Sports Journalist
Travel Location
Available Upon Request
Book Ira Berkow For
Corporate Appearances, Speaking Engagements, Autograph Signings, Endorsements, VIP Meet & Greets, Store Grand Openings
Book Ira Berkow for a Speaking Engagement
Businesses, Non-profit organizations, event planners and companies across the country have worked closely with our booking agents to hire Ira Berkow for a speaking engagements, guest appearances, product endorsements and corporate events. Many of those same clients have continued to turn to our speakers bureau as we can easily align Ira Berkow’s availability with their upcoming seminar, gala, annual conference, corporate function, and grand opening. Our close relationship with Ira Berkow’s booking agent and management team further enables us to provide inquiring clients with Ira Berkow’s speaking fee and appearance cost.
If your goal is to hire Ira Berkow to be your next keynote speaker or to be the next brand ambassador our celebrity speakers bureau can assist. If Ira Berkow’s booking fee is outside your companies budget or your unable to align with his appearance availability, our booking agents can provide you a list of talent that aligns with your event theme, budget and event date.
He became a sports writer for The New York Times in March 1981.
Previously, from 1965 to 1967, he was a sports writer with the Minneapolis Tribune and from 1967 to 1976 he was a sports columnist and sports editor for Newspaper Enterprise Association, a feature syndicate in New York. He had been a freelance writer since 1976.
A collection of his articles and columns for The Times was published in 1988 under the title, "Pitchers Do Get Lonely, and Other Sports Stories." Since joining The Times he has written two other books, the best-selling "Red: A Biography of Red Smith," the noted sports columnist, and "The Man Who Robbed the Pierre," a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best True Crime Book of 1988. Among his earlier books, "Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball and Cool," with Walt Frazier, was chosen in 1974 by the American Library Association as one of the best books published for young adults in the previous 15 years. He also wrote "Carew," with Rod Carew; "Beyond the Dream," a collection of sports columns, "Maxwell Street: Survival in a Bazaar," and "The DuSable Panthers: The Greatest, Blackest, Saddest Team from the Meanest Street in Chicago."
Ira Berkow was a runner-up for the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary.
In addition to his publishing credits, Mr. Berkow wrote the HBO documentary film, "Champions of American Sports," which was a finalist for the cable ACE Award for Best Sports Documentary in 1983.
Read More About Ira Berkow
Let our team of booking agents help create a memorable experience with hiring Ira Berkow for your store grand opening, golf outing, trade show booth or corporate outing.
NOPACTalent acts as a Celebrity Speakers Bureau and Athlete Booking agency for corporate functions, appearances, private events and speaking engagements. NOPACTalent does not claim or represent itself as Ira Berkow’s speakers bureau, agent, manager or management company for Ira Berkow or any celebrity on this website. NOPACTalent represents organizations seeking to hire motivational speakers, athletes, celebrities and entertainers for private corporate events, celebrity endorsements, personal appearances, and speaking engagements.
