Anthony Gilbert is an American journalist

Journalist

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 of sports culture and trends.

Career

Anthony Gilbert is a well-established journalist and consultant, who is accredited for contributing his writing and consulting to the mainstream media cross over of sports and sneaker culture. Gilbert began writing for SLAM Magazine

SLAM Magazine

SLAM Magazine is an American basketball magazine in circulation since 1994, published by Source Interlink. SLAM publishes nine issues a year to its circulation of over 500,000 readers worldwide.-History:...

, and has been published in HOOP Magazine, Vibe, Complex, Bounce, Peace Magazine

Peace Magazine

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(Canada

Canada

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), and Acclaim

Acclaim

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(Australia

Australia

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). His column, "Kickin' It", can be read in HOOP Magazine. Gilbert continues to work with Nike

Nike, Inc.

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 and consults with advertising firms like Wieden+Kennedy

Wieden+Kennedy

Wieden+Kennedy is an independently owned American advertising agency best known for its work for Nike...

 and ANOMALY. Some of Gilbert’s broadcast appearances include segments on ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

 shows like It’s the Shoes and Cold Pizza

Cold Pizza

Cold Pizza was a television sports morning talk show that aired weekdays on ESPN2. The show's style was more akin to Good Morning America than SportsCenters straight news and highlights format. It included daily sports news, interviews with sports journalists, athletes, and personalities, and an...

, BET Style

BET Style

BET Style is an entertainment show, much like syndicated Entertainment Tonight, that focuses on African Americans in the entertainment industry. It aired from 2004 to 2006 on Black Entertainment Television at 7:30e-p/6:30c on Thursdays. Its hosts were usually Big Tigger and Melyssa Ford. Its last...

, MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 1 Night Only, MTV UK, Style Network

Style Network

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, and MSG Network

MSG Network

The MSG Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is focused on New York City sports teams...

. Gilbert spreads his knowledge as a sneaker connoisseur and insights about the sports industry. He is featured in the Nike film, Air Force 1 : Anatomy of an Urban Legend, documenting his life and love of the game.

External links

• http://www.anthonyxgilbert.com
• http://www.gametimeag.blogspot.com
• http://schememag.com/fresh/anthony-gilbert-soul-brother-1/