Mayar Zokaei
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Mayar Zokaei is an Iranian American sports and entertainment agent currently based in Los Angeles and New York. Zokaei also works as a media and sports journalist and periodically contributes to the Los Angeles Times
, NYLA Magazineand the Los Angeles Daily News
.
Zokaei is the son of publishing magnate and American journalist Mehdi Zokaei, publisher and editor in chief of JAVANAN Magazine, the largest bilingual Persian magazine in the world. Raised in Los Angeles, Zokaei graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles
, where he received a degrees in sociology. While at UCLA, Zokaei worked as a sports reporter and columnist for the Daily Bruin
. During his sophomore year at UCLA, Zokaei was hired as a part-time free-lance reporter/stringer for the sports section of the L.A. Daily News, before being hired away the next year by the L.A. Times, at the time the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States (after the New York Times). Upon graduation from UCLA, Zokaei was hired as Sports Agate Editor at the before leaving his post after to pursue his doctorate's degree in law at Southwestern University School of Law
. Zokaei eventually returned to the L.A. Times as a part-time sports writer.
Zokaei also serves as an advisor for well-known Warner Music recording artists Basshunter
, Arash
, Günther and the Sunshine Girls, DJ Aligator and DJ Ali Payami, Bodog Records artist and former Miss Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam
, and NBA center Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies
.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, NYLA Magazineand the Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Daily News
The Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a branch of Colorado-based MediaNews Group....
.
Zokaei is the son of publishing magnate and American journalist Mehdi Zokaei, publisher and editor in chief of JAVANAN Magazine, the largest bilingual Persian magazine in the world. Raised in Los Angeles, Zokaei graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, where he received a degrees in sociology. While at UCLA, Zokaei worked as a sports reporter and columnist for the Daily Bruin
Daily Bruin
The Daily Bruin is the student newspaper at the University of California, Los Angeles.-Frequency and governance:When classes are in session, the Bruin is published Monday through Friday during the school year and once a week on Mondays in the summer quarter.It is overseen by the ASUCLA...
. During his sophomore year at UCLA, Zokaei was hired as a part-time free-lance reporter/stringer for the sports section of the L.A. Daily News, before being hired away the next year by the L.A. Times, at the time the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States (after the New York Times). Upon graduation from UCLA, Zokaei was hired as Sports Agate Editor at the before leaving his post after to pursue his doctorate's degree in law at Southwestern University School of Law
Southwestern University School of Law
Southwestern Law School is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California , with about 1,000 students. Its campus includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, an admired art deco National Register of Historic Places landmark built in 1929...
. Zokaei eventually returned to the L.A. Times as a part-time sports writer.
Zokaei also serves as an advisor for well-known Warner Music recording artists Basshunter
Basshunter
Jonas Erik Altberg , better known by his stage name Basshunter, is a Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is best known for his number one hits "Boten Anna", "Dota", "Now You're Gone" and "All I Ever Wanted". Basshunter has so far released a total of six albums, two of which have...
, Arash
Arash
Arash may refer to:* Arash, a mythological archer in Iranian legend and lore* Arash Mahal, a city in Azerbaijan now named Agdash* Ivan Bultinovich Kitanov aka Gavang Arash, Buddhist priest of Kalmykia* Arash , a ward in Tanzania...
, Günther and the Sunshine Girls, DJ Aligator and DJ Ali Payami, Bodog Records artist and former Miss Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Nazanin Afshin-Jam is a Persian Human Rights Activist, , President and Co-Founder of Stop Child Executions, Singer, Songwriter, model, actress, pilot, former Miss World Canada and Miss World 1st runner-up...
, and NBA center Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
.