David Aldridge
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David Aldridge (born February 10, 1965 in Washington, D.C.) is a reporter and columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and a reporter for the television cable network TNT.
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[edit] Early career
Aldridge is a graduate of American University and worked as a writer for The Washington Post, where he spent nine years. During that time Aldridge was a beat writer covering Georgetown University basketball, the Washington Bullets and Washington Redskins. He also covered the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, national college basketball and football, the Stanley Cup playoffs, the World Series, the Indianapolis 500 and the U.S. Open tennis championships.
[edit] Career at ESPN
Before joining TNT in 2004, Aldridge reported on the NBA for eight years on ESPN and wrote for ESPN.com. Aldridge was very popular with viewers for his thoughtful commentary and comprehensive analysis.
[edit] The Philadelphia Inquirer
Aldridge covers the National Football League and National Basketball Association as a reporter and columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, He was initially scheduled to be one of dozens laid off at the paper in January of 2007[1], but was retained with a handful of others.
[edit] Turner Sports
He also works as the "Insider" for TNT's Inside the NBA and as a commentator on other NBA on TNT features. Aldridge worked the Arizona-Brigham Young college football game on Sept. 2, 2006, and the Washington-Oregon game on Nov. 4, 2006 for TBS as a sideline reporter with play-by-play man Chip Caray and analyst Tom Ramsey. He also worked as a sideline reporter during the 2007 Major League Baseball Division Series for TBS.
[edit] The Tony Kornheiser Show
Since February 26, 2007, he has also been appearing on The Tony Kornheiser Show on Washington Post Radio and later WWWT in Washington D.C. as co-host.
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