LZ Granderson

LZ Granderson
Granderson moderates a discussion for New America in 2015
Born
Elzie Lee Granderson[1]

(1972-03-11) March 11, 1972 (age 52)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWestern Michigan University
OccupationColumnist
Spouse
Steve Huesing
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(m. 2016)​
Children1

Elzie Lee "LZ" Granderson (born March 11, 1972)[2] is an American journalist and former actor, currently writing for the Los Angeles Times as a sports and culture columnist. He was a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine, a co-host of SportsNation on ESPN, afternoon co-host at ESPN LA 710 and a columnist for CNN.[3] Granderson was named the Los Angeles Times Sports and Culture Columnist in January 2019.[4]

Granderson has contributed to the channel's SportsCenter, Outside the Lines, Around the Horn, and ESPN's First Take and commentates for ESPN's coverage of the US Open tennis tournament.[5] He has also hosted the web-based ESPN360 talk show GameNight. Granderson has appeared as a color commentator for CBS Sports during their coverage of World TeamTennis.[6]

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]

  1. ^ "Class Descriptions - Northwestern University".
  2. ^ "Profile: ESPN, CNN journalist LZ Granderson". Grand Rapids Press. January 8, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2014. LZ is a shortened version of a family name that goes back several generations: Elzie.
  3. ^ Granderson, L. Z. (February 18, 2019). "Struggling to make sense of the Jussie Smollett story". CNN. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Times Names LZ Granderson Sports and Culture Columnist". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Dickey, Jack (April 13, 2012). "ESPN Is Shuttering Page 2". Deadspin. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "CBS To Air Star-Studded Philadelphia Freedoms vs. Vegas Rollers Match Live July 21, 4-6 PM ET". World TeamTennis. May 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  7. ^ Granderson, L. Z. (February 18, 2019). "Struggling to make sense of the Jussie Smollett story". CNN. Retrieved February 18, 2019.