![]() ![]() His journalism career began at the Ledger-Star in Norfolk, Va. ![]() In 2013 he received an honorary degree in humane letters from Drexel University. He was a recipient of a Nieman fellowship from Harvard University in 1986-87 and a fellow at the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Friday Night Lights also served as the inspiration for the television series of the same name.īuzz graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover in 1972 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 with a degree in English. Two of his works were made into the critically acclaimed films Friday Night Lights and Shattered Glass three more are in active development. ![]() He is the author of five nonfiction books: Friday Night Lights, A Prayer for the City, Three Nights in August, Shooting Stars and Father’s Day.īuzz has been a reporter for some of the nation’s most prestigious newspapers a magazine writer with published work in Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Time, The New Republic and Sports Illustrated and a co-producer and writer for the ABC television drama NYPD Blue. A native of New York City born in 1954, Buzz is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Livingston Award, the American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award and the National Headliners Award, among others. "Buzz" Bissinger is among the nation's most honored and distinguished writers. ![]()
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