Joe Kozlowski
Sports Team Lead
Joe Kozlowski is a native New Yorker who joined Newsweek in 2023 as the Sports Team Lead.
Joe previously worked at Sportscasting.com, where he served in a variety of writing and editing roles over the years. He has also had work published in VICE Sports, The New York Hockey Journal, and SLAM, among other publications. Joe is also a graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and cut his teeth at NYU Local.
And while he generally loves sports, Joe is especially passionate about taking things that happen between the whistles and pulling them apart. Whether it's parsing through an on-field trend or taking a larger lesson from a seemingly isolated event, there's always room to connect the dots for fellow fans.
You can get in touch with Joe by emailing j.kozlowski@newsweek.com. Languages: English.
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