Susan Slusser

Susan Slusser is a sportswriter who works for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Career

Slusser previously worked for the Dallas Morning News in 1995 and 1996, covering the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).[1] She also served as a beat writer in the National Basketball Association. She worked in Sacramento, California for the Sacramento Bee, where she covered the Sacramento Kings, and Orlando, Florida for the Orlando Sentinel, where she covered the Orlando Magic.[2] Since 1999, Slusser has worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering the Oakland Athletics of MLB.[1]

Slusser was elected as the vice-president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) in October 2011.[1] The next year, she was voted the president of the BBWAA, the first woman to serve in the role.[2] In 2014, she was elected to the BBWAA board.[3]

Personal

Slusser is a 1988 graduate of Stanford University.[4] Her husband, Dan Brown, works as a sportswriter for the San Jose Mercury News.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Susan Slusser of San Francisco Chronicle in line to become 1st woman to head BBWAA - ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 C. Trent Rosecrans (2008-06-11). "Susan Slusser named first female president of BBWAA". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Houston Chronicle's Ortiz elected BBWAA president". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Dish: A League of Her Own," Stanford Magazine (Stanford University), January/February 2012.
  5. ↑ Ann Killion (2012-10-25). "Chronicle writer Slusser sets precedent". SFGate. Retrieved 2012-10-29.