PSSC in the Media

Prep School Sports Connection president and founder Mike Stone is regularly interviewed and quoted as an industry expert by all types of national and international media. Here are some relatively recent examples. 

 

            

National Public Radio/WOSU – Parents of Athletes president and founder Mike Stone was the featured guest on All Sides with Ann Fisher on NPR station WOSU (Columbus, OH). The topic was the recent national prep school football scandal involving Bishop Sycamore. The show aired on September 8th, 2021. He was also a guest on the March 5th, 2024 show on girls and the cost of amateur sports. Here’s the link to each program.

https://news.wosu.org/show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-09-07/bishop-sycamore-and-prep-schools-sports-culture

https://www.wosu.org/show/all-sides/2024-03-05/what-elements-impact-opportunities-for-participation-in-womens-sports

 

The Wall Street Journal – Prep School Sports Connection president and founder Mike Stone was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on October 27th, 2017. The article, which was about IMG Academy, appeared on the front page of the second section. Here’s the link. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-hollywood-powerhouse-built-a-high-school-football-factory-1509122949 

 

HBO: Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – PSSC president and founder Mike Stone was interviewed by the Peabody and Emmy award-winning show in December 2019 regarding a possible upcoming show on sports academies.

 

Business Insider – Prep School Sports Connection was featured in Business Insider in a 2014 article on prep schools. Here’s the link to the article. www.businessinsider.com/preppiest-towns-in-america-2014-1.

 

New England Recruiting Report – Prep School Sports Connection president and founder Mike Stone was quoted in a May 6th, 2020 profile of Rafael Velasquez of Rye, NY. The profile appeared in the Unsigned Seniors section of the NERR site. Here’s the link. https://newenglandrecruitingreport.com/in-the-news/unsigned-senior-spotlight-rafael-velasquez

 

Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies behind the College Cheating Scandal – PSSC president and founder Mike Stone was interviewed extensively for the upcoming book by Nicole LaPorte about the Varsity Blues scandal. Due out in September 2020. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/guilty-admissions-nicole-laporte/1135984724

 

The Atlantic – Prep School Sports Connection president and founder Mike Stone was interviewed for an upcoming 2020 article on sports, college admissions, and the Varsity Blues scandal.

 

 

 

 

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