Category Archives: Journalism

San Jose Mercury News Sports Columnist Tim Kawakami

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

I interviewed him by phone Friday, Nov. 14. Here’s his blog. Luke: "Tim, what are the differences in the sports cultures between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area?" Tim: "I grew up in the Bay Area. It was … Continue reading →

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Racist Foupes

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Luke Ford

Des emails: ""Foupe?" Is that anything like "faux pas?" You obviously learned nothing from when I punished your youthful sweet tooth by having you copy page after page out of the dictionary. I should have suck with my initial plan … Continue reading →

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Race and Sports

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Luke Ford

Listen to the whole thing here. Luke: "How do you feel race is covered by sportswriters?" Santa Rose Press Democrat sports columnist Lowell Cohn: "That’s the hardest question you’ve asked me. I know that African-American athletes feel that they are … Continue reading →

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Interview With San Francisco Sports Columnist Lowell Cohn

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Luke Ford

When I was covering the San Francisco 49ers and other stuff for KAHI/KHYL radio from 1985-1987, I loved to read Lowell Cohn‘s column on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle sports section. I thought Cohn the greatest writer … Continue reading →

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I Just Interviewed A Hero Of Mine

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Luke Ford

On October 25, I sent off this email: Dear Dr. [Lowell] Cohn, I would love to interview you (about your writing) by phone for my blog Lukeford.net. I have interviews on there with dozens of authors. My work has been … Continue reading →

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