John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at several newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and many more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating to radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banner of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines, while hosting daily sports talk shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and across the state. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to place more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Of the dozens of awards he has won, what John cherishes most are his national “Beat Writer of the Year” from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma’s “Best Sports Column” from the Society of Professional Journalists, and two “Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting ” National Athletic Trainers Association Awards. John earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school newspaper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two children.

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