Meet David Grubb
Born in Detroit and raised in New Orleans, David Grubb has nearly 20 years of experience in journalism, broadcasting, and communications. An alumnus of Edna Karr High School and Wake Forest University, David began his career in front of the camera at KLAX-TV in Alexandria, La., and WGGB-TV in Springfield, Mass. After a diversion into public relations and marketing, he rejoined the sports world in 2013 as a Sports Information Director for Southern University at New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, as well as being a regular contributor to SportsNola.com. Since that time he’s grown into a multimedia presence, covering LSU, high school football, and primarily the New Orleans Pelicans for The Bird Writes and Crescent City Sports.
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The News, My Views
“I am a professional sportswriter, among other things, and I take the games seriously. It is only one of my many powerful addictions, and I don’t mind admitting any of them.”
– Hunter S. Thompson
Making the Grade: How will Joe Burrow fare with the Bengals?
Originally appeared in CrescentCitySports.com, 4/25/2020 LSU had a program-record five players selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, just one short of the single-draft record held by the 2006 Miami Hurricanes. Joe Burrow, as expected, was taken first...
David West guides new basketball league as different option to develop and educate professionals
https://youtu.be/jCTrgR9iodo David West will forever have a place in the hearts of fans in the Crescent City as the first draft pick of the then New Orleans Hornets after the franchise moved from Charlotte in 2003. In his eight seasons with the Hornets, West was a...
Why the Saints should sign Cam Newton
Get Cam Newton in a Saints jersey as soon as possible. Yes, the Saints should do it. I know Sean Payton said this week that Taysom Hill has earned the No. 2 spot behind Drew Brees but New Orleans has the chance to grab a proven commodity. Mickey Loomis has figured out...