Shaun Assael
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| Born | Shaun Assael February 4, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Magazine Writer, Author |
| Education | New York University, 1983 |
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Shaun Assael (born February 4, 1962) is an American author and award-winning investigative journalist. A senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, Assael is a member of ESPN network's Enterprise & Investigations Group. He is the author of four books, each an ethnographic investigation into a sports culture.
Assael was born in New York City, New York and raised in Forest Hills, Queens. He graduated from New York University with a degree in journalism and political science in 1983. While a student, he published several stories in The New York Times, including an investigation into the commercial fishing industry in Montauk.
Shaun Assael began his career as a crime and court newspaper reporter in Florida. As a staff writer for The Ocala Star-Banner and The Lakeland Ledger from 1984 to 1986, he covered notable trials, legislative action, local politics, and general features. He returned to New York as a staff writer covering courts and state prisons for the Journal News (a Gannett Westchester newspaper) in 1986, before moving to the weekly magazine Manhattan Lawyer (part of American Lawyer Media) to cover New York City criminal and civil courts.
As a freelancer, Shaun Assael was a regular contributor to The Village Voice, The New York Observer, and 7 Days magazine. His work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times,Esquire,New York, Smart Money, Maxim, Men's Fitness,Rolling Stone, Board Member, and The Daily Beast. A July 2007 Glamour (magazine) feature about the 1979 gang rape and murder of Hope College student Janet Chandler won a third place national Headliner Award for Magazine Writing & Reporting.
Shaun Assael joined the development team that launched ESPN The Magazine in March 1998. As a senior writer, he has covered a wide range of subjects with a focus on crime reporting, including: the Securitas depot robbery, the largest cash robbery in British History pulled off by UFC star "Lightning" Lee Murray; the 2015 FIFA corruption case, and NFL pro Marvin Harrison's involvement in a shooting incident in Philadelphia. His profile of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay's battle with drugs was listed in USA Today For the Win's list of top sports stories of 2014.
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