Joe Posnanski is the New York Times bestselling author of "Paterno," "The Machine," "The Secret of Golf and Why We Love Baseball." Joe served as Senior Writer for The Athletic, MLB, NBC Sports, and Sports Illustrated, and co-founder of Passions in America. He was named national Sportswriter of the Year by the Sports Media Hall of Fame and was twice named the best sports columnist in America by the Associated Press Sports Editors. He is a two-time Emmy winner as part of NBC Sports Olympic coverage, and his new book is "Why We Love Football."
Awards: Casey Award, Two Emmys, Associated Press Editors Sports Writer of the Year, National Sports Media Association Sports Writer of the Year