Sportswriter Cam Inman

Presentation Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Cam Inman is the Mercury News sportswriter for the San Francisco 49ers,  Cam grew up here in the South Bay attending Monta Vista High School where he served as editor-in-chief of its school paper. In his senior year, he turned pro as a sportswriter and worked for the Cupertino Courier. He attended Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Upon graduating, he stayed on the Central Coast and served as the assistant sports editor of the Santa Maria Times. Each summer, he volunteers at the California Scholastic Press Association’s workshop as a teacher and board member. In 2000, he began covering the San Francisco 49ers as a beat writer. In over 20 years, he’s covered a multitude of sports, in a variety of media platforms for the Bay Area News Group, though emphasizing in the 49ers.