, ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Mort ensen ▁has ▁received ▁ 1 8 ▁awards ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁Head lin er ▁Award ▁for ▁Investig ative ▁Report ing ▁in ▁all ▁categories . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁film ▁on ▁The ▁Un real ▁Story ▁of ▁Professional ▁Wrestling . ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁Journal - Const itution ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 3 - 9 0 , ▁Mort ensen ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Journal - Const itution , ▁fil ing ▁investig ative ▁reports ▁and ▁covering ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁( 1 9 8 3 – 8 5 ), ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁NFL ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 8 9 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁George ▁Pol k ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁reporting . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁He ▁previously ▁covered ▁the ▁NFL ▁for ▁The ▁National ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 9 0 ), ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁writers ▁h ired ▁by ▁editor ▁Frank ▁De ford . ▁ ▁ESP N ▁Since ▁first ▁appearing ▁on ▁ESP N ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Mort ensen ▁has ▁reported ▁for ▁the ▁network ' s ▁Em my ▁Award - win ning ▁programs ▁NFL ▁Game Day / N FL ▁Count down / S und ay ▁NFL ▁Count down ▁and ▁the ▁Out side ▁the ▁L ines ▁series . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁anal yst