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Tom Rinaldi

Tom Rinaldi has been a national correspondent at ESPN since 2002. Among other honors, he has won fifteen national Sports Emmy Awards and six national Edward R. Murrow Awards. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in New Jersey, with his wife, Dianne, their son, Jack, and daughter, Tessa.
The Red Bandanna
The Red Bandanna (Young Readers Adaptation)

Tom Rinaldi on discovering the story of 9/11 hero Welles Crowther

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The Red Bandanna
The Red Bandanna (Young Readers Adaptation)

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Tom Rinaldi on discovering the story of 9/11 hero Welles Crowther

Books for LGBTQIA+ History Month

For LGBTQIA+ History Month in October, we’re celebrating the shared history of individuals within the community and the importance of the activists who have fought for their rights and the rights of others. We acknowledge the varying and diverse experiences within the LGBTQIA+ community that have shaped history and have led the way for those

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Books for National Depression Education and Awareness Month

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