[Editor’s Note: Jay’s 20th Anniversary celebrations as a sports writer continue with Part 2 of Jay’s 20 year super-intro-retro-spective, looking at golf, skiing, steroids in sports, chumps, lunkheads, and dingbats, and much more in the topsy-turvy world of professional sports…especially when it intersects with the life and tines of an...
SUN VALLEY, ID – Quintessential veteran winter sports writer John Lundin will be covering the FIS World Cup Finals at Sun Valley March 22-27, handling the lion’s share of writing duty while several other writers are presiding over the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and the Skiing History Gala in Lake Placid. Lundin knows more...
A huge thank you to both NASJA and to Golf News Net for airing the NASJA Ethics in Journalism webinar as an iHeartRadio show for Jay Flemma Sports Report. You’ll recall we had four quintessential national panelists sharing their stories and experiences from covering events in the media center to the Olympics and beyond. Filip Bondy of the New York Daily News...
Elmsford, NY (January 7, 2025) —Longtime golf journalist Hank Gola has been elected to a two-year term as President of the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association by the MGWA Executive Committee. “It’s an honor to take the reins of the MGWA from Brian Crowell, who has steered the organization so capably over the last four years,” said Gola. He continued, “The...
GRANBY, CO – For the second consecutive year, the North American Snowsports Journalists will be hosting their webinar and lecture on the intersection of ethics and sports journalism. The broad ranging event will hit nearly every topic crucial to a journalist’s interactions with professional athletes, amateur athletes, scandals in sports, sports doping and...
—And then an angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds as they lay watching their flocks. And the shepherds were frightened at first, but the angel said, “Fear not. For I bring you glad tidings of great joy. For today in the city of David a Savior is born.” And suddenly the skies were filled with a heavenly host of all angels singing, “Glory...
In honor of my gal pal’s birthday, here’s her winning the Women’s U.S. Open of Mountain Boarding in 2000. Happy birthday, beautiful! Welcome to the Honor Roll!
How wonderful:Â a United States team won a world title AND looked great on the international stage. And best of all, after smothering host nation Sweden 6-2 in the gold medal game, the team belted out the National Anthem together – proudly and loudly. That’;s how we like our athletes – grateful, affable, and noble. Not entitled, preening, and money...
It’s a dark day for golf writers – another of our immortals has passed. Tim Rosaforte of Golf World and Golf Channel lost his battle with Alzheimer’s Disease yesterday. Rosaforte blended intelligence, grace, and candor as a sports journalist, casually interacting with pro golfers, fans, journalists, and everyone in between no matter how strong or...
…and as the shepherds lay in their fields tending to their flocks, an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and they were frightened at first. But the Angel smiled and said, “Fear not. For I bring glad tidings of great joy! For today in the City of David a savior is born to free the world from all of their sins.” And then suddenly the sky was filled...
So Golf Course Trades ran my timely interview with John Fulling, Jr., the president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. The GCSAA has been remarkably proactive; Fulling, Jr. and the rest of the GCSAA have mobilized quickly, effectively turning their website into a clearing house for all Coronavirus-related issues facing the Association’s...
We interrupt this sports site for a musical announcement. My life as a music lawyer has intervened, happily, and I releaased the next two recordings in the Jay’s Plays series. This batch is Ominous Seapods, and it starts with two shows from the Haunt in Ithaca, New York. Both are master DAT soundboard recordings of live shows, from 11-19-95 and 1-18-95...
And then an angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds as they watched their flocks in the fields. At first the shepherds were frightened, but the angel said, “Fear not. For tonight I bring you tidings of great joy. A savior has been born!” And suddenly an entire Heavenly host of angels appeared and sang, “Glory to God in the highest. And on earth...
Jay’s Birthday Observed festivities began Thursday at work with rum cake and continue this weekend with golf, steak, and lobster. See you on the other side of the weekend with updates on Saucon Valley, Irondequoit, and Hollywood Golf Club.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ – For the ninth time in 12 years, the team of Philadelphia and New Jersey golf media all-stars defeated the New York/National golf writers and broadcasters to win the Writer Cup at Forsgate Country Club’s fabled Banks Course. Playing a stroke play format where the top ten net and top three gross scores counted, Philly shellacked New...