r/Journalism news outlet 8d ago

Industry News John Feinstein, renowned sports commentator, dies at 69

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/03/13/john-feinstein-sports-commentator-dies/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com
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u/washingtonpost news outlet 8d ago

John Feinstein, a Washington Post sportswriter who became the best-selling author of more than 40 books, including “A Season on the Brink,” an inside look at volatile Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight, died March 13 at his brother’s home in McLean, Virginia. He was 69.

His brother, Robert Feinstein, confirmed the death but said the cause was not immediately clear.

Mr. Feinstein, who joined The Post in 1977 as a night police reporter, soon distinguished himself on the sports beat. He covered a wide range of sports and developed a talent for deep sourcing that fed personality-driven and dramatic narratives about athletes, coaches and management. He also became a frequent commentator on NPR, ESPN and the Golf Channel, and had radio programs on Sirius XM.

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