Howard Bryant Biography

Howard Bryant is an American sports journalist, author, and radio and television personality. Bryant writes weekly columns for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, ESPN, and appears more often on ESPN Radio. Bryant is also a frequent panelist on The Sports Reporters and since 2006 has been the sports correspondent for Weekend Edition with Scott Simon on National Public Radio.

Howard Bryant Journalism Career

Howie started his career in 1991 with the Oakland Tribune covering sports and technology, before moving to the San Jose Mercury News from 1995 to 2001. In San Jose, he covered the telecommunications industry before returning to sports to cover the Oakland Athletics.

From 2001 to 2002, Bryant reported for the Bergen Record covering the New York Yankees, before joining the Boston Herald as a columnist from 2002 to 2005. He left the Herald for the Washington Post, where he covered the Washington Redskins from 2005 to 2007. In August 2007, he joined ESPN.

Howard Bryant Books and Film Appearances

In 2002, Howard published his first book, Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston, which won the CASEY Award for the best baseball book of 2002 and was a finalist for the Society for American Baseball Research’s Seymour Medal.

Later on in 2005, Bryant published Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball, which was the New York Times Notable Book of 2005. In 2010, The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron was published, which also won the CASEY Award and was a New York Times Notable Book of 2010. He appeared in The Tenth Inning, Ken Burns’s extension of his 1994 documentary Baseball.

Howard Bryant Age

Bryant is 53 years old as of 2021. He was born on November 25, 1968, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 25th of November every year.

Howard Bryant Height

Bryant stands at the height of 5 feet 9 inches.

Howard Bryant Family

Bryant has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Bryant has any siblings.

Howard Bryant Wife

Bryant is married to Veronique Bryant and the couple is blessed with one son.

Howard Bryant Net Worth

Bryant has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being an author, sports journalist, and radio and television personality.

Howard Bryant Salary

Bryant earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.

Howard Bryant Domestic Violence Arrest

In 2011, Howard Bryant agreed to a plea deal of six months pretrial probation, after he was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer, and resisting arrest, following an incident with his wife.

According to a Massachusetts State Police report, witnesses claimed they saw him place his hands on his estranged wife’s neck and push her into a parked car outside a pizza parlor, while his 6-year-old son was in the back seat. The state trooper wrote in his report, “Per the witnesses, the black male (Bryant) released the female when he observed my cruiser’s emergency lights.”

However, as part of the deal, Bryant’s attorney and prosecutors agreed that a review of the evidence did not support witness allegations of violence, but Howard Bryant admitted that police had probable cause to arrest him. He also apologized for giving the impression that race was a factor in the actions of the police (Bryant is black and his wife is white) – an allegation initially leveled by his attorney.

Howard Bryant Books

• Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston (2003).
• Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball (2006).
• The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron (2010).
• The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism (2018)

Howard Bryant ESPN

Bryant works at ESPN where he works alongside other famous ESPN anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Mike Missanelli
2. Debbie Antonelli
3. Bill Rasmussen
4. Ryen Russillo
5. Dave Flemming
6. Rowdy Gaines
7. Justin Kutcher
8. Louis Riddick
9. Steve Levy
10. Debbie Antonelli
11. John Strong

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Bryant.