Jack Curry
| Jack Curry | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1964 [1] Jersey City, New Jersey[2] |
| Residence | River Vale, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. in Communications Fordham University |
| Occupation | baseball pre-game and post-game analyst, website columnist |
| Employer | New York Yankees |
Jack F. Curry (born November 25, 1964) is an American sportswriter, who is currently a commentator on the YES Network.
Until 2010, he was the national baseball correspondent for the The New York Times. Before taking over that beat, he covered the Yankees for the Times.[3] He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for co-writing a series on the demise of high school sports in New York in 1999.[3]
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[edit] Author
In 2000, Curry co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter titled Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams.[4] The book was a N.Y. Times best-seller.[citation needed]
[edit] Television and radio
Curry is a frequent guest on local New York sports programs such as the YES Network's "Yankees Hot Stove" and WFAN's "Mike and the Mad Dog" radio program. He has been seen nationally on networks such as ESPN and MSNBC.[3]
Curry currently works for the YES Network.[5]
[edit] Personal
Curry graduated from Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City. Becoming an alumnus of 1982, Curry was invited to a Hudson Catholic event on May 12 as a guest speaker.
Curry earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from Fordham University in 1986.[6] Curry and his wife Pamela reside in River Vale, New Jersey.[7]
As discussed on radio interviews and his news blog, he has competed in the New York City marathon.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://tv.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/Curry.html
- ^ http://tv.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/Curry.html
- ^ a b c "Former NY Times writer Jack Curry joins YES" (Press release). YES Network. 23 February 2010. http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100223&content_id=8119830&vkey=1&oid=.
- ^ Jeter, Derek; Curry, Jack (2000). The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams. Crown. ISBN 978-0609607862.
- ^ Best, Neil (February 24, 2010). "Aaron Boone, Jack Curry on TV". Newsday. http://www.newsday.com/sports/watchdog-1.812020/aaron-boone-jack-curry-on-tv-1.1778180.
- ^ http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100223&content_id=8119830&vkey=1&oid=
- ^ http://www.northjersey.com/bergen/Rookie_of_the_Year_River_Vales_Jack_Curry_joins_YES_Network.html
- ^ http://www.myyesnetwork.com/16197/blog/2010/07/14/remembering_the_boss_calls
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