Sportswriter Drew Sharp has died. In other news, one of the preeminent sports media writers has a new gig, and ESPN could move Bomani Jones and Pablo Torre to the His & Hers slot.
Drew Sharp Dies at 56
- Detroit Free Press sports columnist Drew Sharp died Friday of heart disease. He was 56. Sharp had been with the Free Press for 33 years, the last 17 as a columnist, and was known nationally through frequent appearances on ESPN. At times controversial, Sharp joins a growing list of sports media members to pass at a relatively young age in recent years. The African American sports media community has been particularly hard hit, losing Sharp, Bryan Burwell, Stuart Scott and John Saunders in two years. Saunders was the oldest of the four, just 61. (Detroit Free Press 10/21)
NYT’s Sandomir Leaving Sports Section
- New York Times writer Richard Sandomir, who has covered sports media for the paper since 1991, is moving to the obituaries section. Sandomir is just the latest big name departure from the Times sports section, which lost William H. Rhoden and Harvey Araton to buyouts earlier in the year. (James Andrew Miller/Twitter 10/21)
ESPN’s Jones, Torre, Could Get His & Hers Slot
- ESPN is mulling whether to give Bomani Jones and Pablo Torre their own daily talk show, Sporting News reported Thursday. The potential show would replace His & Hers, which will go off the air next year after hosts Michael Smith and Jemele Hill move to the 6 PM ET SportsCenter. It would not necessarily air on ESPN2, however. The Big Lead reported that ESPN is considering moving both the Jones-Torre hour and First Take up from ESPN2 to ESPN. (Sporting News 10/20, The Big Lead 10/21)
