Hacking his way to SI

[Moderator1]

From the Pipeline:

Damon Hack to SI.

This is one-sourced but it is one of my most reliable sources. If anyone else has confirmation, or the opposite, let me know.

 

[earlyentry]

damn, i love his stuff at NY Times. What is the world coming to?

 

[WaylonJennings]

SI instead of ESPN.com? What a throwback! This guy's old-school.

 

[thebiglead]

As far as we can tell, it's not totally a done deal, sir.
http://thebiglead.com/?p=2867
We had this item on this recently and will have a follow shortly.

 

[hondo]

As far as we can tell, it's not totally a done deal, sir.
http://thebiglead.com/?p=2867
We had this item on this recently and will have a follow shortly.

Your link takes me to a blank page.

 

[thebiglead]

Darn. Server issues. It's fun doing a blog on the cheap!

 

[Bristol Insider]

Hold off on this. Hack has been speaking to ESPN and met with John Walsh late last week.

 

[thebiglead]

BI is correct. But Hack took the SI job, at least according to one source. We just posted about it.

BI, perhaps you know ... did ESPN see the item we ran on August 6 and make a move? Because as far as we can tell, ESPN came at him the day after our post.

Very much like the ESPN-SI battle. Always fun.

 

[Ace]

By the way, BI, SI is after me big-time, if you want to counter or anything.

No, I won't move to Bristol, but I will tele-commute.

 

[Bristol Insider]

BI is correct. But Hack took the SI job, at least according to one source. We just posted about it.

BI, perhaps you know ... did ESPN see the item we ran on August 6 and make a move? Because as far as we can tell, ESPN came at him the day after our post.

Very much like the ESPN-SI battle. Always fun.

No, informal discussions have been ongoing for a few months.

 

[thebiglead]

Interesting. Boy, it sure would be nice to have Rob King's email for questions like these ....

also .. Jason Reid to the WP from the LAT

 

[Moderator1]

I just got an e-mail about it:

New York, August 21, 2007 – Damon Hack has been hired as a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, it was announced today by SI Group Editor Terry McDonell.



“Damon is an enormous talent,” said McDonell. “He will now reach a national audience with immediate and powerful impact in Sports Illustrated and on SI.com.”



Hack, 35, has spent the last five years covering the PGA Tour and National Football League for The New York Times. He will primarily cover the NFL and golf for Sports Illustrated.



Prior to joining the Times, Hack covered the New York Knicks and the PGA Tour for Newsday for two-and-a-half years. Before Newsday, Hack worked for four years at the Sacramento Bee, covering the San Francisco 49ers and serving as a general assignment reporter in sports.



Born in Los Angeles, Hack attended UCLA and graduated in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in history. In 1996, Hack earned his master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.



Hack currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two dogs.



-SI-

 

[thebiglead]

;D

Nice work, Moddy.

 

[BYH]

Damn. My heart skipped a beat.

 

[Mayfly]

Just when I thought SI was losing a whole bunch of talent, they gained Hack. Good pick-up by SI and a good choice by Hack.

 

[Notepad]

Hack is very much overrated. Just my opinion.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I had no idea he was that young...

Great hire...

 

[WaylonJennings]

Glad to see 35 is considered young.

 

[hondo]

I like Damon very much ... his writing and as a person.
But how many golf writers does SI need? Van Sickle, Shipnuk, Garrity, Bamberger and now Damon. I know Damon will also cover the NFL but that's a little top-heavy for a niche sport.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Glad to see 35 is considered young.

I like Damon very much ... his writing and as a person.
But how many golf writers does SI need? Van Sickle, Shipnuk, Garrity, Bamberger and now Damon. I know Damon will also cover the NFL but that's a little top-heavy for a niche sport.

I'm guessing this is mostly NFL since this is Silver's position...