VSC Hall of Famer Bill Livingston, ’70, covered LeBron James since the basketball star was a high school sophomore. Bill, a sports columnist at the Cleveland Plain Dealer for 34 years, has a new book coming Aug. 6, “The Promise of Lebron James: The Rise, Fall from Grace, and Redemption of Ohio’s Own.”
From the publisher, Kent State University Press: “In this engaging new biography, Livingston intertwines research, interviews, game highlights, and his firsthand experience with James and Ohio sports. Livingston’s perspective and incisive wit give a unique view not only into James’s evolving motivations, philosophies, and relationships but also to the characters and actions that have defined the Ohio chapters of his career.”
As a Vanderbilt student, Bill served as sports editor at The Vanderbilt Hustler. He began his career at the Dallas Morning News and then worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer for 10 years before becoming senior sports columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1984. He has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize. He has appeared on ESPN’s Outside the Lines, NPR, and PBS. His previous books include “George Steinbrenner’s Pipe Dream: The ABL Champion Cleveland Pipers” and “Above and Beyond: Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold.”
Pre-order available for “The Promise of LeBron James”: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-promise-of-lebron-james-the-rise-fall-from-grace-and-redemption-of-…
