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Blogs with Balls is proud to host the following speakers (click on name for bio) at BwB 2.0:

Blogs with Balls 2.0

• Jalen Rose, ESPN/ABC Analyst, Former NBA Star
• Kevin Blackistone, AOL FanHouse, Shirley Povich Chair in Sports Journalism at the Univ. of Maryland
• Rob King, Editor-in-Chief, ESPN.com

• A.J. Daulerio, Deadspin
• Paul Fichtenbaum, Managing Editor, SI.com
• Ken Fuchs, VP, SI Digital
• Mitch Germann, VP Communications, Sacramento Kings
• Mike Germano, President, Carrot Creative
• Jeff Griffing, VP of Ad Sales for the Sports Illustrated Group
• Spencer Hall, EDSBS, The Sporting Blog
• John Karalis, RedsArmy.com
• Dan Levy, On the DL Podcast
• Jamie Mottram, Yahoo! Sports, Mr. Irrelevant
• Amy K. Nelson, ESPN.com
• Matt Sebek, JoeSportsFan.com
• Dan Shanoff, DanShanoff.com, VP of Content, Associated Content
• Bethlehem Shoals, FreeDarko.com, The Sporting Blog
• JE Skeets, Ball Don’t Lie, The Basketball Jones
• John Thornton, NCAA All-American, Cincinnati Bengal, Founder & Co-CEO:  JockBiz.com
• Matt Ufford, WithLeather.com
• Pete Vlastelica, CEO, Yardbarker.com
• Ron Wechsler, VP Series Production and Development, ESPN
• Patrick Wixted, Online Brand Manager: Entertainment, New Media Strategies
• Greg Wyshynski, Editor, Yahoo! Sports’ Puck Daddy
• Lang Whitaker, Executive Editor, SLAM Magazine
• Jim Bankoff, SB Nation

Blogs with Balls 1.0

The following people spoke at Blogs with Balls 1.0 on June 13, 2009 in New York City:

• Micah Baldwin, Lijit, LearntoDuck.com
• Jim Bankoff, SB Nation
• Nat Berman, Uncoached
• Adam Best, FanSided.com, Arrowhead Addict
• Sarah Braesch, BlogHer, Social Media Consultant
• Matthew Cerrone, MetsBlog.com
• A.J. Daulerio, Deadspin
• Jim DeLorenzo, Octagon
• Michael Hall, NESN.com
• Spencer Hall, EDSBS, The Sporting Blog
• Kathleen Hessert, President,  Sports Media Challenge
• Dan Kelly, CEO, Bleacher Report
• Dan Levy, On the DL Podcast
• Todd Lippincott, WhoDeyRevolution.com
• Jason McIntyre, The Big Lead

• Jarret Myer, Co-Founder, Uproxx Media
• John Ness, NBC Local
• Amy K. Nelson, ESPN.com
• Jeff Pearlman, Author, SI.com Columnist
• Jeff Pyatt, Real Clear Sports
• Julia Roy, Undercurrent.com, JuliaRoy.com
• Christopher J. Russo, Fantasy Sports Ventures
• Matt Sebek, JoeSportsFan.com
• Dan Shanoff, DanShanoff.com, VP of Content, Associated Content
• Bethlehem Shoals, FreeDarko.com, The Sporting Blog
• Sarah Spain, Mouthpiece Sports
• Dan Steinberg, The Washington Post’s D.C. Sports Bog
• Richard Ting, VP and Executive Creative Director, Mobile & Emerging Platforms Group, R/GA (& blogger at Flytip)
• Jimmy Traina, Senior Producer, SI.com
• Michael Tunison, KissingSuzyKolber.com
• Matt Ufford, WithLeather.com
• Gary Vaynerchuk, VaynerMedia
• Pete Vlastelica, CEO, Yardbarker.com
• Greg Wyshynski, Editor, Yahoo! Sports’ Puck Daddy

Check back soon for updates and additional panelist announcements.

And if you have any suggestions for potential speakers or panelists, you can submit them on the Blogs with Balls Wiki.