The Len Bias Podcast Series is Complete

Epilogue Episodes Focus on Decision Making   

 

Go Grady Media has completed production  of the podcast series Len Bias - A Mixed Legacy.  The  series features 16 episodes and more than 700 minutes of total content.  

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"The completion of the podcast series reflects an unprecedented effort to chronicle the legacy of Len Bias in an audio format," said GoGrady Media president Dave Ungrady. "It's been our mission since the book was published in November, 2011 to use Len's legacy as a teaching tool to create awareness of the importance of learning decision making skills. The podcast is another tool that will help us accomplish that mission."

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Ungrady is the author of the book Born Ready - The Mixed Legacy of Len Bias. The podcast series is based on the book. 

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The narrative portion of series, episodes one to 13,  presents information about Len's legacy related to his life; the impact of his death on Maryland athletics and the impact of his death on American society, including the NBA, his friends, and his family and black culture.

 

The series includes an introduction episode and includes epilogue episodes on the importance of effective decision making, produced in partnership with the Decision Education Foundation.  

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Producers have interviewed close to 100 people for the series. They include: former Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams; ESPN basketball and analyst and former Duke start Jay Bilas and former Georgia Tech star and four-time NBA champion John Salley (both Bilas and Salley played four years against Bias); award winning poet and criminal justice advocate Dwayne Betts. 

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See a list of those interviewed for the podcast series

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Len’s death at the age of 22 drastically altered lives and also saved lives and changed the course of athletic history. His death convinced many to stop abusing drugs and others to never use drugs. His death also created drastic social change, prompting the passage of laws that have led to long-term criminal sentences against young black men in America.

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Both GoGrady Media and Octagon Entertainment are working together to produce a documentary about Len's legacy. The documentary is expected to focus on Len's death as it impacted criminal justice reform connected to prison sentences and drug abuse.

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