Ann Killion
{{short description|American sports journalist and author}}
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Ann Killion is an American sports journalist and author. She has written for Sports Illustrated, San Francisco Chronicle, Comcast Sportsnet, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times.{{cite web|title=Ann Killion|url=http://www.kcrw.com/people/ann-killion|publisher=KCRW|accessdate=14 January 2015}} She is the co-author of two books with Olympic gold medalists: Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big & Believe in Yourself with Jennie Finch and Solo: A Memoir of Hope with Hope Solo.{{cite web|last1=Almond|first1=Elliott|title=Bay Area author Ann Killion discusses upcoming Hope Solo book|url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/olympics/2012/07/26/bay-area-author-ann-killion-discusses-upcoming-hope-solo-book/|work=San Jose Mercury News|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=July 26, 2012}}
Early life and education
Killion was raised in Mill Valley, California and has two brothers, Paul and Tom Killion.{{Cite web|url=http://www.marinmagazine.com/January-2015/9-Questions-for-Ann-Killion/|title=9 Questions for Ann Killion|date=2015-01-01|website=Marin Magazine|language=en|access-date=2018-06-18}} She attended Tamalpais High School where she was the sports editor for the school newspaper.{{cite web|last1=Hershon|first1=Marc|title=9 Questions for Ann Killion|url=http://www.marinmagazine.com/January-2015/9-Questions-for-Ann-Killion/|work=Marin Magazine|accessdate=14 January 2015|date=January 2015}} She completed her college degree at UCLA and obtained her Master's Degree in Journalism from Columbia University.{{cite web|title=About Ann Killion |url=http://annkillion.com/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822091608/http://annkillion.com/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2009 |publisher=Ann Killion |accessdate=14 January 2015 }}
Works
- Throw Like a Girl: How to Dream Big & Believe in Yourself. By Jennie Finch and Ann Killion. Location: 2011.
- Solo: A Memoir of Hope. By Hope Solo and Ann Killion. Location: 2012.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://annkillion.com}}
- [http://www.sfchronicle.com/author/ann-killion/ San Francisco Chronicle biography]
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Category:American sports journalists
Category:American women sportswriters
Category:Tamalpais High School alumni
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Category:Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
Category:Sportswriters from California
Category:San Francisco Chronicle people
Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:American women non-fiction writers