Sooners On SI (Postgame) Podcast, Ep. 246

JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sports writer for various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Arkansas Razorbacks and more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating to radio and launching a YouTube channel and built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and across the state. John also spoke on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to get more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes the national “Writer of the Year” from the Associated Press Sports Editors, the “Best Oklahoma Sports Column” from the Society of Professional Journalists, and two “Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting ” Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a BA in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school newspaper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel and lives in Broken Arrow, OK with his wife and two children.

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