Sportspress Northwest

Art Thiel, Seattle’s best known sports commentator.and longtime Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist who transitioned to digital by co-founding in 2010 Sportspress Northwest http://sportspressnw.com/. Art's deep knowledge of the Seattle sports and civic scene has produced provocative, humorous and well-researched essays for all media platforms.

For 12 years as a commentator for Seattle NPR affiliate KNKX-FM (formerly KPLU), Art made public appearances at fundraising events that helped raise $8 million to save the station from a hostile takeover by a rival. 

Author of three books, including a biography of Russell Wilson and in 2002, "Out of Left Field," the story of how Puget Sound region, inspired by the first good baseball in the Mariners existence, saved the game in the Northwest. 

 Host for Town Hall author-tour events,including a September appearance with basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his new book, “Writings On The Wall.” Created The Sports Salon at World Trade Center Seattle, an interview program with Seattle sports figures in a happy-hour setting on the Seattle waterfront.