Arash Markazi

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Annenberg School for Communication
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Arash Markazi (born March 4, 1980) is an American sports journalist currently writing for "Sports Illustrated".

Markazi, who is of Persian decent, was born in Oklahoma City and raised in Los Angeles, graduating from Notre Dame High School. He attended Arizona State University and later University of Southern California. He wrote a regular column for the "Daily Trojan" and also had work published in several magazines and newspapers outside of USC, including "SLAM Magazine", "XXL", "King magazine", the "Los Angeles Times", "Los Angeles Daily News" and Associated Press. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/results.html?st=advanced&QryTxt=Arash+Markazi&x=35&y=9&type=current&sortby=REVERSE_CHRON&datetype=0&frommonth=01&fromday=01&fromyear=1985&tomonth=12&today=21&toyear=2007&By=&Title=&at=ALL&Sect=ALL "Arash Markazi" in the Archive] , "Los Angeles Times".] He graduated with a degree in Print Journalism from the USC Annenberg School for Communication in 2004. [http://annenbergalumni.com/s/657/index.aspx?sid=657&gid=1&pgid=282 ANNENBERG DISPATCH] , Annenberg School for Communication, October 4, 2007.]

Markazi wrote for "Sports Illustrated on Campus", appearing on the cover of the March 31 2005 issue, and began writing a weekly column for "Sports Illustrated"’s website SI.com called "The Hot Read." Markazi's intimate and quirky portraits of [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/arash_markazi/12/09/hot.read/index.html Wayne Gretzky] , [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/arash_markazi/07/22/ronaldo/index.html Ronaldo,] [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/arash_markazi/12/16/hot.read/index.html Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush] caused the "Los Angeles Times" to name him one of the Faces to Watch in 2006.Steven Barrie-Anthony, [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/948014341.html?dids=948014341:948014341&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+25%2C+2005&author=Steven+Barrie-Anthony&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=E.36&desc=Faces+to+watch+2006%3B+MEDIA Faces to watch 2006] , "Los Angeles Times", December 25, 2007.]

He is a two-time cancer survivor and a cancer advocate.Arash Markazi, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/arash_markazi/09/06/jon.lester/index.html An open letter to Jon Lester] , SI.com, September 6, 2006.]

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External links

* [http://www.theculturalconnect.com/magazines/mideast/2006-05-08/pro#top MidEast Connect cover]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/arash_markazi/archive/index.html Arash Markazi's SI.com writer archive]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/scorecard/on_the_scene/ Arash Markazi's On The Scene Blog]