Buzz Bissinger

H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger is among the nation’s most honored and distinguished writers. A native of New York City, Bissinger is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Livingston Award, the American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, and the National Headliners Award, among others. He was also a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. He is the author of four highly acclaimed nonfiction books: “Friday Night Lights”, “A Prayer for the City”, “Three Nights in August”, and “Shooting Stars”, written with LeBron James. His fifth book and first memoir, “Father’s Day: A Journey Into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son”, will be published on May 15th by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Currently a sports columnist for The Daily Beast and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Buzz has reported for some of the nation’s most prestigious newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times Magazine and Sports Illustrated.