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William John Simmons III (born September 25, 1969) is an American sports writer, sports analyst, author, and podcaster who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website The Ringer. Simmons first gained attention with his website as "The Boston Sports Guy" and was recruited by ESPN in 2001, where he eventually operated the website Grantland and worked until 2015. At ESPN, he wrote for ESPN.com, hosted his own podcast on ESPN.com titled The B.S. Report, and was an analyst for two years on NBA Countdown.
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Penny Lane Tunes Up ‘Becoming Kenny G’ Doc at Toronto Festival

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Addie Morfoot ContributorPenny Lane’s “Listening to Kenny G” is an insightful, thought provoking look at the easy-listening saxophonist’s successful career in music.

Lane chronicles the saxophonist’s rise to fame while also, humorously, exploring the love and the intense hate his music incites.

Film screens in the Toronto International Film Festival.How did you decide to make a film about Kenny G?Bill Simmons (creator of HBO’s Music Box series) contacted me and asked me to pitch him ideas for a music documentary.

I really wanted to work with him, but I was like I can’t think of a category of documentary that I’d be less interested in. So I thought, let me approach it like I’m back in art school on an assignment.

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