About
Kevin Zimmerman is ArizonaSports.com’s and KTAR.com’s digital content manager and co-host of Arizona Sports’ Empire of the Suns podcast. The Mesa native has covered the Suns on-and-off since graduating the University of Arizona in 2011 and also spent time reporting on the Cardinals, D-backs and ASU football.
When he is not working, Kevin is spending time with his wife and two sons, running Phoenix’s canals or staring at cacti in his backyard.
Expertise
- Sports and news writing
- Podcasting
- Social media management
- Radio hosting
- Multimedia reporting
- Copy editing
- Photography
Education
- University of Arizona – Bachelor’s degree in journalism
- Minor in Anthropology
Achievements & Awards
- Taught sports reporting class at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Covered the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks and ASU football as a beat reporter at different publications since 2011
- Covered men’s basketball, swim and dive, softball as a student reporter at the University of Arizona
Social Media Profiles
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PHOENIX SUNS | Apr 25, 2022
3 tweaks for the Suns to take back momentum from Pelicans
What adjustments could be made by Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams after a 118-103 Game 4 defeat on Sunday?
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PHOENIX SUNS | Apr 23, 2022
JaVale McGee on Jaxson Hayes flagrant: ‘I wouldn’t recommend that’
The Phoenix Suns have a recent history of responding to skirmishes, kerfuffles and squabbles with opponents.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Apr 22, 2022Shamet punches dunk on Pelicans’ Hayes, who is ejected minutes later
Landry Shamet dunked on Jaxson Hayes, who minutes later earned an ejection as the tide turned in favor of the Suns and against the Pelicans.
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EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Apr 19, 2022
Pelicans found a confidence, tweaks to make it a series with Suns
Brandon Ingram got hot, Devin Booker got hurt but the New Orleans Pelicans have found more answers against the Phoenix Suns.
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EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Apr 17, 2022
Is the Pelicans’ Game 1 rebound advantage a concern for Suns?
A minor flaw from the Phoenix Suns reared its head in Game 1 of the playoff opener, a win against the New Orleans Pelicans.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Apr 17, 2022Devin Booker starts, Chris Paul closes in Suns’ playoff opener vs. Pelicans
Devin Booker did not wait for a feel-out period as the Suns began their playoff journey a week removed from their last regular-season game.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Apr 13, 2022
Bennedict Mathurin will declare for 2022 NBA Draft, likely a lottery pick
Bolstered by a prospect resume that includes Pac-12 Player of the Year, Wildcats wing Bennedict Mathurin will declare for the 2022 NBA Draft.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Apr 13, 2022Suns finished season as a top-5 clutch team in NBA history
The Suns finished with a 33-9 record in games that included clutch time, which is fourth-best in NBA history.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Apr 13, 2022
Arizona Cardinals hit WR, CB in Kiper’s 2-round NFL mock draft
Mel Kiper Jr. gets that the Cardinals need to target a receiver. His latest NFL mock draft has the team selecting the fourth off his board.
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EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Apr 12, 202264 moments that shaped the Suns’ historic 64-win season
Here is one sentence on 64 moments spanning the clock ticking to 0:00 in Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals until the regular-season finale.
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EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Apr 7, 2022
Suns waive Frank Kaminsky, can elevate Ish Wainright to standard contract
The Suns are waiving Frank Kaminsky, according to Shams Charania, likely making way for the team to convert Ish Wainright's two-way contract.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Apr 6, 2022NBA play-in picture: Suns down to 5 potential 1st-round playoff opponents
Unless the Nuggets collapse, the Suns will face the T-Wolves, Clippers, Pelicans or Spurs in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Apr 5, 2022
Expectations high for Arizona basketball in 2022-23 way-too-early rankings
For the Arizona Wildcats, the bar for Tommy Lloyd's program coming off a 33-4 debut season as head coach has been set.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Apr 1, 2022
Cardinals’ Vance Joseph watches DL Logan Hall, CB Marcus Jones at Houston pro day
Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Vance Joseph attended the Houston Cougars' pro day on Friday and spoke on Logan Hall and Marcus Jones.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Apr 1, 2022Suns fans were heated about KTAR’s pay-per-listen plan on April Fools’ 1994
KTAR said it acquired technology to allow them to do pay-per-listen, and Suns fans reacted on April Fools' Day in 1994.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 29, 2022
Kliff talks WRs: DeAndre Hopkins recovering, Rondale Moore to step up
It's DeAndre Hopkins, Rondale Moore and some unknowns in the Arizona Cardinals receivers room at the moment.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 29, 2022
As Devin Booker’s MVP odds rise, he makes less gains in ESPN straw poll
The NBA oddsmakers appear to be reacting more favorably with regards to Devin Booker's MVP case than league media members.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 25, 2022
Torrey Craig among Suns role players hitting stride ahead of playoffs
It's been a pre-playoff checklist for the Suns. Revive Landry Shamet's confidence. Check. Find Torrey Craig's rhythm from a year ago. Check.
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EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Mar 25, 2022
Power ranking the Phoenix Suns’ potential playoff matchups
Who do the Phoenix Suns match up with looking ahead to the playoffs? Who in the West might pose the most problems?
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Mar 23, 2022
He said it: Standout quotes as Arizona, Houston prep for Sweet 16
A look at some of the big storylines and what Arizona had to say about them before it faces Houston in the Sweet 16.
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ASU FOOTBALL | Mar 23, 2022LSU coach Brian Kelly says QB Jayden Daniels has ‘not been tapped into’
Brian Kelly said LSU allowing Jayden Daniels to be a more intentional dual-threat quarterback could tap into more of the QB's talent.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Mar 21, 2022TCU stays above controversy of end-of-regulation no-call vs. Arizona
The TCU Horned Frogs had reason to gripe Sunday after an overtime loss to the Arizona Wildcats in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 19, 2022Survey: Arizona Cardinals’ uniforms rank 6th-best in NFL
A loud portion of Cardinals fans want to see their team suit up in a refreshed set of uniforms. But some people like them as is.
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ARIZONA WILDCATS BASKETBALL | Mar 18, 2022ESPN’s NCAA Tournament NBA mock draft includes 4 Arizona Wildcats
There is a reason the Arizona Wildcats enter the 2022 NCAA Tournament as the second overall seed.They have NBA talent, and a lot of it.