Miscellaneous
Nick Nurse, head coach of NBA's Toronto Raptors, began his sports career as a Catholic-school basketball star in the small town (population < 10,000) of Carroll, Iowa. That hometown connection has given Brandon Hurley, assistant sports editor of the Carroll Times Herald and sports editor of two other affiliated newspapers (Jefferson Herald and Guthrie County Times Vedette), consistent access to Nurse as the Raptors make their impressive run in the NBA playoffs. "Sports is the best reality show there is," says Hurley, who provides deep background on Nurse in this episode as well as his analysis of what the Raptors must do to win the title. We take a rare detour into sports journalism for this unique angle on how the only Canadian NBA team qualifies as "local" coverage for a rural Iowa newsroom. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/journalistsaremyheroes/support