Ramona Shelburne
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July 19, 1979
Ramona Shelburne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ramona Leor Shelburne July 19, 1979 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | NBA Insider and Sportswriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Nevin Barich (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | ESPN bio |
Ramona Leor Shelburne (born July 19, 1979) is an American sportswriter and NBA Insider for ESPN. She is also a former softball player; in high school, she was the 1997 L.A. City Softball Co-Player of the Year, and in college she played outfield for Stanford Cardinal for four years.
Shelburne is the daughter of James and Jeanette Shelburne, and is Jewish. [1][2][3] She grew up in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.[1]
She graduated from El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills in 1997.[4] There, she was a four-time All-City Selection in softball, four-time member of Los Angeles Times All-Area team, and the 1997 L.A. City Softball Co-Player of the Year.[1] Academically, she was a National Merit Finalist, valedictorian, student body President, and graduated with a 4.21 GPA.[1]
Shelburne received a softball scholarship and earned her bachelor's degree in American Studies and master's degree in Communication from Stanford University.[5][6] At Stanford from 1998 to 2001, Shelburne was a three-time Academic All-American athlete in softball, and made appearances in both the NCAA tournament in the 1998 season and the Women's College World Series in the 2001 season.[4][5] She played outfield for Stanford Cardinal for four years, and as a sophomore in 1999 she was selected to the academic All-Pac-10 second team.[1] Shelburne was softball teammates with ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza at Stanford.[5]
In 1997, Shelburne submitted her first article on the men's golf tournament to The Stanford Daily in her freshman year at Stanford University.[7]
Career
Prior to joining ESPN, Shelburne spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News as a reporter and columnist from 2002-2009.[5] At ESPN, Ramona gained a national following writing about Frank and Jaime McCourt's divorce and the 2010-2011 Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute.[8][9] On February 14, 2016, Shelburne made her radio debut in a national radio show called Beadle & Shelburne which she co-hosts with ESPN SportsNation host Michelle Beadle.
Since the mid 2010s, Shelburne has been a Senior Writer at ESPN. She also regularly contributes to the network’s NBA coverage on NBA Today, ESPN Radio and SportsCenter.