Oriole Magic

Thom Loverro is a columnist for The Washington Times. The winner of numerous writing awards, Loverro joined The Baltimore Sun in 1984 as a reporter and editor. In 1992, he moved to the Times, where he has covered the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles, and a host of other sports, including several Olympics. He has won numerous local and national journalism awards throughout his career, including top honors in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists competition. Loverro is a graduate of the University of Scranton, with a master's degree in journalism and public affairs from American University in Washington, D.C., where he is a member of the adjunct faculty, teaching newswriting. This is Loverro's seventh book; some of his other titles include The Washington Redskins: the Authorized History, Home of the Game: the story of Camden Yards, The Negro League Baseball Encyclopedia, Blazing Trails: Coming of Age in Football's Golden Era. Loverro has appeared on ESPN, Home Box Office, MSNBC and numerous local television programs. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Loverro currently lives in Columbia, Md., with his wife, Elizabeth, and his two sons, Rocco and Nick.