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Biography

Blakely is a Lecturer at Boston University's College of Communication with a concentration on sports journalism, news reporting and multi-media reporting. In addition to writing for Bleacher Report, Blakely is also an NBA columnist for Ebony.com and contributor to Bet.com. Blakely is also the creator and co-host of The A-List Podcast with Kwani Lunis and Gary Washburn, nominated for Best Basketball podcast in 2023. A graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Communications, Blakely spent 10 years as the first Boston Celtics Insider for NBC Sports Boston and was awarded Boston.com’s “A-List Celtics Reporter of the Year” in 2011. Blakely previously covered the Detroit Pistons for the award-winning Mlive.com website, and earlier covered ACC football and men’s basketball for the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer. Away from class, Blakely is the Chair of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Sports Task Force and Chair of the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Diversity Committee.

Content

Total articles 7868

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  Celtics Need to Add This Player to Their Bench | Cedric Maxwell Podcast

  By A. Sherrod Blakely

  Jan. 29, 2025

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  Introducing Team USA’s Paralympic Hopefuls for Paris 2024

  By A. Sherrod Blakely

  Aug. 28, 2024

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Boston Sports Journal

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