LZ Granderson is one of the most popular and richest Columnist who was born on March 11, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Granderson published an opinion piece titled “Ted Nugent should go to jail” on the CNN website. It was based on remarks made by Nugent in a speech. Granderson published an opinion piece titled “Don’t be nosy on Fast and Furious” on CNN’s website. It was controversial. Granderson based his opinion article on comments made by Nugent and accused Ted Nugent of threatening the life of President Barack Obama. He also saluted Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North of “taking one for team” in his role as a part in the Iran-Contra scandal and suggested that the government should hide illegal acts from the public and legal scrutiny.
Granderson’s writings for Page 2 usually center on the social and human aspects of sports. He writes about his own personal struggles, the life of athletes, and occasionally provides social commentary. In June 2015, he joined ABC News as a contributor in a variety of programming across the ABC News platform.
On January 28, 2016, Granderson made his debut on the ESPN program Around the Horn, losing in the “Showdown” portion of the episode to Jackie MacMullan.
Granderson stated openly that he was gay in a column for CNN.com in 2012. Granderson is the father of Isaiah, a son from a previous marriage to a woman. Steve Huesing, Granderson’s partner, is PetSmart’s Vice President of Planning and interim President of Chicago’s Marriage Equality USA.
Granderson won the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award in 2009 for online journalism. He was also nominated again for the award in 2010. Granderson is also an honoree of National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association in 2008 and 2010, respectively, for column writing. He is also a member on the Advisory Board of You Can Play, which advocates for fighting homophobia in sport. Granderson also serves on the Board of LGBTQ Loyalty, a Los Angeles-based company.
In 2013, he defended NBA center Jason Collins’ decision to announce himself as the first openly gay male professional athlete in a major North American sport.
