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| Born | (1951-07-19)July 19, 1951 (age 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University |
| Occupation(s) | Baseball writer and analyst |
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| Spouse | Lisa |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award (2019) |
| Website | Jayson Stark |
Jayson Stark (born July 19, 1951)[1] is an American sportswriter and author who coversbaseball forThe Athletic. He is most known for his time withThe Philadelphia Inquirer andESPN.
Stark was born inPhiladelphia and grew up in the city'sNortheast section.[2][3] He graduated fromSyracuse University'sS. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in journalism in 1973.[3][1][4] His first job in journalism was atThe Providence Journal.[2] In 1979, he joined his hometownPhiladelphia Inquirer as a beat writer for thePhiladelphia Phillies, and eventually became a national baseball writer and columnist for that paper.[1][5] From 1983 to 1999 he produced a nationally syndicatedBaseball Week in Review column "known for unearthing obscure, historic and humorous aspects of baseball".[1] He was twice named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year by theNational Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.[1][6] His observations and analysis of the 1993 Phillies team is quoted in several books.[7][8]
Stark joinedESPN in 2000.[4] He was a senior writer forESPN.com. He also contributed toSportsCenter,ESPNews,Baseball Tonight,[9] and a weekly segment during baseball season with WHB 810 in Kansas City. He appeared weekly onMike & Mike.[9] Beginning in 2014, Stark began co-hosting a weekly radio show during baseball season on ESPN Radio's affiliate in Philadelphia. Stark was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.[10][3] Stark was laid off from ESPN on April 26, 2017,[11] along with several other on-air personalities.[12] On April 1, 2018, he started writing forThe Athletic.[13]
Stark is the 2019 recipient of theJ. G. Taylor Spink Award given by theBaseball Writers' Association of America, for "meritorious contributions to baseball writing".[14]
Stark has three children with his wife, Lisa, who has been an assistant coach for the Council Rock North volleyball team.[15]
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