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Aspen Ideas Festival 2008

The 2008 Ideas Festival, sponsored by the Aspen Institute and Atlantic Magazine, gathered scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators, activists, and other great thinkers for a week in early July. MPR's Midday broadcast several of the presentations.

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Aspen Ideas Festival 2008

The role of sports in America

Broadcast: Midday, 08/12/2008, 12:00 p.m.

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A panel of all-star sports industry experts including columnist Christine Brennan, economist Andrew Zimbalist, CEO of the New York Mets Fred Wilpon, ESPN executive vice president John Walsh and reporter Jeremy Schaap shared the stage during the fourth annual Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss sports and American society.

Guests

  • Christine Brennan: Sports columnist for USA Today, commentator on ABC News and ESPN and a contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition.
  • Andrew Zimbalist: Professor of economics at Smith College. He's also author of several books, including "Baseball and Billions."
  • Fred Wilpon: CEO of the New York Mets.
  • John Walsh: Executive vice president and executive editor of ESPN Inc. and the ESPN Internet Group.
  • Jeremy Schaap: Sportswriter, reporter and host of Outside the Lines, an award-winning sports news and interviews program on ESPN. He's also author of "Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History."

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