Talking to GOATs: An Evening with Jim Gray

In celebration of his new memoir, Talking to GOATs, the College of Media, Communication and Information invites you to join us for our virtual event, An Evening with Jim Gray, to be held at 7 p.m. MST on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Neal Scarbrough (Jour'84), vice president and executive editor at FOX Sports, will turn the tables on Jim and lead the interview.

A journalist who many iconic athletes have trusted to tell their stories (of both triumph and disgrace), Gray (Advert’81) has had unprecedented access to the people, places and extraordinary events in the world of sports. He has won 12 National Sports Emmy Awards, been inducted into four Sports Hall of Fames––including the International Boxing Hall of Fame––and was named Sports Reporter of the Year three times by the American Sportscaster Association. 

From the Ben Johnson and Barry Bonds steroid scandals to Michael Jordan’s surprise retirement to the off-the-court Kobe/Shaq feud which led to their on-the-court breakup to being part of the live broadcast for 22 Super Bowls, Gray has broken numerous stories and landed squarely in the middle of others. He’s climbed into the ring to interview Mike Tyson after he bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear, stood next to Ron Artest when the  “Malice at the Palace” melee erupted and was on-site at the bombing of the Atlanta Olympics. 

His new book, Talking to GOATs, is a riveting, insightful memoir that explores the author’s career and includes never-before-told stories and memorable moments of the famous legends he has covered, including Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson.

Join us for this exclusive CMCI event to hear him share the story behind some of the greatest stories in sports. 

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