With the World Cup concluded, I sat back to reflect on the tournament. How Spain finally won. How the Netherlands has now made three trips to the finals only to be met with heartbreak thrice. How the United States did alright. And how the next time I watch a soccer match, it won’t be accompanied […]
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Television Guest – Basic Black on WGBH – Discussing Geopolitics and the World Cup
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 […]
Radio Guest – The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH – Discussing the World Cup and Marketing to Latinos
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 […]
Radio Guest – The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH – Discussing Soccer and Its Global and Local Roles
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 […]