2010 Presenters
James Hirsch
James S. Hirsch is a former reporter for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and the author of four nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestseller, Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter, which was the basis for the film of the same name starring Denzel Washington. Hirsch is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has a master's degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
His new book, Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend, is the biography of the baseball player whose career, as Hirsh calls it, was “magic to any baseball fan,” spanning 22 years in the major leagues and overlapping the modern civil rights movement. A reviewer on Bloomberg.com notes, "Willie Mays had everything--except a first-rate biography. That omission has now been addressed by James S. Hirsch, who has produced a piece of artistry worthy of Mays in center field."
LINKS:
Audio: Hirsch appears on WEEI Sports Radio Network to discuss Willie Mays
Video: Hirsch appears on CBS to discuss Willie Mays
The Los Angeles Times reviews Willie Mays
