Podcast appearances and mentions of kent babb

The Washington Post sports reporter Kent Babb joins The Writer's Block to talk about his book "Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City," his process for writing the book, and advice he would give on writing a book about a high school football program and small town in Alabama. Babb has covered sports for The Washington Post since 2012 and is currently assigned to its Sports and Society enterprise team. Babb's work was included three times in The Best American Sports Writing anthology and was selected in the inaugural edition of The Year's Best Sports Writing. Sponsor the show: Gary.Lloyd87@gmail.com. #thewritersblock #podcast #washington #washingtonpost #neworleans #highschoolfootball #football #shooting #gunviolence #louisiana #Alabama #sports #sportspodcast #sportsreporter #sportsjournalist #book #books #author #authors #amwriting #KentBabb #river #AcrossTheRiver #NOLA #FrenchQuarter #BourbonStreet #NFL #Steelers #Packers

Bakari is joined by Kent Babb of The Washington Post to talk about his piece on LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey. Kent speaks on Mulkey's press conference addressing his article about her before it was released (06:10). What is Mulkey's relationship with arguably her best player ever, Brittney Griner (11:20)? How is she viewed among her coaching peers (17:21)? Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Kent Babb Producer: Clifford Augustin Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After an exciting run of games during this year's women's NCAA March Madness tournament, the final four teams are set. Today on Post Reports, two sports reporters discuss this season's most prominent characters and why women's basketball is having a moment. Read more:All eyes are on the women's March Madness this year, with millions tuning in to watch such record-breaking players as Iowa's Caitlin Clark and USC's JuJu Watkins. The unparalleled viewership comes just years after a gender equity review revealed major disparities in the NCAA's resources and attention to women's sports. Sports reporters Ava Wallace and Kent Babb talk about how this happened and share their predictions for this season and the future of the sport. Plus, Kent talks about some of his reporting on LSU coach Kim Mulkey that landed him in the middle of the March Madness discourse.

The Washington Post's Kent Babb joins the show to speak about his article on LSU HC Kim Mulkey. An update on the One Hit Wonders Bracket. A Daily Deion. 

March 31st HR 1L Matt and Myron discuss the NCAA Tournament and who we consider tournament heroes. Plus, Washington Post writer Kent Babb joins us to discuss his Kim Mulkey profile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by USA Today's Lindsay Schnell to talk about the NCAA women's college basketball tournament and by Buzzer's Eamonn Brennan to discuss the men's tournament. Finally, the Washington Post's Kent Babb joins for a conversation about his profile of Kim Mulkey. NCAA women (5:55): Can anyone beat South Carolina? NCAA men (23:02): Why everyone loves North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. Mulkey profile (38:31): Kent Babb on his reporting process and everything that came after. Afterball (1:00:33): Stefan on chess pioneer Lisa Lane. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by USA Today's Lindsay Schnell to talk about the NCAA women's college basketball tournament and by Buzzer's Eamonn Brennan to discuss the men's tournament. Finally, the Washington Post's Kent Babb joins for a conversation about his profile of Kim Mulkey. NCAA women (5:55): Can anyone beat South Carolina? NCAA men (23:02): Why everyone loves North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. Mulkey profile (38:31): Kent Babb on his reporting process and everything that came after. Afterball (1:00:33): Stefan on chess pioneer Lisa Lane. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by USA Today's Lindsay Schnell to talk about the NCAA women's college basketball tournament and by Buzzer's Eamonn Brennan to discuss the men's tournament. Finally, the Washington Post's Kent Babb joins for a conversation about his profile of Kim Mulkey. NCAA women (5:55): Can anyone beat South Carolina? NCAA men (23:02): Why everyone loves North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. Mulkey profile (38:31): Kent Babb on his reporting process and everything that came after. Afterball (1:00:33): Stefan on chess pioneer Lisa Lane. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by USA Today's Lindsay Schnell to talk about the NCAA women's college basketball tournament and by Buzzer's Eamonn Brennan to discuss the men's tournament. Finally, the Washington Post's Kent Babb joins for a conversation about his profile of Kim Mulkey. NCAA women (5:55): Can anyone beat South Carolina? NCAA men (23:02): Why everyone loves North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. Mulkey profile (38:31): Kent Babb on his reporting process and everything that came after. Afterball (1:00:33): Stefan on chess pioneer Lisa Lane. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2---J&J Show Monday 3/25/24--  "Rundown" headlines on - Rick Stansbury return to Mem, Kim Mulkey, & Grizz + Grizzlies update: Brandon Clarke close to return & potential add Sheppard

The Supreme Court agreed this week to hear its first major case on abortion since overturning Roe v. Wade — one that could restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, even in states where abortion remains legal. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, lawmakers in the House and Senate finally moved to renew health programs that expired in October — but it's likely too late to finish the job in 2023. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Riley Griffin of Bloomberg News, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Jen Golbeck, a University of Maryland professor and social media superstar, about her new book, “The Purest Bond,” which lays out the science of the human-canine relationship. Plus, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: Julie Rovner: The Washington Post's “They Watched Their Husbands Win the Heisman — Then Lost Them to CTE,” by Kent Babb. Alice Miranda Ollstein: Politico's “A Deadly Delivery Highlights ‘Falsified' Heat Records at USPS,” by Ariel Wittenberg. Lauren Weber: The Washington Post's “Applesauce Lead Cases in Kids Surge Amid Questions on FDA Oversight,” by Amanda Morris, Teddy Amenabar, Laura Reiley, and Jenna Portnoy. Riley Griffin: Bloomberg News' “The Next Blockbuster Drug Might Be Made in Space,” by Robert Langreth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They were roommates and teammates at Harvard, bound by their love of football and each other. Then the game — and the debate over its safety — took its toll. This Deep Reads episode is part of a collection of occasional bonus stories from “Post Reports.”Read more:This story is part of a collection of occasional bonus episodes you'll be hearing from “Post Reports.” We're calling these stories “Deep Reads,” and they're part of The Post's commitment to immersive and narrative journalism.Today's story was written by sports writer Kent Babb, and read by Michael Satow for Noa: News Over Audio, an app offering curated audio articles.Subscribe to The Washington Post via Apple podcasts here.

The Sports Literati take a look at Kent Babb's fly-on-the wall account of the 2019 Edna Carr high school football team as it sought a fourth consecutive Louisiana state championship. The book examines the hopelessness afflicting young, urban, blacks in a city with one of the highest rates of gun violence in America, but only a stone's flow from the affluent tourist neighbourhoods of New Orleans. Intro and Outro Music: Sergei Rachmanioff Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32 performed by Justina Sam.

Kent Babb of The Washington Post joined us in the third hour on Thursday. Kent discussed his article about Harold Varner III and the LIV Golf Tour. Then we talked some Royals. Then the Masters party continued at Nick and Jake's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Washington Post writer Kent Babb discusses his blockbuster book "Across The River"

Paul talks to Kevin Scarbinsky, The Birmingham Lede about the SEC & Alabama. He also talks to Kent Babb of The Washington Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football is the American passion, but in many cases, it's more than just a sport: it's literally life or death. Acclaimed sports writer Kent Babbs witnessed how football and the great coaches that emerge from the sport, help save lives in some of the most impoverished communities across the country. Kent has been a longstanding sports writer for The Washington Post and his work was included three times in The Best American Sports Writing Anthology and was selected in the inaugural edition of The Year's Best Sports Writing. His books include “Not A Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson,” and “Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City.” In the book, Kent recounts his year spent with the Edna Karr High Cougars in the New Orleans Neighborhood of Algiers. Led by the larger-than-life Coach Brice Brown chasing his fourth consecutive title, Coach Brown is focused on something else, giving his kids opportunity, keeping them in school, and keeping them alive. Amidst an epidemic of gun violence, broken homes, and severe poverty Coach Brown often finds himself pushed to his own limits, doing his best to keep his community together. Kent chronicles the euphoric highs and the devastating lows throughout a football season that may seem one-of-a-kind, but unfortunately is far too common across America. And, not every high school like Edna Karr has a Coach Brice Brown, who Kent calls “the greatest manager of human talent ever.” This may be our greatest podcast yet, so with that…let's bring it in!

A Christmas Rewind Of A Story So Mesmerizing George Clooney Bought The Movie Rights

RUNDOWN  Today's show begins with Scott defending himself when he was asked to give Mitch's phone number to a former radio colleague without his permission before Mitch reads a wildly entertaining obituary. Then, Mitch and Scott chat about the NFL's decision to postpone the Seahawks game to Sunday before chatting about the return of Tiger and grand introduction of Charlie Woods. A trio of guests include Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy, author Kent Babb, and Forbes columnist Scott Kramer. The “Other Stuff” segment to discuss topics ranging from the nationally televised win for Graham-Kapowsin football, the lightly-attended bowl games thus far, and the potential market for Urban Meyer.  GUESTS  Dan Shaugnessy | Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics author  Kent Babb | Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City author Scott Kramer | Forbes contributor  TABLE OF CONTENTS  5:47 | Scott was confronted with an uncomfortable situation in which a mutual acquaintance asked for Mitch's phone number via text. 16:15 | The code word for this week of Beat the Boys matchups has some local flair.   18:18 | Mitch reads the glowing obit from one Renay Mandel Correns penned by her son.  36:31 | The NFL really threw a monkey wrench at the Seahawks by pushing the Rams game to Tuesday. 41:00 | Seeing Tiger and Charlie Woods on the course was the highlight to Mitch's sports weekend. 50:55 | GUEST: Longtime Boston Globe sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy jumps aboard to chat about his new book chronicling the Bird-era Celtics from the media's standpoint. 1:10:41 | GUEST: Washington Post reporter Kent Babb hops on to talk about his new book Across the River which tells the story of Edna Karr HS football and their larger-than-life coach Brice Brown. 1:27:12 | GUEST: Forbes contributor Scott Kramer is back to share his top tech gadget gift picks for the 2021 holiday season.  1:40:28 | Mitch and Hotshot close out the show with “Other Stuff” topics like Graham-Kapowsin's National Championship victory, college football bowl season, and Urban Meyer's uncertain future.

(Dec 8, 2021) In a town filled with opulence, bars, world renowned chefs and professional sports teams, Babb takes the reader to a public high school with a dominant football program- teaching student athletes how to deal with adversity.

Paul talks to author Kent Babb about his latest book, Across the River. Callers pitch an idea about a reality TV show starring the regulars on The Paul Finebaum Show.

Podcast Links: Apple/SpotifyI wrote this book four times… This is my shot.Kent Babb has written what I think is the best book of the year, Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City. It sounds like vegetables, and the book examines the weightiest issues in America, but reading it is all dessert as Kent is a master storyteller.In this conversation, Kent and I discuss:-“You have to find your Alfred.”-“If you're going to tell this story, you have to tell it straight up.”-“I owed them an honest accounting.”-“You look like the people who locked me up.”-First draft is a s**t draft. Second draft is the biggest leap. Third draft is micro-surgery.-Word choice, or what Kent calls, “Writing Nerd Prom.”-The difference between accuracy and precision. Accuracy is hitting the target. Precision is hitting the bullseye.-Finding ways to read your manuscript fresh.-Writing process and honesty.-“There are so many Joe Thomas' and so few Bryce Browns.”-Coaching, trust, communication and investment in helping young people.-Trent Dilfer and the “obedience model” of coaching.-Book promotion is necessary but difficult.-”It's a social justice book that has some football s**t in it.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit benbo.substack.com

A fascinating and enjoyable conversation with the former Kansas City Star reporter, who has been at the Washington Post since 2012. His own life story, and those he tells like in his new book “Across the River”, come to life honestly and amiably.

Kent Babb is a sports feature writer for the Washington Post. He writes about the NFL, college sports, the NBA, and the intersections of sports with social, cultural, and political issues. We talked about his new book, Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City. It was published by HarperOne in August. Across the River is a riveting look at a high school football team in a part of New Orleans few of us ever hear about. It's a team made up of players and coaches who have to deal with shootings and murder on a regular basis. Babb is also one of the writers included in The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021. That's the new anthology created by Glenn Stout. The book goes on sale October 5. Babb's story ran in the Washington Post, and is about Anthony Guiliani, Rudy's son, and his questionable job at the White House.

With his performance of “God Bless America” during Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, NYPD officer Daniel Rodriguez comforted a nation still grieving in the wake of 9/11. It felt like a timeless moment. Instead, it proved fleeting. Twenty years later, the reasons for that tell a story of the political divisions and embellished patriotism that now polarize American sports. The weight of it all can be felt through the struggles of Rodriguez, who's still trying to bless people with his voice as America attempts to rediscover its own.Join Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer, sports features writer Kent Babb and audio producer Bishop Sand as they explore how a man and a nation have attempted to heal and find meaning after trauma and tragedy.Read more and see photos of Daniel then and now here.In Part 2, Jerry, Kent and Bishop visit Daniel in L.A. to see what his life is like now, and look into the origins of the song that made him famous. Then they look at what else happened to him, the song and the country in the years after 9/11, as shifting political winds drove the Americans further apart.

With his performance of “God Bless America” during Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, NYPD officer Daniel Rodriguez comforted a nation still grieving in the wake of 9/11. It felt like a timeless moment. Instead, it proved fleeting. Twenty years later, the reasons for that tell a story of the political divisions and embellished patriotism that now polarize American sports. The weight of it all can be felt through the struggles of Rodriguez, who's still trying to bless people with his voice as America attempts to rediscover its own.Join Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer, sports features writer Kent Babb and audio producer Bishop Sand as they explore how a man and a nation have attempted to heal and find meaning after trauma and tragedy.Read more and see photos of Daniel then and now here.

Author/Writer Kent Babb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are two New Orleans: the glamorous party city that tourists see and the day-to-day reality of the heavily segregated Black neighborhoods outside the French Quarter. That more real New Orleans is defined by economic inequality, street violence, drugs, and institutional racism. For the young people born and raised there, it is the land of no opportunity—indeed, many struggle just to survive to adulthood. One of the few paths to success for teenage boys is football, which offers a way out with the promise of college scholarships and the possibility of a lucrative pro career. But it is too easy for even the most talented high school players to get off track when faced with the fraught daily reality of life. It takes a special person to guide these young men away from preordained failure and toward success—and even to keep them alive. In Algiers, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, that person is Edna Karr High School coach Brice Brown. Award-winning sportswriter Kent Babb first told the inspiring story of Brice Brown in the Washington Post. Now, in ACROSS THE RIVER: Life, Death, and Football in an American City (HarperOne; August 10, 2021; $27.99), Babb goes deeper, widening the narrative with intimate portraits of Brown's players, staff, and surroundings in an ever-tested community. Blending aspects of such disparate classics as Friday Night Lights, The Yellow House, and Ghettoside, Babb's accomplished multi-character narrative illuminates many lives and captures the pulse of New Orleans in all its turbulence, complexity, and defiance. Thirty-four-year-old Brice Brown found high school coaching after his own college football career. As Babb's intensive time spent with him begins, Brown has already led Karr's team to three consecutive state championships in Louisiana's ultra-competitive Class 4A division, and he and everyone in the tight-knit program are primed for a historic fourth win. “Communities such as Algiers rely on the sport as an important incentive and a vehicle to teach life skills and teamwork,” Babb observes. “Brown, for his part, uses the game to teach players that they can, and should, leave the West Bank forever. But first they must survive.” To this end, the brainy and idiosyncratic coach is like a foul-mouthed version of a community preacher. Even after practices, he keeps close tabs on his players via cell phone, patrolling their neighborhoods, often giving them (and even their parents) cash from his own pocket for daily essentials. He rides them hard when he sees their attention flagging because of the outside demands their tough existences place on them. Hanging over Brown, and the program, is the death of Karr's former star quarterback, Tollette “Tonka” George, whose shooting near a local gas station remains unsolved. It haunts the community, not least of all the young man's mother and the minor-celebrity NOPD homicide detective assigned to investigate Tonka's murder. Brown is determined to protect the young men on his team from a similar fate. One, who never knew his father and lives on his own while his mother is in prison, is a brooding natural athlete with the weight of the world on his young shoulders. The quarterback pushes against his father's expectations and ambitions, and a wide receiver squanders his middle-class advantages and gets into trouble with the law. One younger teammate manages to win Brown's outwardly hardened heart with his irreverent energy and humor, gaining the fatherly affection of a coach who's usually all-in on football, which often comes at the expense of his own personal life. More often than not, Brown also quietly takes care of his staff, assuming their financial worries or life crises as his own. As the team makes its way through the season and reaches the playoffs, Brown also jockeys behind the scenes to secure places and scholarships for his players at colleges, showing them a path to the future of which they might otherwise be unaware. Meanwhile, Brown repeatedly puts his own future on hold, refusing to pursue career opportunities that would reward his singular talents and passions. As Kent Babb takes readers inside the lives of Brown and his players, he paints an unforgettable portrait of a community mired by relentless violence and pain, but also dedication and love. Featuring eight pages of full-color photos, ACROSS THE RIVER is an arresting testament to the turbulent and tough roots of America's game and its indelible place as a pathway of hope in the lives of so many.

There are two New Orleans: the glamorous party city that tourists see and the day-to-day reality of the heavily segregated Black neighborhoods outside the French Quarter. That more real New Orleans is defined by economic inequality, street violence, drugs, and institutional racism. For the young people born and raised there, it is the land of no opportunity—indeed, many struggle just to survive to adulthood. One of the few paths to success for teenage boys is football, which offers a way out with the promise of college scholarships and the possibility of a lucrative pro career. But it is too easy for even the most talented high school players to get off track when faced with the fraught daily reality of life. It takes a special person to guide these young men away from preordained failure and toward success—and even to keep them alive. In Algiers, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, that person is Edna Karr High School coach Brice Brown. Award-winning sportswriter Kent Babb first told the inspiring story of Brice Brown in the Washington Post. Now, in ACROSS THE RIVER: Life, Death, and Football in an American City (HarperOne; August 10, 2021; $27.99), Babb goes deeper, widening the narrative with intimate portraits of Brown's players, staff, and surroundings in an ever-tested community. Blending aspects of such disparate classics as Friday Night Lights, The Yellow House, and Ghettoside, Babb's accomplished multi-character narrative illuminates many lives and captures the pulse of New Orleans in all its turbulence, complexity, and defiance. Thirty-four-year-old Brice Brown found high school coaching after his own college football career. As Babb's intensive time spent with him begins, Brown has already led Karr's team to three consecutive state championships in Louisiana's ultra-competitive Class 4A division, and he and everyone in the tight-knit program are primed for a historic fourth win. “Communities such as Algiers rely on the sport as an important incentive and a vehicle to teach life skills and teamwork,” Babb observes. “Brown, for his part, uses the game to teach players that they can, and should, leave the West Bank forever. But first they must survive.” To this end, the brainy and idiosyncratic coach is like a foul-mouthed version of a community preacher. Even after practices, he keeps close tabs on his players via cell phone, patrolling their neighborhoods, often giving them (and even their parents) cash from his own pocket for daily essentials. He rides them hard when he sees their attention flagging because of the outside demands their tough existences place on them. Hanging over Brown, and the program, is the death of Karr's former star quarterback, Tollette “Tonka” George, whose shooting near a local gas station remains unsolved. It haunts the community, not least of all the young man's mother and the minor-celebrity NOPD homicide detective assigned to investigate Tonka's murder. Brown is determined to protect the young men on his team from a similar fate. One, who never knew his father and lives on his own while his mother is in prison, is a brooding natural athlete with the weight of the world on his young shoulders. The quarterback pushes against his father's expectations and ambitions, and a wide receiver squanders his middle-class advantages and gets into trouble with the law. One younger teammate manages to win Brown's outwardly hardened heart with his irreverent energy and humor, gaining the fatherly affection of a coach who's usually all-in on football, which often comes at the expense of his own personal life. More often than not, Brown also quietly takes care of his staff, assuming their financial worries or life crises as his own. As the team makes its way through the season and reaches the playoffs, Brown also jockeys behind the scenes to secure places and scholarships for his players at colleges, showing them a path to the future of which they might otherwise be unaware. Meanwhile, Brown repeatedly puts his own future on hold, refusing to pursue career opportunities that would reward his singular talents and passions. As Kent Babb takes readers inside the lives of Brown and his players, he paints an unforgettable portrait of a community mired by relentless violence and pain, but also dedication and love. Featuring eight pages of full-color photos, ACROSS THE RIVER is an arresting testament to the turbulent and tough roots of America's game and its indelible place as a pathway of hope in the lives of so many.

There are two New Orleans: the glamorous party city that tourists see and the day-to-day reality of the heavily segregated Black neighborhoods outside the French Quarter. That more real New Orleans is defined by economic inequality, street violence, drugs, and institutional racism. For the young people born and raised there, it is the land of no opportunity—indeed, many struggle just to survive to adulthood. One of the few paths to success for teenage boys is football, which offers a way out with the promise of college scholarships and the possibility of a lucrative pro career. But it is too easy for even the most talented high school players to get off track when faced with the fraught daily reality of life. It takes a special person to guide these young men away from preordained failure and toward success—and even to keep them alive. In Algiers, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, that person is Edna Karr High School coach Brice Brown. Award-winning sportswriter Kent Babb first told the inspiring story of Brice Brown in the Washington Post. Now, in ACROSS THE RIVER: Life, Death, and Football in an American City (HarperOne; August 10, 2021; $27.99), Babb goes deeper, widening the narrative with intimate portraits of Brown's players, staff, and surroundings in an ever-tested community. Blending aspects of such disparate classics as Friday Night Lights, The Yellow House, and Ghettoside, Babb's accomplished multi-character narrative illuminates many lives and captures the pulse of New Orleans in all its turbulence, complexity, and defiance. Thirty-four-year-old Brice Brown found high school coaching after his own college football career. As Babb's intensive time spent with him begins, Brown has already led Karr's team to three consecutive state championships in Louisiana's ultra-competitive Class 4A division, and he and everyone in the tight-knit program are primed for a historic fourth win. “Communities such as Algiers rely on the sport as an important incentive and a vehicle to teach life skills and teamwork,” Babb observes. “Brown, for his part, uses the game to teach players that they can, and should, leave the West Bank forever. But first they must survive.” To this end, the brainy and idiosyncratic coach is like a foul-mouthed version of a community preacher. Even after practices, he keeps close tabs on his players via cell phone, patrolling their neighborhoods, often giving them (and even their parents) cash from his own pocket for daily essentials. He rides them hard when he sees their attention flagging because of the outside demands their tough existences place on them. Hanging over Brown, and the program, is the death of Karr's former star quarterback, Tollette “Tonka” George, whose shooting near a local gas station remains unsolved. It haunts the community, not least of all the young man's mother and the minor-celebrity NOPD homicide detective assigned to investigate Tonka's murder. Brown is determined to protect the young men on his team from a similar fate. One, who never knew his father and lives on his own while his mother is in prison, is a brooding natural athlete with the weight of the world on his young shoulders. The quarterback pushes against his father's expectations and ambitions, and a wide receiver squanders his middle-class advantages and gets into trouble with the law. One younger teammate manages to win Brown's outwardly hardened heart with his irreverent energy and humor, gaining the fatherly affection of a coach who's usually all-in on football, which often comes at the expense of his own personal life. More often than not, Brown also quietly takes care of his staff, assuming their financial worries or life crises as his own. As the team makes its way through the season and reaches the playoffs, Brown also jockeys behind the scenes to secure places and scholarships for his players at colleges, showing them a path to the future of which they might otherwise be unaware. Meanwhile, Brown repeatedly puts his own future on hold, refusing to pursue career opportunities that would reward his singular talents and passions. As Kent Babb takes readers inside the lives of Brown and his players, he paints an unforgettable portrait of a community mired by relentless violence and pain, but also dedication and love. Featuring eight pages of full-color photos, ACROSS THE RIVER is an arresting testament to the turbulent and tough roots of America's game and its indelible place as a pathway of hope in the lives of so many.

With his performance of “God Bless America” during Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, New York City Police Department Officer Daniel Rodriguez comforted a nation still grieving in the wake of 9/11. It felt like a timeless moment. Instead, it proved fleeting. Twenty years later, the reasons for that tell a sad American story of political divisions and the embellished patriotism that now polarizes sports. The weight of it all can be felt through the struggles of Rodriguez, a man still trying to bless people with his voice, while America attempts to rediscover its own. Join Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer, sports features writer Kent Babb and audio producer Bishop Sand as they explore how a man and a nation attempt to heal and find meaning after trauma and tragedy. In Part 2, Jerry, Kent and Bishop visit Daniel in L.A. to see what his life is like now, and look into the origins of the song that made him famous. Then they look at what else happened to him, the song and the country in the years after 9/11, as shifting political winds drove Americans further apart. To find photos of Daniel Rodriguez then and now, visit wapo.st/911.

With his performance of “God Bless America” during Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, New York City Police Department Officer Daniel Rodriguez comforted a nation still grieving in the wake of 9/11. It felt like a timeless moment. Instead, it proved fleeting. Twenty years later, the reasons for that tell a sad American story of political divisions and the embellished patriotism that now polarizes sports. The weight of it all can be felt through the struggles of Rodriguez, a man still trying to bless people with his voice, while America attempts to rediscover its own. Join Washington Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer, sports features writer Kent Babb and audio producer Bishop Sand as they explore how a man and a nation attempt to heal and find meaning after trauma and tragedy. In Part 1, Jerry, Kent and Bishop revisit Daniel Rodriguez's iconic performance and mull over what made it so powerful. Then they go looking for the real Rodriguez, and hear how an aspiring opera singer became a policeman catapulted to fame after a national tragedy. To find photos of Daniel Rodriguez then and now, visit wapo.st/911.

Guest: Washington Post writer Kent Babb discusses his blockbuster book "Across The River"

With the Taliban and ISIS K taking hold in Afghanistan, former jihadist and MI6 spy inside al Qaeda Aimen Dean joins Christiane Amanpour and explains that the Kabul attack may inspire others and extremist groups may now come out of their sleeper cell mode. Then Michael Keaton, screenwriter Max Borenstein and attorney Ken Feinberg discuss their new film "Worth" that captures the work of the 9/11 victim compensation fund. Returning to Afghanistan, Syrian filmmaker and activist Hassan Akkad who sought asylum in the UK in 2015 gives an insight into what it's like to be uprooted from your home, something he details in his new book “Hope Not Fear.” Washington Post sports journalist Kent Babb follows a high school football season in his new book, "Across the River." Our Walter Isaacson speaks to him alongside football coach Nick Foster about keeping young students out of the line of fire in Louisiana where homicide rates were the highest in the country in 2019. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Tommy Tomlinson's guest on SouthBound is Kent Babb, author of the new book "Across the River" about a New Orleans high school football team facing opponents off the field more dangerous than the ones on the field.

Kent Babb spent a year following the football team at Karr High School and experiencing the reality of coaching kids in one of America's most dangerous cities. Listen as he shares his experience as chronicled in his book, Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City. Learn more about Kent here: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/acrosstheriver (https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/acrosstheriver)

There are two New Orleans: the glamorous party city that tourists see and the day-to-day reality of the heavily segregated Black neighborhoods outside the French Quarter. That more real New Orleans is defined by economic inequality, street violence, drugs, and institutional racism. For the young people born and raised there, it is the land of no opportunity—indeed, many struggle just to survive to adulthood. One of the few paths to success for teenage boys is football, which offers a way out with the promise of college scholarships and the possibility of a lucrative pro career. But it is too easy for even the most talented high school players to get off track when faced with the fraught daily reality of life. It takes a special person to guide these young men away from preordained failure and toward success—and even to keep them alive. In Algiers, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, that person is Edna Karr High School coach Brice Brown. Award-winning sportswriter Kent Babb first told the inspiring story of Brice Brown in the Washington Post. Now, in ACROSS THE RIVER: Life, Death, and Football in an American City (HarperOne), Babb goes deeper, widening the narrative with intimate portraits of Brown's players, staff, and surroundings in an ever-tested community. Blending aspects of such disparate classics as Friday Night Lights, The Yellow House, and Ghettoside, Babb's accomplished multi-character narrative illuminates many lives and captures the pulse of New Orleans in all its turbulence, complexity, and defiance. About the Author Kent Babb covers sports for the Washington Post and is the author of Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson, which in 2016 was shortlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. Babb's journalism has received national praise; he has won more than a dozen awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors, and his work has been featured three times in the Best American Sportswriting series. He lives outside Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

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Author: Kent Babb Book: ACROSS THE RIVER: Life, Death, and Football in an American City Publishing: ‎ HarperOne (August 10, 2021) Synopsis (from the Publisher): On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but big on dreams, its mostly poor and marginalized residents find joy on […] The post KENT BABB – ACROSS THE RIVER: Life, Death, and Football in an American City appeared first on KSCJ 1360.

A quarterback's murder is part of the adversity Karr high school coach Brice Brown faces in author Kent Babb's book “Across the River”. Kent stops by for a Beyond the Mic Short Cut. Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon is the conversation series where actors, artists, authors, and more go deeper than a traditional interview. Kent goes “Beyond the Mic”.

Doug Miles talks with sportswriter Kent Babb author “Across The River: Life, Death & Football In An American City” on “Talk Across America”. Book link available at www.dougmilesmedia.com.

Bakari is joined by Kent Babb, a sports features writer for The Washington Post, to talk about what we should expect from this season of college football (4:46), his new book 'Across the River' about the impact of gun violence on a New Orleans high school football team (10:34), and how writing the book changed how he covers sports (17:40). Host: Bakari Sellers Guest: Kent Babb Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob Valk conducts an exclusive interview with Kent Babb, the author of Across the River: Life, Death, and Football in an American City! Before that, he breaks down the latest MLB news and the Sam Reinhart and Isaac Bonga signings!

Washington Post sports writer & author Kent Babb returns to discuss his new book, Across the River, about the Edna Karr football team, its coach Brice Brown and how he tries to mentor players in a city where crime and gun violence is prevalent

On Wednesday's edition of The James Crepea Show on Fox Sports Eugene, James discusses Oregon's Jamal Hill & DJ James facing charges after allegedly shooting as airsoft gun at 3 people, the ramifications to the Ducks secondary, Washington Post sports writer and author Kent Babb returns to discuss his new book "Across the River," and what Jonathan Smith said at Oregon State media day

The L.A. Times breaks down the new coronavirus-related restrictions taking effect today in Los Angeles County. And the L.A. Times reports on local residents’ reactions to the new order. For the Washington Post, Kent Babb writes about the very different levels of access to COVID-19 testing experienced by health-care workers and athletes. NPR says false claims of voter fraud by the president and Republican allies could backfire for GOP candidates in the Georgia Senate runoffs. President-elect Biden and his family will be joined by a cat in the White House next year. The Guardian has the story.

3-30-20 The Zone catches up with Kent Babb of the Washington Post, formerly of the Kansas City Star to catch up and talk about the teams he covered while in KC, plus Mayor Q joins to update the city on his recent public address.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palmetto State native Kent Babb ranks among the foremost sports feature writers in the country. He has dug deep on profiles of Dabo Swinney and, more recently, Deshaun Watson. And he established a connection with Kobe Bryant in reporting a 2018 story on the superstar who died tragically earlier this week. We go deep with Kent on the process of reporting and writing such long-form profiles, his thoughts on Dabo and Deshaun, his difficulty in dealing with the death of Bryant and his daughter, and much more.

With the release of the new book, "Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson" by Kent Babb, Brian talks the man himself, Allen "The Answer" Iverson.  The book discusses allegations of alcohol abuse, a gambling addiction, and a struggle for respect.   Follow on Twitter @brianbuck13 and @redticketblues Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbean, Google Play, Spotify and other fine podcasting venues  

On his efforts to understand and humanize the former 76ers superstar; on writing a book via an unorthodox approach; on chronicling the post-NFL struggles of longtime Chiefs halfback Larry Johnson

Michelle Bruton, Sports Editor @OZY, discussed Sexism in sports and brokedown the Serena Williams catsuit controversy.  Check out her OpEd "THIS SPORTS REPORTER SEXISM NEEDS TO GO." Washington Post reporter Kent Babb discussed his heartbreaking article "OUR CALL IS TO SAVE THEM" -- an article on gun violence -- how one New Orleans highschool coach is trying to keep his players alive. Join the conversation: On Social Media use #AskHWTP Email us at feedback@hwtpsportstalk.com Call us at 1 347 989 0227 Missed any of our broadcasts? Click here to listen to our on-demand podcasts. HWTP Sports Talk With David Weinstein is a Sweet G. Communications production | 2018 Copyright

On this episode of "Posting Up," host Tim Bontemps talks to Post staffer Kent Babb about his terrific feature on the matriarch of the Ball family, Tina Ball, and her quiet battle to recover from a stroke she suffered in February 2017.

January 31, 2018 Steven and Nate talk to Kent Babb of The Washington Post about the Chiefs trading Alex Smith to Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of (Almost) Entirely Sports, Joshua Brisco and Beards McFly debate if they'd rather have a puppy as president or a baby as president. Plus, Travis Kelce on Patrick Mahomes, Kent Babb on Marcus Peters, and seriously like SO much puppy-baby talk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Roughing the Kicker, Joshua Brisco kicks off the first hour of (Almost) Entirely Sports by discussing the returns of Steven Nelson, Mitch Morse and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, the faux-trade proposal involving Patrick Mahomes, and Travis Kelce's comments about Andy Reid's offense. In the second hour, Joshua and Beards McFly debate if they'd rather have a puppy as president or a baby as president. Plus, Travis Kelce on Patrick Mahomes, Kent Babb on Marcus Peters, and seriously like SO much puppy-baby talk.

On this episode of "Posting Up," The Washington Post's Kent Babb stops by to discuss his recent feature on Patrick Ewing, plus Allen Iverson's lack of participation in the Big 3.

Dawn Michelle Hardy has been called a “literary lobbyist” by Ebony magazine for her ability to help authors reach their readership using strategic promotions, win awards and garner national and local media attention. She has dual roles in the book publishing industry as both publicist and literary agent. She founded Dream Relations, PR & Literary Consulting Agency in 2004. Additionally, in 2011 she joined Serendipity Literary Agency where she aids in shaping  the careers of platformed writers. Some of her clients at Serendipity include Jean McGianni Celestin, co-writer of the Nat Turner biopic The Birth of a Nation, Kent Babb, Washington Post sports writer and PEN Literary Award finalist for Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson, Clay Cane, entertainment editor at BET.com and director of Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church. As a publicist she works with both fiction and non-fiction authors including New York Times bestseller D. Watkins, author of The Beastside: Living and Dying While Black in America, Tia Williams, former magazine beauty editor and author of The Perfect Find and Clint Smith award-winning poet, Ted Talk conference speaker and contributor to The New Yorker.   While actively building her client list at Serendipity Literary Agency, Dawn likes memoirist who can capture a larger narrative through their personal story and strong hook, best-in-class professionals and educators in a variety of fields, an engaging and outspoken cultural critic, pop-culture, sports or music enthusiast with a ‘hip’ idea from an untold vantage point.  Creatives who use art as activism. Loud millennials, women and multicultural voices looking to better the world through their writing.  

The Over and Back Classic NBA podcast continues its offseason series looking at the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in history, with a look at the career and Top 50 candidacy of Allen Iverson. Jason Mann and Rich Kraetsch discuss Iverson’s iconic presence and effect on the NBA, his heavy workload and scoring ability, how much his lack of efficiency should matter, and the recent book “Not A Game” by Kent Babb on Iverson’s life and career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kent Babb of the Washington Post joins Schrager to chat about his much-discussed Roger Goodell profile this week, in-house league office NFL politics, and the dynamics between the league's 32 owners. He also hits on discovering that Chip Kelly was once married and his recent Allen Iverson biography.

Kent Babb (Washington Post, “Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson”) joins the show. We discuss what made Allen Iverson such an incredible basketball player, was also responsible for his eventual demise.

Schrager talks with Kent Babb, sports reporter for the Washington Post, on the team's nickname, Michael Sam, Robert Griffin III-Kirk Cousins, and the intersection of religion and football.

Fresh off Black Monday, Schrager checks in with Mike Garafolo, one of the preeminent NFL insiders in the country, on all of the latest in coaching news and rumors. Kent Babb gives us an inside look at the sheer mayhem that went down in Washington the day Mike Shanahan was finally shown the door.

Last week The Royalman Report Ended, then the KC Baseball Vault ended on 1510, then we changed how we record things and reinvented the KCBBV Podcast. This week the new Vault of Jeff Herr, Mike Engel and Troy Olsen took to google hangouts and talked about the great August the Royals had, how much different the new additions have made and how much the removed players took away from this team. Then they talked about Kevin Goldstein going to the Astros and Kent Babb to the Washington Post and wished well to both of them. Then the KCBBV switched to the EKOH Sports Report. Jeff and Troy talked about the Chiefs preseason and what it means for the regular season before switching to Mizzou, KU, KState and Nebraska Football talk. We are looking for a studio or someone to host our studio. If this is you or someone you know, please email RoyalmanReport@Gmail.com

Here at the Royalman Report, we're not 100% Royals, we like to do our best to cover the other big stories in Kansas City sports and there is currently no bigger story than the scandalous charges going on at One Arrowhead Drive. With Troy and Michael "on assignment," we had the JV squad of Jeff Herr and Chris Kamler manning the submarine tonight. We had the author of the Kansas City Star article "Arrowhead Anxiety", Kent Babb in the Man Cave to discuss the current state of the Kansas City Chiefs. Kent also spent time recapping his article and then had strong words for the Kansas City Media, whom he called "corrupt." Kent was very opinionated and pulled no punches when it came to TV and Radio Stations and the Chiefs. He also shot a couple towards fellow KC Star columnist and friend of the program, Sam Mellinger.

Farzin is full of excitement as the Chiefs upgrade their receiving core by adding another Super Bowl champion, Amani Toomer. Farzin talks with Kent Babb from River Falls, WI as he gives us the latest news on the Chiefs! Be sure to listen to episode 156 as tomorrow's special guest, the journalist of the year, Soren Petro joins us from River Falls, WI!

Farzin talks about the first weekend of training camp in River Falls, WI. Tomorrow, Kent Babb from the Kansas City Star will join Farzin and talk more about the activity by the Chiefs in River Falls! __________________

On episode 148, Farzin brings in Kent Babb from the Kansas City Star and review the Chiefs off season and what's expected out of rookie head coach, Todd Haley. Farzin also features interviews from quarterbacks Brodie Croyle and Tyler Thigpen. Be sure you sign up on the TSS boards at TheSportsPodcasters.com/boards and call in our phone lines at 209-736-7TSS (7877.) Happy fourth of July!