Zac Easter’s family pushes for revised CDC guidelines on CTE January 24, 2024| KCCI8 TEDxAthens – CTE: The Silent Killer in Contact Sports May 2022 | Emer MacSweeney Devastating effects of CTE from head trauma is hitting youth and teen athletes December 26, 2023 | WZTC Nashville Startling new evidence reveals deadly brain disease strikes young athletes at alarming rates December 14, 2023 | WKRC Local 12 Zac Easter’s legacy continues to live on October 1, 2021| WHO13 Zac Easter: He left his brain behind to save others from his fate April 28, 2021| BBC Sports People Fixing the World: Tackling sport’s concussion problem February 23, 2021| BBC Sounds AJN On the Cover: Zac Easter February 2021| American Journal of Nursing Al Franke Podcast: Super Bowl Edition: Journalist/Author Reid Forgrave on Football and Concussions February 2, 2021| The Al Franken Podcast Love, Zac: Small Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy by Reid Forgrave October 21, 2020| HEC Books Disease Caused by Concussions Led to Football Player’s Suicide: ‘He Wanted Us to Tell His Story’ September 10, 2020| PEOPLE Magazine Depression, memory loss and mood swings: Football’s toll on one man’s promising life September 9, 2020| The Guardian Author Reid Forgrave Discusses New Book, “Love, Zac” September 8, 2020 | CBS Radio ‘Is This Worth It?’ Football, a Suicide and a Path Forward September 2, 2020 | Sports Illustrated Iowa family continues work on concussion awareness as book comes out about son’s death August 7, 2020 | The Des Moines Register Forging Ahead with Hope: Alison Epperson on raising awareness about CTE May 2020 | National Speech & Debate Association CTE took your mind, but I still have your heart: Alison Epperson writes a heartfelt letter to her late boyfriend, Zac Easter. August 2019| The Unsealed CTE took your mind but I still have your heart… Indianola woman recognized for raising awareness of concussion dangers September 2018| The Des Moines Register Ali Epperson discusses CTE Hope, Zac Easter, and graduating law school June 2018| Blog Talk Radio Case Western law school grad fulfills late boyfriend’s dream through her success, CTE non-profit 5:55 PM, May 23, 2018 | News 5 Cleveland Gov. Reynolds signs updated concussion law requiring return-to-play protocols in Iowa high schools Updated 4:52 p.m. CT April 26, 2018 | Des Moines Register CTE Hope seeking method of confirming a concussion’s impact April 12, 2018 | Business Record innovation IOWA Weekly How old should kids be before they play tackle football? This Iowa legend says 14. Updated 4:29 p.m. CT April 12, 2018 | Des Moines Register Former Hawkeye star Chuck Long lends hand to fight against CTE Updated 6:05 p.m. CT April 9, 2018 | Hawk Central, Part of the USA Today Network CTE Gala for Hope grows in second year Updated: 9:06 AM CDT Apr 7, 2018 | KCCI CTE Hope Launches First in the Country Pilot Study Updated 3:09 p.m. CT March 12, 2018 | Des Moines Register Indianola introduces new concussion testing process Updated: Mar 05, 2018 11:16 PM CST | WeAreIowa.com Iowa mother makes progress in fight against brain disease Updated: 6:29 PM CST Feb 9, 2018 | KCCI State lawmakers aim to tackle head trauma in youth football Feb 4, 2018 | The Columbia Chronicle ‘He Knew Football Had Everything To Do With It’: A CTE Journal February 02, 2018 | WBUR 90.9 The End Zone Wed 31 Jan 2018 | BBC World Service Football ‘literally killed’ 24-year-old Zac Easter of Iowa. His family vows to make the sport safer. Updated 10:46 a.m. CT Aug. 25, 2017 | Des Moines Register Concussions, Kids And Contact Sports AUG 15, 2017 | Iowa Public Radio Weep for Zac Easter and family Friday, July 14, 2017 | Chronicle Times CTE Hope receives grant from the Warren County Philanthropic Partnership Published 12:49 p.m. CT June 6, 2017 | Des Moines Register CTE Gala raises money for research Published 1:40 p.m. CT April 25, 2017 | Des Moines Register Out of Bounds: Learning about love after loss and the heartbreak of football 4:02 PM, Feb 10, 2017 | ABC News 5 Cleveland The Concussion Diaries: One High School Football Player’s Secret Struggle with CTE BY REID FORGRAVE January 10, 2017 | GQ The Story of Zac Easter Posted on January 10, 2017 by Moose | Laser 103.3 Tragedies propel Iowan to take leading role in concussion research Updated 1:07 p.m. CT Jan. 9, 2017 | Des Moines Register Indianola man’s struggle with CTE hits national newsstands Updated: 6:31 PM CST Dec 21, 2016 | KCCI Athletes take part in saliva testing study for concussion research Monday, August 22nd 2016 | FOX 28 CTE sufferer to young athletes: ‘I beg that you get help’ Updated 8:24 p.m. CT July 17, 2016 | Des Moines Register Mother of former Indianola football player advocates for more brain disease research WeAreIowa.com CTE Hope wants prevention and early detection of concussions Sunday, July 17th 2016 | FOX 28 Doctor’s office confirms Indianola man suffered from CTE Updated: 9:52 PM CDT May 27, 2016 | KCCI Family’s fight with CTE shows real impact of football concussions Updated: 10:07 AM CST Feb 5, 2016 | KCCI
