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Bill Littlefield: Host of "Only A Game"

The host of NPR and WBUR's "Only A Game" since the program began in 1993, Bill joins us to talk about the latest news from the world of sports and the intersection of sports and storytelling.

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  • Bill Littlefield has been the host of "Only A Game" since the program began in 1993, but he wrote his first commentary for WBUR in 1984 and shortly thereafter his work began airing on NPR’s "Morning Edition," where for a few years he hit second in a lineup that included Frank Deford on Mondays and Red Barber on Fridays (Bill's commentaries aired on Tuesdays). His most recent book is "Take Me Out," a collection of sports- and games-related verse. For Library of America, he helped edit “The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W.C. Heinz,” and he wrote the introduction for the anthology.
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Jonathan was born in Monsey, New York. A field trip to Washington, DC when he was in 7th grade started him on his circuitous path to a career in public radio. The trip inspired a love of politics and led to his desire to one day call DC home. After graduating from Grinnell College, he worked on a couple of campaigns in Iowa (presidential and congressional) and moved to Washington, DC.