Clemente Lisi, an affiliate assistant professor at The King's College, heads the sports reporting track at Summer Academy. He has worked as a reporter and editor at various news organizations, including the New York Post and ABC News. He has worked primarily in the area of breaking news, but has done lots of sports writing throughout his career. He most recently covered the Women's U.S. National Team at soccer's World Cup last summer in France. 

A native New Yorker, Lisi is looking forward to another Summer Academy. The sports track runs from July 26-31. 

1. Why should a high school student attend Summer Academy at The King’s College?
Summer Academy is a wonderful opportunity for students to spend a week in New York City taking classes at King’s and getting a chance to see what it’s like to be a journalist in the news media capital of the world. It’s also a great chance to experience the growing journalism program we have at King’s before you make a final decision on where to attend college. 

2. What do students in the sports track do at Summer Academy?
It varies each summer. This summer we will be studying the life and times of former Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson. Since it’s summer, baseball is usually a big focus of the track. We also take students to a Brooklyn Cyclones minor-league baseball game in Coney Island, where they spend the day working as reporters, interview players and tour the stadium.  

3. Why is Jackie Robinson important? 
Robinson is the kind of historical figure that transcends sports. He broke the color barrier to become the first African-American to play in the major leagues in 1947. He was also a devout Christian and remains a role model for so many Americans seven decades after he played baseball. His legacy remains important to all of us. Robinson famously said, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." That is so true. 

4. What experience do you have with sports journalism?
I worked primarily as a news writer and later editor at places like the New York Post and ABC News. Thankfully, I got the chance to cover sports for various outlets as a freelancer, including the last three World Cups. Soccer is a sport I grew up watching — primarily because my parents are from Italy — so I consider myself lucky to have been able to cover such a large event while getting to visit countries like South Africa, Brazil and Russia.

5. Who is the most famous athlete you ever interviewed?   
That's a good question. I have interviewed many famous athletes. My three favorite, in this order, are Pele, Yogi Berra and Mia Hamm. 

For more information on Summer Academy, visit https://www.tkc.edu/summer-academy. For questions, please email summeracademy@tkc.edu.