About M.A. Voepel
M.A. Voepel was an American sports journalist.
Michael Voepel is an American sportswriter. He has reported on women's sports for ESPN since 1996 and has been described by the company as "the foremost authority on women's basketball".
Biography Voepel was born in Los Angeles, California, and he grew up in Moscow Mills, Missouri. and The Kansas City Star. Since 2008, Voepel has exclusively reported for ESPN.com. Formerly known by the name Mechelle, Voepel came out as transgender on Twitter that August and explained he had begun a gender transition and would begin using the byline M.A. Voepel and masculine personal pronouns. Voepel wrote that winning the Curt Gowdy Media Award earlier that year motivated him to make the announcement, because he wanted to accept the award as his "authentic self" at the award ceremony the following month.
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Who was M.A. Voepel?
American sportswriter
When was M.A. Voepel born?
M.A. Voepel was born in Los Angeles.
What was M.A. Voepel's occupation?
M.A. Voepel was a sports journalist.
What nationality was M.A. Voepel?
M.A. Voepel was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). M.A. Voepel. https://biography.guide/m-a-voepel/
MLA: "M.A. Voepel." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/m-a-voepel/.
Chicago: "M.A. Voepel." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/m-a-voepel/.
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