Rebekah Brown James Lights Out Toney Interview
https://rebekahbrown.com/timeless-cha... Rebekah Brown has been a boxing reporter for newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, and online publications since 1987.
Rebekah covered James “Lights Out” Toney in Detroit on his rise to become one of boxing’s greatest fighters.
It’s 30 years later and Rebekah catches up with James to talk about what’s next for the World Boxing Foundation Heavyweight Champion in 2017.
Brown began her career taking high school scores on the sports desk of the Wisconsin State Journal. Six months later Brown covered 12 University of Wisconsin Badgers drafted into the NFL, and was writing investigative stories on sports injuries in high school and college sports.
Brown was a sports reporter for:
The Wisconsin State Journal
The Kansas City Star & Times
The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Sports Editor of The Michigan Chronicle
The Detroit News (Investigative Sports Reporter, Boxing Columnist, Layout & Copy Editor)
Writer for Multiple Boxing Magazines and Publications
Online, TV (ESPN), radio
Brown’s awards and achievements include:
Being one of the nation’s first female Big 10 beat reporters (1987)
One of first female boxing columnists (1990)
Website writers for Verizon, Kmart, Chrysler (1999)
Website and content agency firms (2000)
Sandler Sales Presidents Club Member since 2005
Executive Editor Pine Lake Country Club Centennial Book
PRAME Awards TV, Radio, Direct Mail Copy Writing
Best of Gannett Headline Writing Award
Best of Gannett Investigative Editor/Writers
Ring 32 Boxing Writer of the Year
Sport Editor w/ 2 NNPA Best Sports Section of the Year
Madison Pen & Mike Sports Writer’s Award
Brown earned a B.A. in Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Rebekah lives and works in Winter Park, Florida, and Madison, Wisconsin. She travels to boxing events and gyms across the country to find out what fighters are up to today.
Questions? Contact Rebekah Brown at 248-302-5172 or [email protected]