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Rodricks is now a reporter for the Brew and a columnist for the Fishbowl. good for him!

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'''Dan Rodricks''' is a former columnist for ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' [[newspaper]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/balnews-dan-rodricks-20130507-staff.html|title=Dan Rodricks|author=Baltimore Sun|date=21 July 2012|work=baltimoresun.com}}</ref> and former host of the [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/ Roughly Speaking podcast] for baltimoresun.com. He was previously the host of Midday, a two-hour, daily talk show on [[WYPR]] FM 88.1, the [[NPR]] station in [[Baltimore]], and the host of "Rodricks For Breakfast" on [[WMAR-TV]], (Channel 2.1).

After arriving in Baltimore from [[New England]], Rodricks started writing a column for the former afternoon paper, [[Baltimore Sun|The Evening Sun]] in 1979. The column has appeared at least twice per week, but most often three times per week, ever since. The column moved to the newly consolidated morning and evening editions of [[Baltimore Sun|The Sun]] in 1990. It is one of the longest-running newspaper columns in the U.S.

Rodricks' "Dear Drug Dealers" series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-rodricks-rehab,0,2286828.storygallery|title=Dear drug dealers|author=Baltimore Sun|date=10 July 2013|work=baltimoresun.com}}</ref> in ''The Sun'', a public call for an end to criminal violence in Baltimore, won the 2006 "Excellence in Urban Journalism Award" from the [[Freedom Forum]] and the [[Enterprise Foundation]] (established by [[Gannett Newspapers]]) and the 2005 "Public Service Award" from the [[Associated Press|Chesapeake Associated Press]]. Thousands of ex-felons and current incarcerated prisoners over the years contacted Rodricks seeking help in post-prison employment. Rodricks has won national awards, including the "National Headliners Award" for commentary and the "[[Heywood Broun Award]]" from the [[Newspaper Guild]] for columns that championed the underdog. His columns have won numerous awards from the [[Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association]]. Rodricks has frequently been cited as best columnist by readers of the longtime metro monthly periodical, [[Baltimore magazine]] and the weekly alternative newspaper, the [[Baltimore City Paper]].

From 1980 to 1993, Rodricks produced a weekly commentary or feature for WBAL-TV's 5 pm newscast. From 1989 until 1993, Rodricks hosted a nightly [[talk show]] on [[WBAL-AM]] (1090), as well as a five-hour Saturday morning radio show that ran until 1995. His radio documentaries won the "Silver Medal" in an international broadcast competition in 1993. Rodricks weekly hosted a live, local-interest Saturday morning television show, "Rodricks For Breakfast" on WMAR-TV from January 1995 until October 1999. His Midday show ran on WYPR-FM from 2008 until 2015, when Rodricks created the [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/ Roughly Speaking podcast] for the Baltimore Sun. The podcast was retired after 450 episodes in 2019. A collection of Rodricks' columns, "Mencken Doesn't Live Here Anymore," was published in 1989. His second book, "Father's Day Creek: Fly Fishing, Fatherhood and The Last Best Place on Earth," was published by Apprentice House in 2019. It was selected as one of the top five books of the year by Trout, the national magazine of Trout Unlimited.

Rodricks retired from ''The Baltimore Sun'' in January 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodricks |first1=Dan |title=In Baltimore, a dream job and a wonderful life. Thank you. {{!}} STAFF COMMENTARY |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/01/10/rodricks-final-column/ |access-date=January 10, 2025 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=January 10, 2025}}</ref> In an interview with [[WYPR]] radio host Tom Hall, Rodricks said that he wasn't ready to retire from ''The Sun'', but was driven to leave the paper because of changes made under its new owners, [[David D. Smith]] and conservative columnist [[Armstrong Williams]]. Later that month, it was announced that Rodricks would become a reporter for the [[Baltimore Brew]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shen |first1=Fern |title=A new Baltimore Brew contributor: Former Baltimore Sun columnist Dan Rodricks |url=https://www.baltimorebrew.com/2025/01/25/a-new-baltimore-brew-contributor-former-baltimore-sun-columnist-dan-rodricks/ |access-date=January 25, 2025 |work=Baltimore Brew |date=January 25, 2025 |language=en-us}}</ref> and a columnist for the Baltimore Fishbowl.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nitkin |first1=David |title=From the editors: Dan Rodricks gains new home at Baltimore Fishbowl |url=https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/editors-note-dan-rodricks-gains-new-home-at-baltimore-fishbowl/ |access-date=January 25, 2025 |work=Baltimore Fishbowl |date=January 24, 2025}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [http://www.baltimoresun.com/balnews-dan-rodricks-20130507-staff.html link to columns]

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