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Daniel Okrent graduated from Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Okrent graduated in 1969 from the University of Michigan. Most of his career has been spent as an editor, at publishers including Alfred A. Knopf; Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich; Esquire Magazine; New England Monthly; Life Magazine; and TIME, Inc. Lewis Cass Technical High School is a high school in Detroit, Michigan. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... Colophon of the publisher Alfred A. Knopf. ... Harcourt Trade Publishers is a U.S. publishing firm, and one of the worlds largest publishers of textbooks. ... Esquire is a magazine for men owned by the Hearst Corporation. ... New England Monthly was a magazine published in Haydenville, Massachusetts, from 1984 to 1991. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ...

Okrent is credited with being the inventor of Rotisserie League Baseball, the best-known form of fantasy baseball, so named because the group of friends he pitched the idea to in 1979 were meeting with him at La Rôtisserie Française restaurant in New York City. Okrent's team in the Rotisserie League was called the "Okie Fenokees", a pun on the Okefenokee Swamp. He was one of the first two people inducted into the Fantasy Sports Hall of Fame. He was still playing Rotisserie as of 2007 under the team name Dan Druffs. Fantasy baseball is a game whereby players manage imaginary baseball teams based on the real-life performance of baseball players, and compete against one another using those players statistics to score points. ... Fantasy baseball is a game whereby players manage imaginary baseball teams based on the real-life performance of baseball players, and compete against one another using those players statistics to score points. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Canal Diggers Trail in early spring. ...

In 1994, Okrent was filmed for his in-depth knowledge of baseball history for the Ken Burns' documentary Baseball. During the nine-part series, a red glasses-wearing Okrent delivered a cold, coherent, serious though sometimes pedantic analysis of the cultural aspects of the national pastime, including a comparison between the dramatic Game 6 of the 1975 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds to the conflict and character development in Russian novels. His book Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center (Viking, 2003) was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history. Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ...

In October, 2003, Okrent was named public editor for The New York Times, serving much of the same function as an ombudsman. He is known for coining "Okrent's Law" during his tenure as a comment he made about his new job. It states: "The pursuit of balance can create imbalance because sometimes something is true," referring to the phenomenon of the press providing legitimacy to fringe or minority viewpoints. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... An ombudsman (English plural: ombudsmans or ombudsmen) is an official, usually (but not always) appointed by the government or by parliament, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ...

His daughter, Lydia, is currently looking for a job in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has a MEGA-Doctorite in dance. Check out her Myspace.

Bibliography

• The Ultimate Baseball Book (1979)
• Nine Innings: The Anatomy of Baseball as Seen Through the Playing of a Single Game (1983)
• Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center (2003)
• Public Editor #1 (2006)

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Filmography

• Baseball (1994) Documentary | Directed by: Ken Burns
• Sweet And Lowdown (1999) | Role of: A.J. Pickman | Comedy-Drama | Directed by: Woody Allen
• Wordplay (2006)) Documentary | Directed by: Patrick Creadon
• The Hoax (2007)| Role of: Real Publisher #1 |Comedy-Drama | Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom

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External links

• NY Times bio
• Fathom overview
• Editorial on Okrent
• Editorial on Okrent
• Critique of Okrent's NY Times tenure