Our Writers
Pedro Heizer founded Crank Up The HEAT back in 2008 as a place to vent his frustrations with, at the time, a bad Miami Heat team. Since then, the little blog he used to write quick blurbs has grown to the website you know and love. Currently, he is the sports editor of The Boca Raton Tribune, a community newspaper located in Boca Raton. Pedro is also the beat writer for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a soccer team located in Fort Lauderdale. In the future, Pedro plans on working as a beat writer for an NBA team, or be a sportscaster at ESPN. Pedro already has some experience on the field, he was an intern with ESPN Radio 760 in West Palm Beach where he had the honor to work with greats such as Evan Cohen, Ken LaVicka, John Martin and others.
You can reach him at: pedro@crankuptheheat.com
Follow him on twitter: @pedroheizer
Click Here to read his personal blog
Click Here to read his Crank Up The HEAT archive of stories
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Matt Bluesten is a student at Broward College. Matt enjoys writing about the Miami HEAT and the NBA all together. His passion for the game and writing are unlike anything encountered. Some short information on him, interestingly, he enjoys long walks on the beach and sushi. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email him at mattblue@crankuptheheat.com
Follow him on twitter: @MattBlueNBAHEAT
Click Here to read his Crank Up The HEAT archive of stories
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Matt Pineda graduated from Cincinnati Christian University in 2009. Originally from Miami, he now lives and works in Indianapolis, IN. Although he’s distanced from the scene in Miami, Matt follows all the news and loves to share his take on the HEAT and the NBA. He enjoys playing basketball, playing guitar, and spending time with his wife.
You can reach him at: mattpineda@crankuptheheat.com
Follow him on twitter: @PinedaNBA_HEAT
Click Here to read his Crank Up The HEAT archive of stories
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Steve Rawnsley got connected to Crank Up The HEAT by Matt Pineda, a good college friend. He currently lives in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis. He has had a passion for the NBA ever since he was young. Steve attended Ball State University for a short time to study sports administration, and was aspiring to get a job in the front office of an NBA team. Had he stayed at Ball State, he would have changed his major to sports journalism to eventually cover the NBA (he ended up graduating from Cincinnati Christian University). Some of his passions outside of basketball are fantasy sports, classic rock, and helping out youth within the church.
Click here to read his Crank Up The HEAT archive of stories.
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Brett met Pedro back when his site was still just a blog and under a different name. Brett is a high school senior who will be leaving to attend a conservatory to study music and classical saxophone performance in the fall. Despite his main interest being music, Brett
is an avid HEAT fan and watches games intently, always studying every play and sometimes (more often than not) coaching the team from his living room. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email him at blerns3@gmail.com.
