Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Racist comments catapulted the Rutgers University women’s basketball team into national headlines last week. Find out why some people think the Scarlet Knights will join the ranks of Billie Jean King and the Williams Sisters in American sporting history. Plus, sixty years after Jackie Robinson broke its color line, we ponder why only 8% of Major League baseball players are African American. We’re “Sporting Views”.
Guests
- Christine Brennan Sports Columnist, USA Today; Commentator, ABC News; also, author of "Best Seat in the House: A Father, A Daughter, A Journey Through Sports" (Scribner)
- George Solomon Columnist and former Sports Editor, The Washington Post; Shirley Povich Professor, Phillip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland; also former ESPN Ombudsman
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