The Quarantined Sports Podcast
May 7, 2020
Welcome to the Quarantined Sports Podcast. Golden Gate Xpress staff members Grady Duggan (@DuggInSports) and Alonso Frias discuss what the future of sports possibly looks like amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
About the Contributors
Alonso Frias
Alonso Frias, 22 from Fairfield, CA, is in his last semester at San Francisco State. Alonso is a Journalism major with a minor in Labor Studies. Alonso received his Associates degree in Journalism at Solano Community College. This is his second semester writing about sports and other topics for the student run newspaper, the Golden Gate Xpress. Alonso is currently one of the varsity coaches for the Armijo High School soccer team in Fairfield and plays for a soccer team based out of Vacaville, CA. He hopes to focus more on the opinion writing aspect of professional sports journalism.
Grady Duggan
Grady Duggan, 23, from Los Gatos, CA, is in his last semester at San Francisco State and is excited for whatever is next. Duggan is a journalism major with a minor in Labor Studies. He received his Associates Degree in Business at Mesa College in San Diego, CA. This is his first semester writing for a school publication but has prior experience as the Editorial Intern for KNBR, the Bay Area's leading sports radio station. Duggan's time at KNBR reaffirmed his desire to work in sports media, specifically a beat writer for a professional team would be his dream position. In his spare time outside of sports he enjoys hanging out with his friends and spending time outside. This semester hopes to hone in on his writing schools emphasizing in his opinion on the Bay Area's professional sports teams, along with coverage of certain San Francisco State teams.
