JBN Game Changers

Mike Sielski:

Mike Sielski is the author of four books, including Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk and The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality. A co-host on Sports Radio 94 WIP, he has been a sports columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Inquirer.com since 2013 and was formerly a reporter at The Wall Street Journal. His work has been anthologized in The Best American Sports Writing and The Year’s Best Sports Writing, and over his career he has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, the Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting, and the Society of Professional Journalists. He lives in Bucks County, Pa., with his wife and two sons.

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250287526/magicintheair/

Zach Berman:

Zach Berman covers the Philadelphia Eagles for PHLY, where he co-hosts a daily online show and leads the written coverage of the team.

Berman spent four seasons covering the Eagles for The Athletic and seven seasons as the Eagles beat writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He wrote the 2018 book, UNDERDOGS: The Philadelphia Eagles' Emotional Road to Super Bowl Victory and the 2024 book, The Franchise: Philadelphia Eagles.

He previously covered the New York Giants for the Newark Star-Ledger and the University of Virginia/Virginia Tech for The Washington Post, and was a contributor for The New York Times.

Berman was named Pennsylvania Co-Sportswriter of the Year in 2018 by the National Sports Media Association. He's also twice been honored by the Professional Football Writers of America.

He is also an adjunct instructor at Colorado State University, where he teaches media and content creation in the Sport Management graduate program.

Berman graduated from Syracuse University in 2008 with majors in Magazine Journalism and Political Science and a minor in History. He now lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with his wife, Emily, and two children.

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