The Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) announced NJ.com’s Steve Politi was voted America’s No. 1 sports columnist for the second time in his career. Steve was selected among 48 columnists nominated from newsrooms across the country.
Politi started covering sports with The Star Ledger in 1998, but his original stint with the company was as a paperboy back in 1983.
Here’s a sampling of the writing that earned Politi tops honors:
Aaron Rodgers’ injury is proof: The Jets are hopelessly cursed- ‘Nobody expected him to live this long’
- N.J. wrestler Jayla Hahn wouldn’t let bullies keep her from making history
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Jets deserve good karma for making a dying N.J. kid feel like a star
The recognition was one of 12 earned by the NJ Advance Media for work published in 2023. Online newspaper editor, Enrique Lavin, shares more about this honor and Steve’s career at NJ.com.