John Letasky
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| John Letasky | |
| Born | December 6, 1976  Billings, Montana |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Sports Columnist |
John Letasky (born December 6, 1976, in Billings, Montana) is an American sportswriter and columnist. Letasky is currently the Club Boxing, MMA and prep wrestling beat writer for the Billings Gazette. He also covers various other sports for the Gazette, including state prep football. In the summer Letasky has written the Gazette fishing report. He is well known throughout the state of Montana and is better known by his nickname "Chopper."
Letasky graduated from Rocky Mountain College with honors, holding a degree in English and History.
Letasky has interviewed various World Wrestling Entertainment stars including Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, and Eric Bischoff. Letasky has also interviewed Montana boxer Todd Foster.
[edit] Red Wire
Letasky was one of the first writers for a Montana Newspaper (and first for the Gazette) to have an online-exclusive column. From 2002-03 Gazette online readers could get Letasky's take on various local and national sports issues in a column entitled Red Wire. He likes to catch catfish and eat them.
Letasky also has an ever-changing personality, mostly defined by the hip-hop ring tones on his cell phone, he says.
[edit] Awards
- ABC Bowling Pride Award (Best Dressed, Well-Mannered) - 2002
