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Kid Reporter
Introducing the Kid Reporter class of 2013!
The New Year is just around the corner, and that means a new class of Kid Reporters is ready to start! Check out their bios, and be sure to keep up with their blogs and videos all year long!
The Reporters
Faizan Ali BIO
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Faizan Ali
- Age:
- 12
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, North Carolina
Faizan's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- basketball, football, baseball, cricket
- Favorite Sports to Play:
- basketball, football
- Favorite Teams:
- Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, New York Yankees, North Carolina State Wolfpack
- Favorite Athletes:
- Kobe Bryant, Robert Griffin III, Aaron Rodgers, Michael Vick, Derek Jeter
- Favorite Sports Journalists/TV personalities:
- Mike Lupica, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’ Neal
- Dream Job:
- NBA player or sports analyst
- Fun Fact:
- Faizan is bilingual. His family is from Pakistan and he was born in New York City!
Will Forbes BIO
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Will Forbes
- Age:
- 12
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
Will's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- baseball, football, basketball, EPL soccer
- Favorite Sports to Play:
- baseball, football
- Favorite Teams:
- Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dallas Mavericks, SMU Mustangs, Arsenal
- Favorite Athletes:
- Tyler Polumbus, Clayton Kershaw, Garrett Gilbert, Robin van Persie
- Favorite Sports Journalists:
- Peter King and Bill Simmons
- Dream Job:
- sports journalist
- Fun Fact:
- Will has been to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium, a football game at Cowboys Stadium, and an Arsenal soccer game at Emirates Stadium in London!
Logan Glick BIO
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Logan Glick
- Age:
- 11
- Hometown:
- New York, New York
Logan's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- hockey, football, tennis
- Favorite Sports to Play:
- hockey, football, tennis
- Favorite Teams:
- New York Rangers, New York Jets, New York Giants, New York Knicks, Chelsea Football Club, Barcelona
- Favorite Athletes:
- Henrik Lundqvist, Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Bryan Boyle, Derek Stepan, Ray Rice, Ray Lewis, Jeremy Kerley, J.J Watt, RG3, Victor Cruz, Petr Cech, Chris Kreider, Carl Hagelin, Manti Te’o
- Favorite Sports Journalists/TV Personalities:
- Michael Strahan, James Brown, Al Michaels, Chris Collinsworth, Al Trautwig, Ron Duguay
- Dream Job:
- NHL or NFL player
- Fun Fact:
- Logan plays travel hockey for the Westchester Vipers. He's so tall that people often mistake him for a teenager!
Veronica Louise Mendoza BIO
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Veronica Louise Mendoza
- Age:
- 15
- Hometown:
- San Jose, California
Veronica's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- basketball, baseball, boxing
- Favorite Sports to Play:
- soccer, basketball
- Favorite Teams:
- Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Giants, Stanford Cardinal
- Favorite Athletes:
- Manny Pacquaio, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant, Tom Daley, Serena Williams
- Favorite Sports Journalists/TV personalities:
- Michael Buffer and Charles Barkley
- Dream Job:
- professional reporter with a gig on Broadway on the side
- Fun Fact:
- Before joining SI Kids, Veronica was a Kid Reporter for Time For Kids and Scholastic!
Logan Schayes BIO
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Logan Schayes
- Age:
- 10
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Arizona
Logan's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- football, monster trucks
- Favorite Sports to Play:
- basketball, baseball
- Favorite Teams:
- Miami Heat, Denver Broncos, San Francisco Giants
- Favorite Athletes:
- LeBron James, Bryce Harper, Peyton Manning
- Favorite Sports Journalists/TV personalities:
- Al Michaels, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley
- Dream Job:
- NBA player
- Fun Fact:
- Logan's mother was an Olympic diver and his father and grandfather both played in the NBA!
Haley Smilow BIO
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Haley Smilow
- Age:
- 11
- Hometown:
- New York, New York
Haley's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- baseball, soccer
- Favorite Sports to Play:
- soccer
- Favorite Teams:
- New York Yankees, Washington Redskins, Manchester United
- Favorite Athletes:
- Derek Jeter, Ian Kadish, Robert Griffin III, Wayne Rooney
- Favorite Sports Journalists/TV Personalities:
- Michael Kay, Kim Jones
- Dream Job:
- manager or general manager of a Major League Baseball team
- Fun Fact:
- Haley is on a quest to visit all 30 MLB stadiums. She has already been to 16!
Andrew Wild BIO
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Andrew Wild
- Age:
- 15
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, California
Andrew's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- baseball, football, tennis, basketball
- Favorite Sport to Play:
- tennis, flag football
- Favorite Teams:
- Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodger, Los Angeles Lakers
- Favorite Athletes:
- David Ortiz, Kobe Bryant, Ted Williams, Magic Johnson
- Favorite Sports Journalist:
- Bill Plaschke
- Dream Job:
- manager or GM of the Boston Red Sox, beat reporter for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Fun Fact:
- Andrew has lived in L.A. his whole life, but became a Red Sox fan because the first game he ever watched on TV was Game 1 of the 2004 ALCS!
Grace Ybarra BIO
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Grace Ybarra
- Age:
- 12
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Indiana
Grace's Favorite Things
- Favorite Sports to Watch:
- football
- Favorite Sports to Play:
- basketball
- Favorite Teams:
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Fever, Purdue Boilermakers, Cincinnati Reds
- Favorite Athlete:
- Jeff Saturday
- Favorite Sports Journalist:
- Alex Flanagan
- Dream Job:
- sports journalist
- Fun Fact:
- In the past, Grace covered Super Bowl XLVI and an event attended by President Obama and Vice President Biden. She's fluent in Spanish and learning Mandarin!
