Melissa Isaacson, Author of State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation

Please join us for a live-streamed event on November 12th at 12:00 p.m. with Melissa Isaacson when she will discuss her new book, State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation.

Melissa Isaacson has been a fixture on the Chicago sports media landscape for more than 30 years. An award-winning sports writer and author currently on the faculty of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, her most recent book “State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation,” was featured in the New York Times and L.A. Times Best-of-2019 Holiday Gift Guides. Isaacson was the Chicago Tribune’s first woman general sports columnist and the first woman principal beat writer to cover the Bulls and Bears, most notably the Michael Jordan–led Bulls over their six NBA titles. Among other publications, she has been on the staffs of the Orlando Sentinel, USA Today and ESPN.com, covering every major U.S. sports championship, Grand Slam tennis tournaments and the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The author of three books, including “Transition Game: An Inside Look at Life with the Chicago Bulls” and “Sweet Lou: Lou Piniella, A Life in Baseball,” her latest “State” chronicles Title IX’s first-generation and the tale of her Niles West High School team’s 1979 Illinois girls basketball state championship.

November 12, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. CST

Register in advance for this webinar:  Zoom Registration Link

 There is no charge for this event for members and their guests.

Hourly Schedule

12:00 pm -
Speaker Begins
1:00 -
Adjournment

Date

Nov 12 2020

Time

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Cost

$0.00

Location

Live via Zoom

Organizer

The Lawyers Club of Chicago
Phone
(312) 804-9889
Email
attorneys@lawyersclubchicago.org
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