Best of: Will Leitch on his career, time at U of I, and more
Will Leitch writes for a number of outlets, including New York Magazine and MLB.com, but he is best known as the creator of the sports journalism site Deadspin.
Today on The 21st, we spent the whole hour with Will Leitch, a writer who was born, raised, and educated here in central Illinois before making it big in the world of sports journalism in New York City. He's best known as the creator of Deadspin, the irreverent sports journalism site.
He joined us to discuss his time at the University of Illinois, his career, publishing, and more.
This conversation originally aired March 2, 2023.
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Will Leitch
Author of How Lucky (2021) and the book The Time Has Come | Contributing Editor, New York Magazine | National Correspondent, MLB.com
Hey! Hello! I’ve got another novel coming out! It’s called THE TIME HAS COME and will be released by Harper Books in May 2023. And now it has a cover. That’s the cover right there! pic.twitter.com/WbfyeUSuid
— Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) October 25, 2022
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