John walsh espn biography

View the biography of Philadelphia Phillies Unspecified Position John Walsh on ESPN.
An executive vice president, Walsh has served as executive editor since December 1990 and oversaw the launch of ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Radio.
Before joining ESPN, Walsh worked for 32 media companies over 22 years, including Newsday, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Newsweek, and.

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Longtime ESPN EVP John A. Walsh Set to Retire

Longtime ESPN executive John A. Walsh is set to retire on Feb. 1.

A person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap that Walsh “thinks it’s his time.” ESPN plans to begin rolling out the news with proper tributes next week via its Front Row website, which reports on the channel, its subsidiaries and personalities.

Walsh currently serves as chairman of ESPN’s editorial board, in addition to his more general executive vice president title.

Walsh has been referred to as both the “Godfather” and “architect” of ESPN. He joined ESPN as a consultant in 1987, and became managing editor a year later. In that role, he was responsible for the editorial content of all news and informational programming, including “SportsCenter,” ESPN’s flagship sports news program, according to Walsh’s ESPN bio.

Two years later, in 1990, Walsh was promoted to executive editor. Down the road, he oversaw the launch of ESPN Radio, awards show The ESPYs, and ESPN The Magazine.

Before joining the network, Walsh held top editorial and sport

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Athens, Ga. – ESPN executive John A. Walsh will present a public lecture in the University of Georgia Chapel on Nov. 11 at 3 p.m.

Walsh, executive vice president and executive editor of the multimedia sports network, will address “Sports and Journalism in the Age of the Internet, Talk Radio and Social Media.” His talk is part of a three-day campus tour as a visiting lecturer in sports journalism and society at the UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, which launched a sports journalism program this fall.

Walsh will discuss the quality and public perception of sports in contemporary media including cable, talk radio, social networking and print.

“John Walsh has rightly been called the soul of ESPN editorial development,” said Grady College dean Cully Clark.

“We look forward to a lecture on sports and journalism by a journalist and executive who has had great influence on sports, media and society,” said Kent Middleton, head of the department of journalism.

Since joining ESPN in 1988, Walsh has directed or influenced m

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John Walsh Season 1991

Personal

Son of John and Linda Walsh
Oldest of five children
Enjoys working out, skiing, fishing, reading, colllecting baseball cards and working on cars
Majored in special education

Before BYU

Graduated from West Torrance High School but played football at Carson High School his senior year
Lettered in football, baseball and basketball
Set California state passing record for a season with 4,226 yards
Named L.A. City 4-A Most Valuable Player
Named Daily Breeze Player of the Year
Glenn Davis Award recipient
Led team to a 39-5 record over his high school career as well as city and league titles and No. 5 finish in state
Threw for 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns at a junior at West Torrance High School
Coached by Gene Vollnogle (Pepperdine)
Recruited by Miami, Florida State, USC and UCLA

BYU Summary

Declared after his junior season for the 1995 NFL Draft and was selected in the seventh round by the Cincinnati Bengals
Passed for 9,233 yards and 73 touchdowns, including bowl games, over his four years at BYU, wh