Los Angeles, CA

Sports stories,
told from the sideline
to the edit bay.

Dan Lovi is a freelance sports journalist and Post Production Supervisor covering SoCal sports — and building content for one of the biggest sports podcasts around.

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Bylined articles
44
Episodes produced
10+
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About

Newsroom instincts, production discipline.

Dan Lovi has covered Southern California sports for a decade as a freelance reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News and sister papers including the Orange County Register.

Since January 2024 he's been Post Production Supervisor at All The Smoke Productions, co-founded by NBA champions Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. He previously worked at MALKA Media Group and produced the All The Smoke podcast.

He holds an M.A. in Specialized Sports Journalism from USC Annenberg and a B.A. from Hofstra University.

As seen in

LA Daily News, OC Register, NBA.com, Press-Telegram, Fresno Bee, Daily Breeze, Pasadena Star-News, The Sun, Modesto Bee, SLO Tribune, Santa Clarita Valley Signal.

Experience

Career timeline

2024 — Present
All The Smoke Productions
Post Production Supervisor
Oversees post-production for the studio co-founded by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson.
2019 — 2024
Los Angeles Daily News
Freelance Sports Reporter
Covers prep and college sports across Southern California for the Daily News and sister SCNG papers.
2019 — 2021
All The Smoke (Podcast)
Producer / Post Production Coordinator
Produced 44 episodes (2019–20) and coordinated post-production on 34 more (2020–21).
Earlier
MALKA Media Group
Post-Production & Digital Content
Senior post-production roles overseeing digital content, following earlier stints at The Signal and the Sacramento Kings.
Production Credits

On IMDb

All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson (2019– )
Producer / Post Prod. Coordinator
78 eps · 2019–2021

Also credited as Additional Crew on The Best of All The Smoke.

Full credit history verified on IMDb.
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Selected Articles

Recent bylines

Mar 31, 2026USC football brings the noise and energy to spring practiceOC Register→Mar 24, 2026USC football is ready to rely on the offensive lineOC Register→Oct 29, 2022Serra football tops Chaminade in Mission League battleLA Daily News→
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Education

Academic background

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
M.A., Specialized Journalism — Sports · 2015–2016
Hofstra University
B.A.
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