Arash Markazi

Arash Markazi
Born March 4, 1980(1980-03-04) (age 28)
Oklahoma CityResidence United StatesEducation Print Journalism degree from University of Southern California
Annenberg School for CommunicationOccupation sports journalistEmployers Sports Illustrated

Arash Markazi (born March 4, 1980) is an American sports journalist currently writing for Sports Illustrated.

Markazi, who is of Persian decent, was born in Oklahoma City and raised in Los Angeles, graduating from Notre Dame High School. He attended Arizona State University and later University of Southern California. He wrote a regular column for the Daily Trojan and also had work published in several magazines and newspapers outside of USC, including SLAM Magazine, XXL, King magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News and Associated Press.[1] He graduated with a degree in Print Journalism from the USC Annenberg School for Communication in 2004.[2]

Markazi wrote for Sports Illustrated on Campus, appearing on the cover of the March 31, 2005 issue, and began writing a weekly column for Sports Illustrated’s website SI.com called "The Hot Read." Markazi's intimate and quirky portraits of Wayne Gretzky, Ronaldo, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush caused the Los Angeles Times to name him one of the Faces to Watch in 2006.[3]

He is a two-time cancer survivor and a cancer advocate.[4]

References

^ "Arash Markazi" in the Archive, Los Angeles Times.
^ ANNENBERG DISPATCH, Annenberg School for Communication, October 4, 2007.
^ Steven Barrie-Anthony, Faces to watch 2006, Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2007.
^ Arash Markazi, An open letter to Jon Lester, SI.com, September 6, 2006.