Susan Reimer began as the country's first full-time female sportswriter at The Baltimore Sun in 1979. Recently she has written columns over national affairs and culture. Reimer is from Pittsburgh and graduated from Ohio University. In addition to being a columnist, she is the mother of two and the wife of a sportswriter for USA Today. Furthermore, Reimer has received multiple awards including the National Headliner Award the A.D. Emmert Prize, and the Vivian Castleberry Award.