Another day, another athlete social media faux pas. At least, that’s how it seems in this fast-paced digital age. Having covered social media, I’ve also noticed that most sports personalities are making similar missteps. So I decided to compile a list of social media do’s and don’ts for athletes that was both tongue-in-cheek and useful. […]
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Wow. That was my reaction to the reaction I got from my latest Fox News Latino column. I know people read my stories, but it surprised me to see my piece go viral. I didn’t expect such a response when I wrote the piece on MLS being in position to surpass the NHL as the […]
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Posted in Media Appearance, Sports on Jan 14th, 2011
I recently got an e-mail from a sportswriter in Sweden asking if I’d be willing to do an interview on the U.S. college game and the MLS SuperDraft for SvenskaFans.com, the country’s biggest sports web. I was flattered. I know people read my stories, but things like this really put it into perspective. We did […]
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When I was first approached about appearing on Basic Black, the show was just going to focus on the World Cup. A few days before the show, the producer mentioned that she would also like the panel to touch on SB 1070, Arizona’s controversial immigration measure. It ended up being a two-part program with the […]
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Posted in Media Appearance, Sports on Jul 9th, 2010
After my radio appearances on The Callie Crossley Show, I was asked to be a guest on Basic Black. The show is a discussion-format program that focuses on issues of interest to the African American community and airs on WGBH, the New England PBS affiliate. The conversation covered everything from race and the World Cup […]
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Posted in Media Appearance, Sports on Jun 29th, 2010
After appearing on The Callie Crossley Show two weeks ago, I was asked to come back as a guest to talk about companies’ efforts in marketing to the Latino audience during the World Cup. It was a great segment, and I’m already looking forward to the next time I’m invited on the show. My segment […]
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Posted in Media Appearance, Sports on Jun 17th, 2010
This afternoon, I appeared as a guest on The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH, Boston’s NPR station, to discuss the World Cup, soccer and the role the sport plays in immigrant communities. I appeared on a segment discussing a soccer tournament that a local non-profit organizes, however, my contributions were about soccer in the broader […]
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