Bob Dyer

As a columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal, Bob Dyer has earned 53 regional and national writing awards. He was voted Best Columnist in the Nation by the National Society of Professional Journalists (2008) and Best Humor Columnist by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists (2013). He was named Best Columnist in Ohio by at least one professional journalism organization for six consecutive years. Dyer was one of the lead writers for “A Question of Color,” a yearlong examination of racial attitudes in Akron that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994.

Books by Bob Dyer

  • Omar!: My Life On and Off the Field, a book by Omar Vizquel and Bob Dyer from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover

    Omar!

    $14.95
  • The Top 20 Moments in Cleveland Sports: Tremendous Tales of Heroes and Heartbreaks, a book by Bob Dyer from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover

    Top 20 Moments in Cleveland Sports

    $14.95
  • Blimp Pilot Terrorizes Akron (And Other Hot Air): From Columnist Bob Dyer of the Akron Beacon Journal, a book by Bob Dyer from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover

    Blimp Pilot Terrorizes Akron

    $14.95