Episode 61: J.P. Hoornstra, MLB sportswriter (Southern California News Group)

Jun 1, 2022

This episode features parts of two separate interviews with J.P. Hoornstra, who covers Major League Baseball as a sportswriter for the Southern California New Group, as part of K.P.'s research for the book So You Want to Work in Sports (which is expected to be released in September 2022).

One of these interviews was recorded during the 2020 baseball off-season. 

J.P. has covered Los Angeles Dodgers baseball since 2012 and is the author of the 2015 book The 50 Greatest Dodger Games of All Time. He even hosts a weekly Dodger podcast on the Bleav Network titled "Bleav in Dodgers."

Topics include:

• J.P.'s thoughts about the current state of the newspaper industry 
• His words of wisdom for students interested in being a sportswriter
• The process of writing and publishing articles, along with covering a breaking news event vs. covering an actual baseball game
• J.P.'s approach when dealing with athletes who refuse to cooperate

Much, much more of J.P.'s Hoornstra's insights into what it's like being a sports writer can be found in K.P.'s book So You Want to Work in Sports, which is aimed for students interested in working in sports-related jobs and is expected to be released in September 2022.