Triple M – Australia
Melissa Isaacson Breaks Down Michael Jordan Docuseries ‘The Last Dance’
SMG – Sports Media Guy
The Last Dance and the changes in sports journalism
New York Sports Talk from a Long Suffering Fan
Just End The Suffering Podcast, Episode 111: Talking Chicago Bulls with Melissa Isaacson
The Daily Northwestern
Three journalism professors share their experiences covering Michael Jordan-era Bulls in “The Last Dance”
Giannotto & Jeffrey Show – 92.9 FM ESPN
Hour 2 with guest Melissa Isaacson
Bernstein Show – The Score 670
Bernstein: Melissa Isaacson & Matt Fortuna interviews (Hour 2)
The Last Dance – Episode 6
Documentary Chronicles Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ with Chicago Bulls – Listen to Melissa @ 12:20 and 24:39
The Scott Rintoul Show on Sportsnet 650 in Vancouver
Scott Rintoul chats with Melissa Isaacson about The Last Dance documentary – 1:15:00
Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge
wttw Chicago Tonight
Documentary Chronicles Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ with Chicago Bulls
The Athletic
Dollars and sense: Q&A with Melissa Isaacson, who covered the Michael Jordan era
The 670 Score
Cedar Rapids Gazette
‘The Last Dance,’ says Iowa graduate who covered Bulls’ champions, ‘will be fabulous’
The Fan 97.1FM
Melissa Isaacson (Covered the 90s Bulls for the Chicago Tribune) joined the show to talk about her time covering the Chicago Bulls!
Today Show
Pioneering girls’ high school basketball team remembers championship run
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The Sporting Life – Jeremy Schaap
Melissa talks about her new book, “State: A Team, a Triumph and a Transformation,” detailing the difficulties faced by young female athletes, including herself, in the 1970’s.
New York Times
2019 Holiday Books: The latest books to give — and keep for yourself! — this season
Los Angeles Times
The best sports-related books of 2019 to buy as holiday gifts, or for yourself
Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago
Melissa Isaacson “Well-played: A Pioneering Sports Journalist’s Career and Love of Sports”
Forbes
Prepare To Get Inspired By These 7 Sports-Related Books
Modern Luxury NS
Society & Culture Books – Well Played
The Mighty Girl
The 2019 Mighty Women Reading List for Adults
Sports Biblio Digest
Notable Sports Books of 2019
WGN Radio 720
After Hours W/ Rick Kogan – A night of sports and entertainment with “Missy” Isaacson
Northwestern University – Medill Panel
State panel with Melissa Isaacson, Connie Erickson Brown and the First Lady of the City of Chicago, Amy Eshleman
WGN Radio 720
Steve Cochran Show – Melissa Isaacson talks about her new book “State” at 1:13:15
The Athletic
40 years after winning it all, Melissa Isaacson’s book ‘State’ is right on time
Sports Illustrated
How the 1979 Niles West Girls Basketball Team Navigated the Early Years of Title IX
ESPN W
‘State’ recalls the ’79 Niles West girls basketball team’s journey through the early years of Title IX
WTTW Chicago Tonight
Carol Marin interviews Melissa on Her Groundbreaking High School Basketball Team
The Daily Northwestern
Medill Prof.’s book on Niles West championship to be featured at upcoming panel with Lori Lightfoot
Northwestern Now
Playing basketball at the dawn of Title IX
The Daily Northwestern
Medill Prof. Melissa Isaacson speaks on panel about new book
Inside Edge
Melissa Isaacson’s ‘State’: A Coming-of-Gender Treasure That Resonates on Many Levels
NBC 5 Chicago
Peggy Kusinski’s Sports Sunday feature on “State”
Chicago Tribune
130 copies of book that tracks Niles West’s 1979 girls basketball state title team donated to District 219: ‘You need to read this’
Sports Chicago
David Kaplan Sportstalk Live
Chicago Tribune
We thought this was just the beginning.’ A new book relives Niles West’s 1979 girls basketball state title. Author Melissa Isaacson says progress 40 years later has ‘been disappointing during various times.’
Chicago Sun Times
Sportswriter Melissa Isaacson tells of basketball and life lessons in book about state championship team
ABC 7 Eyewitness News Chicago
Chicago’s Very Own WGN 9
Midday Fix: Melissa Isaacson, Author of State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation
The Final Word on Fox 32 Chicago
The Final Word on Fox 32 Chicago
NBC Sports Chicago: Sports Talk Live
Sports Talk Live Podcast: Melissa talks Cubs, Bears and “State”
The Sportscaster and Her Son
Women in Sports: Where’s the Love with Melissa Isaacson
NPR – Talk of Iowa
Book Tells Of Scrappy Young Basketball Players Among The First To Benefit From Title IX
WCIU – The U Sports Edition
Melissa’s segment starts at 11:28
CBS 2 Chicago
Melissa Isaacson’s New Book Is About Being Part Of A Niles West Basketball Team That Made History
Chicago’s Very Own WGN 9
Melissa Isaacson discusses her new book ‘State’ on Sports Feed
Daily Herald presents Basketball Focus
Constable: Longtime mayor, sports journalist recall 1979 girls basketball championship
The Daily Herald
O’Donnell: ‘State’ high — Melissa Isaacson’s new book bounding toward national radar
670 The Score with Rosenbloom & Schuster
Melissa’s segment starts at 30:39
Sport Talk with Mark Tupper and Tim Cain on WSOY Decatur
Melissa’s segment starts at 52:30
Suburban Trib
Journalist Melissa Isaacson gets ‘personal’ with new book on 1979 Niles West girls basketball team
DiCaro: Cubs second half preview, Melissa Isaacson interview
The Julie DiCaro Show on The 670 Score
Cedar Rapids Gazette
End of gender discrimination in sports led to great things – Melissa Isaacson’s new book is on her team that navigated early years of Title IX … and won
40 years later, Niles West’s title story told in ‘State’
Northbrook Tower
Northbrook’s Isaacson honors her past in new book
Literary Hub
Feuds, Flings, and High School Sports After Title IX
Booklist Online review
“A wonderful book that is both eye-opening history and a moving and deeply personal memoir”
Kirkus review
“An intimate, at times inspiring account”
800 CEO Read
New Releases: Books to Watch
BookTrib
Melissa Isaacson Battles More Than Hoopsters in Landmark School Sports Title
Shelf-Awareness for Readers
Sports: State: A Team, a Triumph, a Transformation
Malcolm Avenue Review
STATE : Melissa Isaacson
Sports Journal
Portfolio Page Turners
Robert Feder – Chicago Tribune
Chicago media served fresh daily since 1980
The Niles West News
Missy Isaacson: Shattering the Glass Backboard
D219 Alumni News
Niles West Alumni News, Summer 2019 Vol 13
NBC Sports Chicago – IHSA girls’ state tournament
Melissa interviewed at halftime, after she and her teammates were honored at the 2019 IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals as the team celebrated the 40th anniversary of capturing their state crown
Isaacson’s new book chronicles IHSA championship basketball team
Illinois High School Association, February 25, 2019
Agate Publishing
Happy Publication Day to State!
Agate Press Release
A note from the editor
On ‘The Quaz’ with Jeff Pearlman
Melissa discusses her parents’ fight with Alzheimer’s, her daily engagements with millennials, delivering B.J. Armstrong’s invisi-baby and the lasting sage advice of Bill Cartwright