Episode 59: Don Van Natta Jr.
Don Van Natta is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print media. He was recently named a finalist \u2014 along with his reporting and writing partner Seth Wickersham \u2014 for a National Magazine Award in reporting for three stories: \u201cSin City or Bust,\u201d \u201cStanding Down,\u201d and \u201cRoger Goodell has a Jerry Jones problem.\u201d \n\nVan Natta has had quite the illustrious career. He\u2019s been on three Pulitzer Prize winning reporting teams \u2014 two at the New York Times and one at the Miami Herald. \n\nHe joined ESPN in 2012, and has since produced many features and investigative pieces centered around the NFL. His profile of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in August 2014 is particularly amazing because of the access he got from a subject who initially did not want to participate.\n\nIn 2014, Van Natta started the Sunday Long Read newsletter with Jacob Feldman, a reporter for Sports Illustrated. The two launched the Sunday Long Read podcast in August of last year, and so far has produced more than a dozen episodes featuring some amazing reporters and writers.\n\nVan Natta is currently working on a book with Wickersham. The book, tentatively titled Powerball,\u201d will be published by Crown Archetype in 2020.