Database says other driver's unsafe turn behind Kyle Shanahan crash
San Francisco Chronicle • • sports
Key Points:
- Noah Furtado is a football trending reporter covering the San Francisco 49ers and college football in the Bay Area, with prior experience writing for the Athletic, Minnesota Star Tribune, and Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
- Furtado graduated from Arizona State University in 2024 and is an alumnus of the Sports Journalism Institute, a competitive program preparing students for sports journalism careers.
- Eric Branch has covered the 49ers for the San Francisco Chronicle since 2011 and previously reported for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat in 2010.
- A UCLA graduate, Branch has won nine national APSE awards and was a finalist for the 2024 California Sportswriter of the Year, with notable recognition for breaking news and feature writing.
- Branch’s diverse reporting background includes coverage of unique events and small-town sports, earning him inclusion in the “Best American Sports Writing 2001” for his column on small-town sportswriting challenges.
