- Chad Ford
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Chad Ford Born Kansas City, Missouri Nationality United States Alma mater Brigham Young University - Hawaii (B.A.)
George Mason University (M.S.)
Georgetown University (J.D)Occupation Teacher & Consultant & Mediator Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) Spouse Joanie Chad Ford is an Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University – Hawaii (BYUH) [1] and is Director over the McKay Center and is known for his study of conflict resolution with an emphasis on large group ethnic and religious conflict and for his sports journalism with ESPN. [2]
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Early life
Ford was born in Kansas City, MO in 1971. He holds a B.A. in history at Brigham Young University (1995), an M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University (2000)[3], and concurrently earned a J.D.in International Law from Georgetown University and then served as a researcher for the United Nations in Northern Ireland.
Career
Before joining the faculty of Brigham Young University in 2005[4], Ford co-founded sportsTALK.com with Jason Peery in 1996 which was sold to ESPN in 2001 and was renamed Insider. Ford still contributes to the subscription’s content[5]. He’s known for his "insider information" and breaking news on NBA stories, especially regarding the draft[6] , trade rumors, and international basketball. By 2005, more than 1 million [7] paying Insider subscribers read his daily reports for ESPN. Also, [8] he has covered the NBA in Asia, Europe, and Africa for ESPN.
As a mediator and facilitator, Ford works for several projects around the world, including in the Middle East with PeacePlayers International[9]. Additionally, he served as the Managing Director of Global Peacebuilding (2007), teaches at BYUH while directing the university’s McKay Center[10]. The center functions as a cross-cultural peacebuilding laboratory for the education of students, faculty, staff and community members. The theoretical and practical tools learned in the center enable the sponsorship of community building, cultural leadership opportunities and projects throughout the world. Ford has traveled extensively, having lived in Connecticut, Missouri, North Carolina, California, Hawaii and Washington D.C., and having covered the NBA in Asia, Europe, and Africa. He also did research for the United Nations in Northern Ireland.
References
- ^ "BYUH". http://www.byuh.edu/.
- ^ "International Cultural Studies and World Languages". http://ics.byuh.edu/?q=ICS/FordChad/.
- ^ "ICAR Alumnus Chad Ford Educator, Journalist, and Peace Player". http://scar.gmu.edu/newsletter-subject/1856.
- ^ "BYUH". http://newsroom.byuh.edu/?q=node/764.
- ^ "ESPN Chad Ford". http://search.espn.go.com/chad-ford/.
- ^ 2011 NBA Mock Draft: Chad Ford Releases Mock Draft 5.0 "Mock draft". http://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-76ers/2011/6/18/2230593/2011-nba-mock-draft-chad-ford-releases-mock-draft-5-0 2011 NBA Mock Draft: Chad Ford Releases Mock Draft 5.0.
- ^ "Business Week". http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_24/b4135072008154.htm.
- ^ "ESPN". http://www.marketingsherpa.com/article.php?ident=29892#.
- ^ "Peace Players International". http://www.peaceplayersintl.org/category/tags/chad-ford.
- ^ "David O. McKay Center". http://academics.byuh.edu/DOMckayC/board.
External links
- Chad Ford on ESPN.com (subscription required to read his columns)
- Chad Ford on Twitter
- BYUH faculty page
Categories:- Georgetown University Law Center alumni
- Brigham Young University–Hawaii alumni
- George Mason University alumni
- American sportswriters
- Brigham Young University–Hawaii faculty
- Living people
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