Richard Deitsch is an American

sportswriter Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...

. He wrote for ''

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twic ...

'' from 1997 until 2018. Currently, he writes for the online publication ''

The Athletic ''The Athletic'' is a subscription-based sports website that provides national and local coverage in 47 North American cities as well as the United Kingdom. ''The Athletic'' also covers national stories from top professional and college sports ...

'' and is a radio host in

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. Deitsch graduated with a B.A. in communications and political science from the

University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 ...

. While studying there, he worked on the school's student newspaper, The Spectrum, which fostered in him a love of journalism. This led him to obtain an M.S. from the

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is located in Pulitzer Hall on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism s ...

., where he would later become an adjunct professor. He began his career in 1997 at ''

'', fulfilling a childhood aspiration sparked by his mother giving him a subscription to the magazine as a 7-year-old growing up in

Wantagh, New York Wantagh ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 18,871 at the time of the 2010 census. Wantagh is known as "The Gateway to Jones Be ...

. Beginning as an intern at ''

Sports Illustrated Kids ''Sports Illustrated Kids'' (''SI Kids'', trademarked ''Sports Illustrated KIDS'', sometimes ''Sports Illustrated for Kids'') is a monthly spin-off of the weekly American sports magazine ''Sports Illustrated''. ''SI Kids'' was launched in January 1 ...

'', Deitsch went on to cover nearly every division at Sports Illustrated. During the 2008-09 academic year, he was at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, studying as a Knight-Wallace Fellow. While there, he examined the intersection of 20-somethings and the sports blogosphere. On February 22, 2018, it was announced that Deitsch would join

CJCL CJCL (590 AM, ''Sportsnet 590 The Fan'') is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by Rogers Sports & Media since 2002, CJCL's studios are located at the Rogers Building at Bloor and Jarvis in downtown Toron ...

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590 The Fan, as a regular co-host for its drive-time show ''

Prime Time Sports ''Prime Time Sports'' was a sports radio talk show produced from the studios of CJCL, ''Sportsnet 590 The Fan'', in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show was hosted by Bob McCown until June 21, 2019 when McCown left the show. After his departure, t ...

'', beginning the week of March 5. He remained in that role until Prime Time Sports ended in October 2019, before moving on to the newly created afternoon show ''Writers Bloc''. Deitsch has a particular interest in sports media, a beat that he launched at ''Sports Illustrated'' and continues to cover at ''The Athletic''. It is also the subject of his weekly podcast, ''Sports Media with Richard Deitsch'', launched March 30, 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deitsch, Richard Living people American sportswriters University of Michigan fellows Year of birth missing (living people) University at Buffalo alumni