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Former Reporter, Editor and Columnist for the Washington Post Presents On-Campus Lecture
10-28-16 | SUN-e Picture of the Day: This week, Leonard “Len” Shapiro, former reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post presented an on-campus lecture, “Len Shapiro, A Life in Sports Journalism.” The event was co-sponsored by the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business and the College of Arts & Sciences. Shapiro worked for the Post from 1969 until he retired from the newspaper in 2010. At the Post, he covered high school and college sports from 1969 to 1973, when he was assigned as the beat reporter focusing on the Washington Redskins. Shapiro is the author of seven books, including biographies of NFL Hall of Famer Sam Huff (“Tough Stuff”), former Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson (“Big Man on Campus”) and an expose on illegal recruiting in college sports (“Athletes For Sale”). (PHOTO: Office of Marketing & Communications)
Former Reporter, Editor and Columnist for the Washington Post Presents On-Campus Lecture
10-28-16 | SUN-e Picture of the Day: This week, Leonard “Len” Shapiro, former reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post presented an on-campus lecture, “Len Shapiro, A Life in Sports Journalism.” The event was co-sponsored by the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business and the College of Arts & Sciences. Shapiro worked for the Post from 1969 until he retired from the newspaper in 2010. At the Post, he covered high school and college sports from 1969 to 1973, when he was assigned as the beat reporter focusing on the Washington Redskins. Shapiro is the author of seven books, including biographies of NFL Hall of Famer Sam Huff (“Tough Stuff”), former Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson (“Big Man on Campus”) and an expose on illegal recruiting in college sports (“Athletes For Sale”). (PHOTO: Office of Marketing & Communications)