The past and future of sports reporting

You will be hard pressed to find anyone with a more unique perspective on the epic shifts in sports journalism than Bill Dwyre.
After 25 years as sports editor of the Los Angeles Times, Dwyre sought a change in 2006. He wanted to spend the final years of his career writing as a columnist.
In hindsight, Dwyre says it was the right decision. The view he got during the last 9 ½ years was much different than if he stayed in “my glass office.”
“I’m happy that I did get both looks [as an editor and writer],” Dwyre said.
Even though he says he isn’t retiring from writing, Dwyre recently bid farewell to the Los Angeles Times. He didn’t necessarily want to leave, but he says if somebody “offers you a buyout at 71, you take it.”
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