Speaker
Mar 13, 2025: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Leyburn Library, Northen Auditorium
Discussion Panel: Sports, Media and Power in America
Moderator: John X. Miller, Glynn Visiting Lecturer of Journalism
Guests:
Heather Dinich, ESPN College Football Playoff Reporter
C. Isaiah Smalls, Dolphins beat reporter for the Miami Herald
These journalists will discuss the power and influence behind sports and media in America.
Heather is ESPN’s foremost College Football Playoff insider, Dinich is a regular contributor across ESPN studio programming, including the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings shows, SportsCenter, Get Up and more. Dinich has also served as an analyst on Championship Drive: Who’s In for every year of the CFP.
Isaiah is C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.
Miller is a 1977 graduate of W&L, who has worked in media for decades, including at ESPN, USA Today and the Dallas Morning News. He's been an executive editor and covered all major sports including the Olympics.