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Alan Abrahamson

Alan Abrahamson

Alan Abrahamson is an award-winning sportswriter and a recognized authority on the Olympics. In 2006, he left the Los Angeles Times, where he had been a staff writer for 17 years, to write for the NBC suite of online properties, which now includes NBCOlympics.com, NBCSports.com and UniversalSports.com. Since 2003, Alan has also served as a sports and Olympic analyst on NBC's television networks. Among other honors, Alan won the 2002 National Headliner Award for sports writing and was named the Los Angeles Press Club's 2004 sports journalist of the year. Alan and his wife, Laura, and their three children live in Southern California.

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8 gold medals not child's play, but Phelps' tome for tots is
Baltimore Sun, June 21, 2009
...How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals Michael Phelps and Alan Abrahamson (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, $17.99) In the interest of full disclosure, let me say upfront that I really wanted to make fun of Michael Phelps' new...
Celebs show their inner child in new books
Miami Herald, June 6, 2009
...T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals (Simon & Schuster, $17.99, ages 4-8) by Michael Phelps with Alan Abrahamson, illustrated by Ward Jenkins. This is Phelps by the numbers as he puts his workouts ahead of Beijing into context for kids. He trained for six years....
Celebs' Alter-Egos Thrive In Picture Books
CBS News, June 1, 2009
...T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals' (Simon & Schuster, $17.99, ages 4-8) by Michael Phelps with Alan Abrahamson, illustrated by Ward Jenkins. This is Phelps by the numbers as he puts his workouts ahead of Beijing into context for kids. He trained for six years....
Fresh pile of picture books from celebrities
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...T.Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals' (Simon & Schuster, $17.99, ages 4-8) by Michael Phelps with Alan Abrahamson, illustrated by Ward Jenkins. This is Phelps by the numbers as he puts his workouts ahead of Beijing into context for kids. He trained for six years....
Phelps recalls early years, Olympics in new book
The Hindu, December 9, 2008
...in a world-record time and give Phelps his second gold of the games. In the book, co-authored by Alan Abrahamson of the NBCOlympics.com Web site, Phelps describes himself as a child who was given to whining and crying, and with his big ears and scrawny...
American swimmer Phelps recalls early years, Olympics in new book
570News, December 8, 2008
...in a world-record time and give Phelps his second gold of the Games. In the book, co-authored by Alan Abrahamson of NBCOlympics.com, Phelps describes himself as a kid who was given to whining and crying, and with his big ears and scrawny build, was...
Phelps' book dishes on Olympics, childhood
MSNBC, December 8, 2008
...in a world-record time and give Phelps his second gold of the games. In the book, co-authored by Alan Abrahamson of NBCOlympics.com, Phelps describes himself as a kid who was given to whining and crying, and with his big ears and scrawny build, was...
Phelps recalls early years, Olympics in new book
The Roar - Your Sports Opinion, December 9, 2008
...in a world-record time and give Phelps his second gold of the games. In the book, co-authored by Alan Abrahamson of the NBCOlympics.com Web site, Phelps describes himself as a child who was given to whining and crying, and with his big ears and scrawny...