Feather editor and journalist Alexander Rurik, ’19, interviews investigative reporter David Epstein at SJV Town Hall, Nov. 14. Epstein discusses his life journey to becoming an investigative reporter.

During his lecture, Epstein covers the idea that a focus on broad education and sports participation can lead to great success.

Epstein is an investigative reporter at ProPublica. He is known for his New York Times bestselling book, ‘The Sports Gene: Inside The Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance‘. He is also greatly known for his newspaper story that exposed Yankee’s Alex Rodriguez testing positive for steroids in 2003.

In college, he earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental science and astronomy, with a master’s degree in environmental science and journalism.

Be sure to stay on the look out for Rurik’s article, which will be published within the next few days. Also check out our Twitter feed for more information.

To read other posts The Feather has written on Town Hall lectures, check out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Fresno Town Hall lecture, Vincent Fox speaks on immigration at SJV Town Hall, Renown cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher speaks at SJV Town Hall, Denise Kiernan lectures at SJV Town Hall, Journalist Michael Pollan visits San Joaquin Valley Town Hall and John Walsh shares tragedy, teaches from loss during SJV Town Hall.

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