Author of The Field Guide To Covering Sports, journalism professor at Eastern Illinois University, news, pickleball and bigfoot junkie, owner of dogs (or, rather, the other way around.) Have worked in sports media for more than four decades as a reporter, editor, designer, publisher and entrepreneur. You can read my bio here at LinkedIn.
Journalism ever evolves so I am constantly revising how I report, write and teach sports media. I am in the midst of revising for a third edition of the Field Guide. The Field Guide is a practical guide to preparing, observing, interviewing and writing about 20 different sports, from auto racing to wrestling. Check it out at CQPress and at Amazon.
I can be reached through X/Twitter at @joegisondi, here at BlueSky, and at my email address posted on the Eastern Illinois University faculty web page. You can also watch this brief video about my approach to teaching on the school website.
SPORTS MEDIA FIELD GUIDE 