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Bijan C. Bayne is an award-winning Washington-based freelance writer, and author of Sky Kings: Black Pioneers of Professional Basketball , which was named to the Suggested Reading List of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. The book is also cited in Booktalks Plus: Motivating Teens to Read by Lucy Schall. In July 2002, Bayne, who speaks Spanish, won the Robert Peterson Research Award for his presentation The Struggle of the Latin American Ballplayer , given at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. He currently writes for Pro Basketball News .

Bayne s chapter on Black baseball in North Carolina appears in the book Baseball in the Carolinas (McFarland 2002). In addition to appearing in the upcoming documentary on the historic International League Baltimore Orioles, The Forgotten Birds , Bayne has been interviewed on radio programs in Puerto Rico, Boston, Providence, Durham, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. A member of United States Basketball Writers Association, his essay on schoolyard basketball appears in the anthology Basketball in America (Haworth 2005). Bayne has been a writing instructor in afterschool programs and at adult education centers, as well as a public relations writer. He is currently at work researching a documentary film.

Bayne has guest lectured on the social significance of the life of Jackie Robinson each year since 1996 at The George Washington University, at classes, and events such as Charter Day 1996 and Unity Week in 1999. His travel articles have appeared in AAA Horizons, Family Digest, Atlanta Goodlife, Ohio magazine, Arrington s Inn Traveler, and Hotel Executive, and his book reviews have been featured in Washington Post Book World , The Boston Herald , Wild River Review, and The Crisis. He is a columnist for Sports Central, and has served as a consultant for film, television and corporate clients such as Aviva Kempner, Jennifer Lawson, and Jay Smith, Spike Lee, Nike, and CINE. On June 10, 2006, Bayne was a panelist at the annual conference of Washington Independent Writers, on the topic of marketing as an independent writer. He is an Executive Board member, and Media Relations Director of the Association for Professional Basketball Research.

His sports commentary may be heard most Monday s, Wednesday s and Friday s at 8 p.m. EST on Outsider Radio. Bijan C. Bayne s sports analysis and NFL blog have earned him a spot in High Heat Radio s Living The Dream competition, wherein sports bloggers will compete for a salaried national radio talk show. He is the weekly radio sports commentator for http://www.blackcoffeechannel.com/, and a frequent arts and sports history contributor to The Bay State Banner . Bayne is a member of the Southern Documentary Fund.

Bijan's Recent Articles

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 30: Portrait of Manny Ramirez #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers during batting practice before the game between the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on April 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

The Manny Mess: MLB Should Man Up on Steroid Stats

Published 5 months ago
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The Funniest Moment in Sports- Band Of Brothers

Published 9 months ago
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2007 Patriots vs. 1972 Dolphins: Who Would Win Batttle of the Undefeateds?

Published about 1 year ago
1,801 reads 7 comments

Best of 2007: Rocket's Red Glare Comes Off Roger Clemens

Published about 1 year ago
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by Zander
about 1 year ago

Hey Bijan,

I just wanted to let you know that Bleacher Report has launched out of beta with an updated look and feel and some great new features. Check out the "Game On" link in the header to find out more.

Next week we'll be launching the site to the world with some public announcements—and it'd be great to get a contribution from you between now and Tuesday to make Bleacher Report's launch a success.

Let me know if you need any help with ideas or have questions. Have a great weekend Bijan!

Zander
by Bijan
about 1 year ago

C'mon guys- I'm just glad to be here when I can. Happy Holidays.

Bijan
by Michael
about 1 year ago

Nice resume, and what Trey said above.
by Trey
over 2 years ago

Well, you've got us all beat on resume alone... Thanks for bringing some written clout to the site. I think you'll enjoy the readership and interaction.

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The Manny Mess: MLB Should Man Up on Steroid Stats

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2007 Patriots vs. 1972 Dolphins: Who Would Win Batttle of the Undefeateds?

Best of 2007: Rocket's Red Glare Comes Off Roger Clemens

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