Sports Writer and Adjunct Professor Ken Davidoff

This week’s Writer Wednesday features Endicott College adjunct professor and sports writer Ken Davidoff!

Based in New York City, Ken has over 25 years of experience in sports journalism and is passionate about helping aspiring writers hone their craft.

Ken worked as a sports journalist in the New York market after graduating from the University of Michigan. He focused on Major League Baseball, writing for The Record of Northern New Jersey, Newsday and finally The New York Post, where he still holds an emeritus position. He now works as an adjunct professor of writing and journalism classes for Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts.

He served as president of the Baseball Writers Association of America from 2010 to 2011 and headed the BBWAA’s New York chapter from 2002 to 2004. When he is not teaching or writing, he enjoys playing tennis and biking around the city.

Ken will be leading our virtual workshop, “The Art of Opinion Writing,” on Jan. 15 at  6:30 - 8 p.m. EST.  Join us to learn to craft, support and sway with your boldest takes!

What writing projects are you currently working on?

I am trying to publish a few different books, all tied into baseball, which I covered on a daily basis from 1995 until 2022.

What is your favorite part of the writing process?

Definitely the reporting. The gathering of information and hunting down of interesting sources and unlikely connections.

What does your writing workspace look like?

It is as boring as a writing workspace can be. It’s a desk with a laptop and nearby water.

How has your professional experience throughout your writing career influenced the way you approach opinion writing?

I write every opinion as though the people mentioned and impacted will be reading it. To me, that makes me more diligent and responsible with my writing.

What is your favorite non-writing hobby?

Exercise. I love running, biking and playing tennis.

What is your favorite piece of writing advice?

“Give it what it’s worth.” My editor at The Record of North Jersey, Marc Schwarz, told me that in 1994. He meant that a writer should let the story speak for itself and not manufacture drama where it doesn’t exist.

Follow Ken on X at @KenDavidoff.

— Interview by DWR intern Jenna Hausmann.