columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkä-ləm-nist 
-lə-mist,
also ˈkäl-yəm-nist,
-yə-mist
: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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Greg Cote Miami Herald 305-376-3492 Greg Cote is a Miami Herald sports columnist who in 2021 was named top 10 in column writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Matt Fleming is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Steve Bousquet is Opinion Editor of the Sun Sentinel and a columnist.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
Matt Fleming is a columnist for the Southern California News Group.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 10 May 2025
Steve Bousquet is Opinion Editor of the Sun Sentinel and a columnist.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst
: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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