The evolution of Alpha Frater Eddie Maisonet’s Ed The Sports Fan, a new online sports publication to launch 11.11.11
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November 10, 2011
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The Sports Fan Journal – the evolution of Eddie Maisonet’s Ed The Sports Fan, a new online sports publication to launch 11.11.11
CINCINNATI – Eddie Maisonet and Kenny Masenda of Ed The Sports Fan, have announced their launch date and roster of contributors for the highly anticipated online editorial The Sports Fan Journal. The Sports Fan Journal will focus on generating original, thought-provoking and innovative content to sports fans all across the globe. Maisonet will now serve as the Editor-In-Chief and Masenda as the Senior Editor. Both will contribute to the site as well. The Sports Fan Journal is scheduled to launch on November 11, 2011 that will feature original commentary, exclusive interviews, podcasts and more.
The initial launch of The Sports Fan Journal will also feature the following contributors:
• Phillip Barnett – The California writer is a contributor to ESPN’s Truehoop Network and Ed The Sports Fan.
• Joe Boland – Editor of The House That Glanville Built, a popular Philadelphia-based sports blog and contributor to Ed The Sports Fan
• Bryan Crawford – The Chicago scribe is a contributor to SLAM Magazine and the accompanying website, SLAMonline.com
• Syreeta Hubbard – Editor of The NFL Chick, a popular football blog from a knowledgeable female’s perspective. She’s also the co-founder of Gridiron Gals.
• Joslin Lofton – Founder and editor of Pigskin Loving Lady, which delivers “Hot off the Wire” daily content about the National Football League
• Joe Simmons – Founder and editor of Bull City State Of Mind and works as a color analyst for North Carolina Central University Sports Network. Simmons is a member of the NCCU Hall-of-Fame.
• Justin Tinsley – Tinsley is the Associate Editor at The Smoking Section, with a focus on hard-hitting sports insight and music commentary
• Mark Trible – Trible works as the Sports Editor at FauquierNow.com, an analyst at Inside Hockey, and a co-host at Flyers Corner Radio
“What’s deemed popular in the sports blog genre rely on salacious news, rumors and conjecture. Those things just aren’t important to us and our movement,” said Maisonet. “I care about sports and the culture that surrounds it. There’s nothing more unique than the perspective of the sports fan. It’s irrational, nonsensical, biased and that’s what makes it beautiful. I love sports because it’s the ultimate reality television show. It’s got comedy, horror, action, sci-fi, history. It’s got it all.”
“The Sports Fan Journal will be much more philosophical, as we’ll talk about the lifestyle and the perspective of being a fan and telling stories from that viewpoint. We don’t try to be experts. We’re just fans, and that’s the only perspective we know,” Maisonet said.
About Eddie Maisonet, Kenny Masenda and Ed The Sports Fan
Maisonet is the founder and co-editor of Ed The Sports Fan, a blog that was created in 2008 which focused on Maisonet’s personal musings and rants about any and everything revolving around sports. Maisonet is also a contributor to SLAM Magazine, where in 2010 his self-named basketball blog along with his pieces in print have become a staple for hardcore basketball fans to follow. In 2011, SB Nation brought Maisonet on-board as their South Region News Editor to cover breaking news and updates from the Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Kansas City regions.
Masenda is the co-editor and senior contributor of Ed The Sports Fan. Masenda’s “Soul on Ice” persona was exemplified on ETSF, as his cool demeanor and personable writing style has been an integral part of the success on the site. Masenda has also contributed for other great online publications like SLAM, The Fresh Xpress and Chan-Lo.
Ed The Sports Fan is a two-time winner of the Best Black Sports Blog award and has been cited in numerous online publications including ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and Fox Sports. In 2009, Maisonet, Kenny Masenda and Brandon Lewis created The Unsportsmanlike Conduct Show, a one-hour weekly podcast with exciting commentary and colorful debates between the three co-hosts now averages 1,000 listens/downloads per show.
