Bill Simmons Biography

Fast Facts

• The B․S․ Report, his sports podcast that frequently features guests like Seth Meyers and Adam Carolla, holds the number one spot on iTunes in the sports category
• Was nominated for two Producer's Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television for "30 for 30" in 2012 and 2014
• Won the International Documentary Association Award for Continuing Series for "30 for 30" in 2010
• Graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a degree in Political Science in 1992 and earned his Master's in Journalism from Boston University in 1994
• Began his sports writing career with his "Boston Sports Guy" page on AOL's Digital City Boston in 1997 before joining ESPN․com in 2001
• Was inspired to become a sportswriter after reading David Halberstam's "The Breaks of the Game․"
• Wrote the bestselling books "The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy" and "Now I Can Die in Peace: How the Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox․"
• Best known for his work as a sports columnist, analyst, and podcaster who serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Grantland․com
• In 2007, he started the podcast "Eye of the Sportsguy․"