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{{short description|American sports journalist}}
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| name = David Aldridge
| caption = Aldridge in 2009
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| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
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| education = [[American University]]
| occupation = [[Sports
| years_active = 1987–present
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'''David Aldridge''' (born <!-- Valid citation required if adding EXACT DATE OF BIRTH for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->{{birth based on age as of date|52|2017|4|23|noage=yes}})<ref>{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Jenni |date=2017-04-23 |title=Collected Wisdom: David Aldridge |work=[[The Daily Oklahoman]] |page=2B |quote=Age: 52.}}</ref> is an American sports journalist who works as a writer for ''[[The Athletic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/author/david-aldridge/|title=David Aldridge|author=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=The Athletic|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref> He was previously a reporter for [[Turner Sports]], contributing to their [[NBA on TNT|NBA]] and [[Major League Baseball on TBS|MLB]] coverage. Other outlets that Aldridge has written and contributed for include [[ESPN Inc.|ESPN]], [[NBA TV]], [[NBA.com]], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', and [[TBD (website)|TBD]]. In 2016, he was awarded the [[Curt Gowdy Media Award]] by the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.american.edu/soc/news/david-aldridge-receives-of-basketball-hall-of-fame-award.cfm|title=David Aldridge Receives of Basketball Hall of Fame Award|last=Kaney|first=Devan|date=February 26, 2016|publisher=American University|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Biography==
===Education and early career===
Aldridge was born in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="ath" /> He is a graduate of [[DeMatha Catholic High School]] and [[American University]] and worked as a writer for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', where he spent nine years. During that time Aldridge was a beat writer covering [[Georgetown University basketball]], the [[Washington Bullets]], and the [[Washington Redskins]]. He also covered the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in
===ESPN===
Before joining [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] in 2004, Aldridge reported for ESPN for eight years, primarily covering the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] while occasionally doing [[National Football League|NFL]] pieces. He wrote for ESPN.com and contributed to ESPN Radio. Aldridge frequently appeared on [[SportsCenter]] as well as ''NBA 2 Night'' (now ''[[NBA Fastbreak]]'') and ''NBA Today.'' Aldridge conducted interviews for the ''SportsCenter'' "
===''The Philadelphia Inquirer''===
Aldridge worked at
===Turner Sports===
He
===''The Tony Kornheiser Show''===
From February 2007 through June 2008,
=== ''The Athletic'' ===
In late 2018, Aldridge left Turner Sports to join the staff of ''[[The Athletic]]'' as a writer.<ref name="ath">{{Cite web |last=Aldridge |first=David |date=September 10, 2018 |title=David Aldridge: At home in D.C., covering the teams and city that I love |url=https://theathletic.com/511808/2018/09/10/david-aldridge-at-home-in-d-c-covering-the-teams-and-city-that-i-love/ |access-date=June 16, 2019 |website=The Athletic}}</ref>
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