| LZ Granderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Western Michigan University |
| Occupation | Columnist |
LZ Granderson is an American columnist for ESPN.com's Page 2 and a CNN contributor. He writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, he has contributed to ESPN's Sports Center, Outside the Lines and ESPN First Take. He is a 2010 nominee and the 2009 winner of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for online journalism and a 2010 and 2008 honoree of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for column writing. He also has hosted the web-based ESPN360 talk show Game Night.
Granderson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he developed a passion for the NHL and hockey. He is divorced with a son. He currently resides in Grand Rapids, MI.
Before he moved to ESPN and Page 2, he was a sportswriter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and a columnist at The Grand Rapids Press.[1][2]
Granderson's writings for Page 2 usually center around the social and human aspects of sports. He writes about his own personal struggles, the life of athletes, and occasionally provides social commentary. He submits two articles weekly for Page 2 and writes a weekly op-ed column on CNN.com concerning social issues.[4] Granderson is a graduate of Western Michigan University.