Howard Bryant

Howard "Howie" Bryant (born November 25, 1968) is an American sports journalist, and radio and television personality. He writes weekly columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, and appears regularly on ESPN Radio. He is a frequent panelist on The Sports Reporters and since 2006 has been the sports correspondent for Weekend Edition with Scott Simon on National Public Radio.

Journalism career A native of Boston, Bryant began his career in 1991 with the Oakland Tribune covering sports and technology, before moving to the San Jose Mercury News from 1995 to 2001. In San Jose, Bryant covered the telecommunications industry before returning to sports to cover the Oakland Athletics. He then reported for the Bergen Record from 2001 to 2002, covering the New York Yankees, before joining the Boston Herald as a columnist from 2002 to 2005. Bryant left the Herald for the Washington Post, where he covered the Washington Redskins from 2005 to 2007. He joined ESPN in August 2007. His wife later denied that Bryant had assaulted her and he was released on personal recognizance.

Works Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston (2003) Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball (2006) The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron (2010) Legends series: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football (2015) The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball (2015) The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Basketball (2016) Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams (2018) The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism (2018) Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field (2020) Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original (2022) Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America (2026)