While growing up in a two-stoplight town in Texas, Randy Harvey yearned to see the world. Sportswriting brought his dream to life during a half-century at newspapers, including 30 years at the Los Angeles Times. He covered 15 Summer and Winter Olympic Games, as well as four World Cups. Randy tells us about being there for the perfect gymnastic routines of Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton. He recounts the speed of Carl Lewis, the drug downfall of Ben Johnson, and the consistent greatness of Edwin Moses. Sit in the rocking Rose Bowl with him as Brandi Chastain’s goal wins the ’99 World Cup for the U.S. women’s national team. And go behind the scenes with Randy’s NBA beat reporting on the Showtime Lakers of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and their well-coiffed coach, Pat Riley.

Tune in on Aug. 4th when we are hanging out with Jerry Crasnick!

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