Kirkland Crawford

Kirkland Crawford is an experienced sports editor currently serving at the Detroit Free Press since January 2007, having held positions as Sports Editor, Deputy Sports Editor, and Sports Web Editor. Crawford's responsibilities include maintaining diverse content for freep.com/sports and usatodayhss. Prior experience includes work in the Detroit Free Press Sports Department with Gannett from 2007 to 2013 and an impactful internship at the Fort Wayne News Sentinel in 2003, where significant local events were reported. An alumnus of Central Michigan University, Crawford graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts and was active in various media extracurricular activities, including serving as sports director at Modern Rock 91.