Legendary sportswriter and author Jerry Izenberg tells the story of black baseball in his novel 'Damn You, Josh Gibson: A Ghost Story'

By Doug Doyle

Published February 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM EST

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Jerry Izenberg's new novel released in 2026

On this episode of The Art of the Story, legendary sportswriter Jerry Izenberg talks about his new novel Damn You, Josh Gibson: A Ghost Story.

Jerry Izenberg returns to SportsJam with Doug Doyle in 2026 to talk about his new novel Damn You, Josh Gibson: A Ghost Story and his 60 years of covering the Super Bowl — **Jerry Izenberg** returns to ***SportsJam with Doug Doyle*** in 2026 to talk about his new novel ***Damn You, Josh Gibson: A Ghost Story*** and his 60 years of covering the Super Bowl

Izenberg has also covered every Super Bowl, the first 53 in-person!

You can SEE the entire SportsJam with Doug Doyle interview with Jerry Izenberg below:

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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