists to accept a buyout offer from the News, forcing his departure from the newspaper on September 15, 2006. Editor Bob Mong, in an article on the buyouts, wrote of Blackistone: “His thoughtful and probing journalism almost always stimulated response from readers, and, in this hyper- busy world, that’s saying something.”

His father was a community activist in Maryland.

Kevin Blackistone Net Worth

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

He grew up in Hyattsville, Maryland and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. He later graduated from Northwestern University.

He covered Nelson Mandela‘s tour of the United States in 1990.

Kevin Bruce Blackistone (born October 17, 1959) is an American sports journalist and professor for Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, as well as a frequent panelist for ESPN’s Around the Horn and for Comcast’s Redskins Postgame Live. On radio, he appears as a frequent guest co-host on the Sports Reporters on DC’s ESPN980. As of May 6, 2019, Blackistone has 301 wins on Around the Horn.

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Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin Blackistone celebrates birthday on October 17 of every year.

How old is Kevin blackistone?

62 years (October 17, 1959)

Where did Kevin blackistone go to college?

Northwestern University