Niko EmackFormer StaffEmail EmailNiko Emack was an assistant producer for NPR’s Only A Game.Recently publishedWhy A Cognac Brand's Marketing Plan Includes A Black Cycling PioneerA Hennessy commercial during Super Bowl LIII portrayed cyclist Major Taylor. OAG's Niko Emack explains why Taylor was the perfect guy for Hennessy. ResumeOnly A Game12:42Aug 16, 2019How Soccer Player Derrick Etienne Jr. Found His Identity With HaitiDerrick Etienne Jr.’s grandfather came to the U.S. with $19 in his pocket. Now his grandson plays soccer for Haiti.ResumeOnly A Game08:08Aug 2, 2019Why A 72-Year-Old Man Started Teaching Pickleball In PrisonsRoger BelAir travels the country teaching pickleball in jails and prisons. ResumeOnly A Game04:39Jul 26, 2019The Office Vs. The Warehouse: Behind The Scenes Of The Famous Basketball GameIt’s been over a decade since Michael Scott challenged his warehouse crew to a friendly game of basketball in the TV show "The Office."ResumeOnly A Game07:28Jun 28, 2019'Messi And Me': The Goal That Changed A Former Soccer Player's LifeIn 2013, Matt Eliason's life changed when he scored a bicycle kick in a soccer game against Lionel Messi. ResumeOnly A Game08:19May 10, 2019AdvertisementSyrian Soccer Player Omar Zarzour's Journey To AmericaOmar Zarzour had to put his dreams of playing professional soccer aside when the Syrian Civil War began in 2011. ResumeOnly A Game09:21Mar 22, 2019Fictional Black Athletes And The Importance Of Representation In FilmIn honor of Black History Month, Only A Game asked friends of the show to tell us about their favorite fictional Black athlete.Only A GameFeb 22, 2019How Boston Rapper Cousin Stizz Made It 'To The League'When Cousin Stizz's friends first heard him rap, they told him he was "trash." Now, he's the official voice of the Boston Celtics.ResumeOnly A Game09:05Feb 22, 2019
Why A Cognac Brand's Marketing Plan Includes A Black Cycling PioneerA Hennessy commercial during Super Bowl LIII portrayed cyclist Major Taylor. OAG's Niko Emack explains why Taylor was the perfect guy for Hennessy. ResumeOnly A Game12:42Aug 16, 2019
How Soccer Player Derrick Etienne Jr. Found His Identity With HaitiDerrick Etienne Jr.’s grandfather came to the U.S. with $19 in his pocket. Now his grandson plays soccer for Haiti.ResumeOnly A Game08:08Aug 2, 2019
Why A 72-Year-Old Man Started Teaching Pickleball In PrisonsRoger BelAir travels the country teaching pickleball in jails and prisons. ResumeOnly A Game04:39Jul 26, 2019
The Office Vs. The Warehouse: Behind The Scenes Of The Famous Basketball GameIt’s been over a decade since Michael Scott challenged his warehouse crew to a friendly game of basketball in the TV show "The Office."ResumeOnly A Game07:28Jun 28, 2019
'Messi And Me': The Goal That Changed A Former Soccer Player's LifeIn 2013, Matt Eliason's life changed when he scored a bicycle kick in a soccer game against Lionel Messi. ResumeOnly A Game08:19May 10, 2019
Syrian Soccer Player Omar Zarzour's Journey To AmericaOmar Zarzour had to put his dreams of playing professional soccer aside when the Syrian Civil War began in 2011. ResumeOnly A Game09:21Mar 22, 2019
Fictional Black Athletes And The Importance Of Representation In FilmIn honor of Black History Month, Only A Game asked friends of the show to tell us about their favorite fictional Black athlete.Only A GameFeb 22, 2019
How Boston Rapper Cousin Stizz Made It 'To The League'When Cousin Stizz's friends first heard him rap, they told him he was "trash." Now, he's the official voice of the Boston Celtics.ResumeOnly A Game09:05Feb 22, 2019