Malcolm Moran
Encyclopedia
Malcolm Moran is an American
sportswriter who has written for four newspapers over 30 years – Newsday
, The New York Times
, Chicago Tribune
and USA Today
. In April 2006, Moran was named the inaugural Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society in the College of Communications at Penn State.
Moran has served as President of the United States Basketball Writers Association
(USBWA) in 1988–89 when the organization formalized its awards for women and held its first nationally televised presentation of the player of the year awards. He was inducted into the USBWA Hall of Fame in 2005.
Moran is a 1975 graduate of Fordham University
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sportswriter who has written for four newspapers over 30 years – Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
and USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
. In April 2006, Moran was named the inaugural Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society in the College of Communications at Penn State.
Moran has served as President of the United States Basketball Writers Association
United States Basketball Writers Association
The United States Basketball Writers Association was founded in 1956 by Walter Byers and serves the interests of journalists who cover college basketball.-Scholarships:...
(USBWA) in 1988–89 when the organization formalized its awards for women and held its first nationally televised presentation of the player of the year awards. He was inducted into the USBWA Hall of Fame in 2005.
Moran is a 1975 graduate of Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
.