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'''Charles P. Pierce''', otherwise known as '''Charlie Pierce''', is an [[United States|American]] [[ |
'''Charles P. Pierce''', otherwise known as '''Charlie Pierce''', is an [[United States|American]] [[journalist]] and author. |
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Born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] on [[December 28]], [[1953]], Pierce was raised as a [[Roman Catholic]] (according to his own statements on ''[[Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!]]'') and graduated from [[Marquette University]]. |
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Pierce currently writes for the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' Sunday magazine, a position he has held since April 2002. He has also written for the ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', the ''[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]]'', ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' and ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'' magazines, and the [[e-zine]] ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' as well as the [[Media Matters]] blog Altercation, hosted by historian/pundit [[Eric Alterman]]. |
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Pierce also makes appearances on radio as a regular contributor to [[National Public Radio|NPR]] programs ''[[Only A Game]]'' and ''[[Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!]]'' He also represented the ''Globe'' on several occasions on [[ESPN]]'s ''[[Around the Horn]]''. He also often co-hosts with [[Bob Ryan]] on [[NESN]]'s [[Globe 10.0]]. |
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== Bibliography == |
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*''[[Sports Guy]]'' (2000) |
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*''[[Hard to Forget: An Alzheimer's Story]]'' (2001) |
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*''[[Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything ]]'' (2006) |
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*''[[Idiot America]]'' (2009) |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.charlespierce.net Official Website] |
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*[http://www.onlyagame.org/about/staff/charliepierce.asp Biography at ''Only A Game'' Website] |
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[[Category:1953 births]] |
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[[Category:American sportswriters]] |
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[[Category:Boston Globe people]] |
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[[Category:Chicago Tribune people]] |
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[[Category:American Roman Catholics]] |
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[[Category:People from Worcester, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Marquette University alumni]] |
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Revision as of 06:00, 19 April 2009
Charles P. Pierce, otherwise known as Charlie Pierce, is an American journalist and author.