Christopher Clarey
Christopher Clarey is an American journalist who is a global sports columnist and tennis writer for The New York Times.[1] He is also a regular contributor to ESPN.[2]
Early life
He was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of Roberta “Bonnie” Clarey and Rear Admiral Stephen Clarey. He received a B.A. in English and History at Williams College in Massachusetts in 1986.[3]
Career
Clarey began his journalism career at The San Diego Union-Tribune where he covered a variety of sports and the Los Angeles Chargers, but left the newspaper in 1991 to become a freelance reporter and was a commentator for the pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport.
He secured his first byline in The New York Times in 1991 after his former editor at the Union-Tribune recommended to the Times sports editor to commission Clarey to write a story on Paul and Isabelle Duchesnay, a French brother-sister pair of ice dancers.
Clarey was appointed chief sports correspondent at the International Herald-Tribune in 1998.[1]
He has written two books: Davis Cup by NEC: The Year in Tennis 1997[4] and Davis Cup Yearbook 1999: The Year in Tennis.[5]
Awards
- Eugene L. Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame (2008)[6]
- Alan Trengove Award for Excellence in Tennis Journalism (2017)[7]
References
- "Christopher Clarey". The New York Times. 2019-01-12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- "Christopher Clarey, New York Times". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- "Catching Up With Chris Clarey '86 Is No Easy Task". Williams. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- Clarey, Christopher; Federation, International Tennis (1998-02-28). Davis Cup by NEC: The Year in Tennis 1997. Universe Publishing. ISBN 9780789301253.
- "Davis Cup Yearbook 1999: The Year in Tennis: Christopher Clarey: 9780789303844: Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- Belmore, Ryan (2018-09-18). "NY Times Journalist Christopher Clarey and Wilson Sporting Goods honored by International Tennis Hall of Fame". What'sUpNewp. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- "Australian Open announces award honouring Trengove". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2019-02-05.