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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Adande appeared in almost 1,300 episodes and secured 339 wins on ‘Around the Horn.’

Q&A: Medill Prof. J.A. Adande reflects on ‘Around the Horn’ conclusion, future of sports television

May 28, 2025

ESPN’s “Around the Horn” graced the air with almost 23 years of sports talk, featuring laughter, emotion and joy before it concluded Friday. Medill Prof. J.A. Adande (Medill ’92), who appeared...

A group of four people sit on folding chairs talking. A sign above them says “Northwestern Medill.”

Medill faculty work to center diversity, equity and inclusion in and out of the classroom

May 24, 2023

Every freshman at the Medill School of Journalism learns the importance of diversity in the industry when they take the course Journalism 202: Journalism Values, Practice and Trends. Members of Medill’s...

Students and other Thanksgiving dinner attendees stand on a rooftop patio overlooking Evanston, with Chicago in the background in the left of the picture. There are 12 attendees standing in two lines, with the back row standing and the front row crouching.

Students on campus over the holidays make their own traditions

December 1, 2022

While many students left campus for the break, community members staying at Northwestern fostered their own holiday spirit. Whether attending university events or building their own traditions, Northwestern...

Photo of Fisk Hall with sign reading “Medill School of Journalism, Media, IMC” in the foreground.

Full-tuition sports journalism scholarship seeks to support HBCU alumni

October 25, 2021

A newly launched full-tuition scholarship will fund a graduate student enrolling in the yearlong Sports Media master’s program at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.  The...

(Courtesy of J.A. Adande)  Left to right: Medill’s Director of Sports Journalism J.A. Adande, Michael Jordan’s personal trainer Tim Grover, Michael Jordan and Rachel Nichols, after a Washington Wizards practice in 2003.  Adande covered the Chicago Bulls while writing for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Director of Sports Journalism J.A. Adande and three-time NBA champion B.J. Armstrong embark on podcast “Beyond the Last Dance”

September 27, 2020

"The Last Dance” docuseries, which set ratings records on ESPN last spring, explored Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls through hours of never-before-seen footage, with interviews...

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