Carlos Frías
About the Author
Carlos Frías is a natural observer who spent his formative years as a journalist traveling the South, primarily as a sports reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This "Southern Fried Cuban" has known the country on an intimate level, painting portraits of America's most recognizable sports figures and reporting on the hotly debated topics in sports.
Frías, today a special projects reporter in sports for The Palm Beach Post, says he is "assembled in America from Cuban parts." As a child, he observed life from beyond The Border. A South Florida native who grew up just north of the Dade-Broward County line, Frias gained the perspective of a boy born of Cuban exiles, but raised among the "gringos." He learned from watching the lights of Little Havana glitter in the distance and hearing the stories of Cuba stitched together in three decades of anecdotes.
Fully bilingual, he travels easily between those worlds and brings his unique cultural sense to his writings. In 2006, he journeyed through Cuba, where he reported a five-part series of first-person stories about his family for which he was named the Best of Cox Writer of the Year. His book, "Take Me With You," based on the series, was published by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster in November of 2008.
The Associated Press Sports Editors have awarded him eight top-10 awards in the past five years for his work on in-depth features and investigative stories, including a first-place finish in 2007. Read that story here.
Frías resides in Pembroke Pines, Fla., with his wife, Christine. They have three daughters, Elise, Amelia and Catalina.
Frías, today a special projects reporter in sports for The Palm Beach Post, says he is "assembled in America from Cuban parts." As a child, he observed life from beyond The Border. A South Florida native who grew up just north of the Dade-Broward County line, Frias gained the perspective of a boy born of Cuban exiles, but raised among the "gringos." He learned from watching the lights of Little Havana glitter in the distance and hearing the stories of Cuba stitched together in three decades of anecdotes.
Fully bilingual, he travels easily between those worlds and brings his unique cultural sense to his writings. In 2006, he journeyed through Cuba, where he reported a five-part series of first-person stories about his family for which he was named the Best of Cox Writer of the Year. His book, "Take Me With You," based on the series, was published by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster in November of 2008.
The Associated Press Sports Editors have awarded him eight top-10 awards in the past five years for his work on in-depth features and investigative stories, including a first-place finish in 2007. Read that story here.
Frías resides in Pembroke Pines, Fla., with his wife, Christine. They have three daughters, Elise, Amelia and Catalina.
Read what the judges had to say about the Best of Cox 2007 Writer of the Year.
