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Dan Friedell’s Biography

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Results-oriented, writer, broadcaster, digital producer. Interest in higher education, sports and telling the stories of interesting people. Based in California after stops in New York, Washington, D.C. and Cleveland.

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Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

The country's best high school used to have the least-respected sports program in the area. Not anymore.

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How prospective college athletes can make up for a lost season - WTOP News

How prospective college athletes can make up for a lost season - WTOP News

If there are no winter high school sports seasons in the D.C. area this year, what can aspiring college athle…

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International Students Face Uncertain Job Market at Home, in US

International Students Face Uncertain Job Market at Home, in US

The number of Indian students in the U.S. is growing but many are concerned about their job prospects both at…

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Some clarity a day after reports of tear gas in Lafayette Square, but questions remain - WTOP New...

Some clarity a day after reports of tear gas in Lafayette Square, but questions remain - WTOP New...

A day after reports of tear gas being used to break up a demonstration in Lafayette Park, more information ha…

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ESPN The Magazine: MLB Confidential

ESPN The Magazine: MLB Confidential

Which player will be a breakout star? Last player you'd ever want in your clubhouse? How many guns do you own…

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Trying to Make It Work

Trying to Make It Work

After an All-American career at Villanova, Reynolds did not make the NBA. Now he toils in Europe and the NBA'…

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Revenge of the Nerds

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The country’s best high school used to have the least-respected sports program in the area. Not anymore. By Dan Friedell  •  Photography by David Brooks Some of the varsity sports teams at Alexandria’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (part of Fairfax County’s system and known locally as TJ) were used to being cannon fodder.
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Trying to Make It Work

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By Dan Friedell
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By Dan Friedell After an All-American career at Villanova, Reynolds did not make the NBA. Now he toils in Europe and the NBA’s minor league with a surprising goal in mind. A basketball is kicked from one end of the court to the other. Forty teenagers, messing around on the sidelines, waiting for their chance to play, fall silent for a second.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

writing short factoids about my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes, when I was young!

How is social media changing news?

short new bits are overtaking well-researched reasonable chunks of information - I hope to find a happy medium
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