An esteemed sports columnist for the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) since 1990, Hallman was inducted last Friday into the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Charles Hallman
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MSR’s Charles Hallman honored by Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced that the local MSR reporter, along with ESPN commentator Holly Rowe, are the recipients of the 2022 WBCA Mel Greenberg Media Awards.
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Hall of Fame honor catches Hallman by surprise
Charles Hallman stands alone as the first writer inducted to the USBWA Hall of Fame who writes for the Black Press.
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Ghettoizing Black media takes the fun out of sports coverage
It once was fun covering sports. Nowadays, however, media days and post-game press conferences more resemble White House press briefings.
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Cheers to all Black coaches, no matter sport or gender
Dwane Casey and J.B. Bickerstaff are members of the NBA’s “second chance” coaching fraternity. They, along with Nate McMillian, Alvin Gentry and David Fizdale, are in their current positions after getting second or third head coaching opportunities — a rarity for Black coaches. Both Casey and Bickerstaff got their second chances after leaving Minnesota. Now […]
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Sportswriter’s All-Star streak continues
This reporter got a photo of the four Lynx All-Stars clowning around, sitting together in the locker room – the first time in league history four teammates were chosen as All-Stars. That quartet several weeks later that year helped bring Minnesota its first pro basketball championship since the Lakers in the 1950s.