Bryan Burwell

Bryan Ellis Burwell
Born(1955-08-04)August 4, 1955
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2014(2014-12-04) (aged 59)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationVirginia State University (1977)
Occupation(s)Sportswriter, Commentator, Author
SpouseDawnn Turner
ChildrenVictoria Burwell
AwardsAPSE Top 10 Sports Columnist

Bryan Ellis Burwell (August 4, 1955 – December 4, 2014)[1] was an American sportswriter and author. He joined the St. Louis Post Dispatch in 2002, after leaving HBO's Inside the NFL, where he worked as a sports correspondent. Burwell also worked in radio as a co-host on CBS Sports 920 in St. Louis, Missouri, on weekday afternoons and as on-air talent at 101 ESPN Radio, also in St. Louis. Burwell was featured on two ESPN programs, Jim Rome is Burning and The Sports Reporters.[1][2][3]

Burwell co-wrote and hosted a documentary on the baseball's Negro leagues titled, The Color of Change.[4] He recounted, in the documentary, the trials and tribulations of the baseball league built by racism and its ultimate demise. The documentary featured interviews with Buck O'Neil, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.[5]

Burwell died at the age of 59 on December 4, 2014, from melanoma, a type of cancer, leaving behind a wife, Dawnn and daughter, Victoria.[6][7] Burwell was a native of Washington D.C., but raised in Lanham, Maryland. He attended Duval High School and is a 1977 graduate of Virginia State University where he pledged Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.[6]

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  3. ^ Thomas, Jim (December 4, 2014). "Sports columnist Bryan Burwell dies at 59". STLtoday.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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  5. ^ "The Color of Change - Envisiongroup.tv". envisiongroup.tv. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. ^ a b reports, -from staff and wire (December 5, 2014). "Bryan Burwell, prominent sports columnist and commentator, dies at 59". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Wise, Mike (December 7, 2016). "Bryan Burwell brought a different perspective to big sports stories". Andscape. Retrieved October 29, 2020.