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SLAM Magazine July Issue – On Stands May 12th
SLAM Magazine has licensed first serial rights to Basketball Junkie. The excerpt will be a major feature article in their July 2011 issue, on stands May 12, 2011. Slam Magazine has a circulation of 500,000 readers. For more information on SLAM Magazine visit: http://www.slamonline.com/
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May 2, 2011 – Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News: Chris Herren’s ‘Basketball Junkie’ Tells It Straight
May 9, 2011 – Mike’d Up with Mike Francesa WFAN & YES TV
May 11, 2011 – Newport Mercury
May 11, 2011 – The Norris & Davis Show, 105.7 The FAN Baltimore
May 12, 2011 – Fox News Boston
May 12, 2011 – SLAM Magazine Book Excerpt
May 13, 2011 – Bob Kerr, Providence Journal “Here’s a book about surviving a nightmare”
May 13, 2011 – Red’s Army
May 13, 2011 – The Buddy Cianci Show, 630WPRO
May 15, 2011 – Herren Wrote the Book on Descent, Redemption, Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe
May 16, 2011 – Chris Herren on How Drugs Derailed His Promising Basketball Career, The Dan Patrick Show
May 16, 2011 – Big League Problem: Addicted Athletes, Dr. Drew, HLN Network
May 17, 2011 – Former BC Guard and Boston Celtic Chris Herren Talks Addiction and Basketball, The Dennis & Callahan Morning Show, WEEI
May 17, 2011 – Chris Herren Takes Calls on The Dennis & Callahan Morning Show, WEEI
May 17, 2011 – Herren on his Memoir, Basketball Junkie, The Emily Rooney Show, WGBH Boston
May 18, 2011 - Fmr. Celtic Reveals Dark Side in Memoir, The Rhode Show, Fox Providence
May 18, 2011 – The Jim Rome Show, Premiere Radio
May 20, 2011 – Junkie No More, Tzvi Twersky, SLAM Magazine
May 20, 2011 – Fall River sports legend Chris Herren debuts memoir at Baker Books May 24, South Coast Today
May 20, 2011 – Herren Has A History With Book’s Co-Author, Rick McGowan, The Newport Daily News
May 20, 2011 – Herren’s Bio Shows Dark Side of His Fall, Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
May 21, 2011 - Herren, Co-author Chronicle Rise from Addiction, Lauren Daley, Book Lovers, South Coast Today
May 23, 2011 – Varsity Life Interview: Chris Herren, Bill Reynolds, WJAR Channel 10 Providence
May 26, 2011 - The Rise and Fall of a Local Phenom, Scott Barboza, ESPN Boston
June 5, 2011 – Former Bulldog Herren Turns Page on Life, Eddie Jimenez, The Fresno Bee
June 5, 2011 – Chris Herren Returns to Selland, Andrew Marden, CBS 47
June 7, 2011 - Chris Herren: To Hell And Back, TheDaily
June 12, 2011 - Basketball Junkie Review, Tim Bross, St. Louis Post Dispatch
June 15, 2011 - ESPN Films Scores Regular Weekend Home on ESPN Classic (Exclusive), Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter
June 16, 2011 - Rebound: Former Basketball Star Pens His True Story, Lauren Daley, Fall River Spirit
June 17, 2011 – John DePetro Show: Bill Reynolds & Chris Herren Discuss Basketball Junkie, John DePetro & NewsTalk 630 WPRO & 99.7 FM
June 21, 2011 – The Emily Rooney Show, WGBH 89.7
June 24, 2011 – Basketball Junkie: Chris Herren Tells His Story, Carolyn Manno, Comcast Sportsnet
June 26, 2011 - Book Review: ‘Basketball Junkie’ In More Ways Than 1, Hugh M. Ryan, The Providence Journal
June 26, 2011 – Basketball Junkie #1 on Local Best Sellers List, The Providence Journal
June 29, 2011 – The Life Lessons of a Basketball Junkie, Cormac Gordon, StatenIslandlive.com
July 10, 2011 – Junkies, Gamblers, and Those Who Rose to Glory, Bill Littlefield, The Boston Globe
July 11, 2011 – Toucher & Rich: Chris Herren on Drug Addiction, “Basketball Junkie”, 98.5 The Sports Hub
July 20, 2011 - Game On! 5 Winning Summer Sports Books, Linda Holmes, NPR
July 26, 2011 – Guy Haberman Interview, Guy Haberman, 1430ESPN.com
July 27, 2011 – ESPN Announces 30 for 30 Fall Line-Up, ESPN Media Zone
July 28, 2011 – Book Tip: Basketball Junkie, Tim Cotter, TheDay.Com
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