Bill Littlefield
National Public Radio Host Bill Littlefield will appear at Cary Library Thursday, July 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room. From the Boston Red Sox to bodybuilding, from badminton to bowling, Bill Littlefield has covered it all on his longtime National Public Radio sports show, Only a Game. With both humor and gravity, Littlefield covers nearly every aspect of sports: reporting on big time professional and college sports, as well as such offbeat competitions as the “Santa Speedo Run.” On each program, Littlefield not only discusses sports, but also gently reminds his audience that between the winning and losing, there is something essential to learn from athletics about the human experience. Whether it’s a feature about the Bruins’ Stanley Cup victory or a segment about a bunch of neighborhood kids playing a pickup soccer game, Littlefield’s reports reveal his own insight, humor and humanity. Bill Littlefield has been a commentator for National Public Radio since 1984, and the host of Only a Game since 1993. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, Littlefield currently teaches in the Humanities Division at Curry College in Milton where he also serves as writer-in-residence. He is the author of several books including his most recent, Only a Game. In addition to writing books and essays, Littlefield has regularly contributed commentaries to The Atlanta Constitution, The Los Angeles Times, and Newsday. Bill Littlefield has won six Associated Press Awards, and has been celebrated as one of Boston’s “Literary Lights” by the associates of the Boston Public Library. Cary Library is excited to host Bill Littlefield, one of our MVPs (Most Valuable Presenters!) Please join us. The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited. Seating will be on a first come, first serve basis.
