St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mizzou beat writer Graham Watson will be leaving the PD next month for the greener pastures of ESPN.
Graham is an MU journalism grad (and former soccer player) who has covered Tiger athletics for the past several years. I always respected her professionalism in maintaining a level of objectivity despite the seeming conflict of interest (being a former Mizzou athlete).
Her blog paled in comparison to the Tribune's Dave Matter but her weekly chat sessions were must reads for Mizzou fans. Any questions as to wether or not she was ESPN material were erased in the spring of '07 when she wrote two superb pieces on the rough upbringings of Keon Lawrence and Jeremy Maclin (I looked everywhere and was unable to find links to these without paying $2.95).
It's weird how you kind of grow attached to the writers that cover your team. Mizzou's had pretty solid coverage with the trifecta of Matter, Watson and DeArmond. I think a lot of Tiger fans will miss Graham and I look forward to seeing her on the Worldwide Leader.
Speaking of Graham, she wrote an encouraging article for Tiger fans about what the only goal is for this year's team.
2 comments:
Grahm, you should of stayed at Mizzu for more seasoning. You don't know enough about college football to write on the national scene. Honestly, where does ESPN get these people? They might as well higher bums from the liquor store. Same quality of sports knowledge, maybe even better than this crap. Ms. Watson, you really have no clue what you write about. Have a good life.
hey anonymous it's obvious that you're just a hater. Graham's writing has been excellent for ESPN and your still a LOSER. How does it feel?
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