Kevin Blackistone Biography
Kevin Blackistone is an American journalist who is currently working as a frequent panelist for ESPN’s Around the Horn and is a professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. On the radio, Kevin appears as a frequent guest co-host on Sports Reporters on DC’s ESPN980. He has 301 wins on Around the Horn as of 2019.
Blackistone attended and graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. He also attended and graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 1981. After his education, he kicked off his career in journalism as a city-side reporter at The Boston Globe newspaper.
In 1983, he wrote for The Chicago Reporter. The Chicago Reporter was a monthly investigative magazine on Chicago’s racial and social issues. Later on, he joined The Dallas Morning News in 1986 as a reporter in the City section. However, he later moved to the Business section covering economics, and the Metropolitan section.
After covering Nelson Mandela’s US tour in 1990, he moved to SpotsDay to cover sports business and write columns. A year later, he became a full-time SporsDay columnist until September 2006.
Recently, he has served as a contributing writer for the website Politico.com. He served as a columnist for the sports-oriented website FanHouse from October 2007 to March 2011. However, he left the website when it was bought by Sporting News. Currently, he is an independent columnist and has contributed to the iPad-only newspaper, The Daily.
Kevin accepted the position of the Shirley Povich chair of the Philip Merrill College of Journalists at the University of Maryland where he now teaches sports journalism. Additionally, he delivers analysis for PBS NewsHour from time to time. He also joined The Washington Post as a sports columnist in 2020.
Kevin Blackistone Age
How old is Kevin? Kevin is 62 years old as of 2022. He was born on October 17, 1959, in Washington, DC, the United States. In addition, he celebrates his birthday on October 17 every year, and his zodiac sign is Libra.
Kevin Blackistone’s Height
Blackistone stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and is of moderate weight. However, his exact weight however is not known and will be updated.
Kevin Blackistone Family
Blackistone was born to loving and supportive parents. However, he has not shared information about his parents and siblings. We will update this section.
Kevin Blackistone Wife
Blackistone prefers keeping his personal life away from the limelight. Due to this not much is known about his relationship status. However, this section will be updated.
Kevin Blackistone Net Worth
Blackistone has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million. Blackistone’s main source of income is his career as a journalist.
Kevin Blackistone Salary
Blackistone receives an estimated annual salary of between $20, 000 to $100, 000.
Kevin Blackistone Awards
Blackistone has been honored with a number of awards and recognitions. His honors include first and second-place awards for sports column writing from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. Additionally, he was a member of a team that won a Texas APME award. He has also been a finalist for a Press Club of Dallas Katie Award.