Jack F. Curry (born November 25, 1964) is an American sports commentator. He has worked in television for the YES Network since 2010, providing analysis of New York Yankees baseball games during pregame and postgame shows. He was part of YES's Emmy Award-winning Yankee coverage in 2011. He is also a columnist for Yesnetwork.com.
Jack Curry | |
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 Curry in 2021 | |
| Born | November 25, 1964[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. in Communications Fordham University Hudson Catholic Regional High School |
| Occupation(s) | baseball pre-game and post-game analyst, website columnist |
| Employer | New York Yankees |
Until 2009, he was a journalist, most recently as national baseball correspondent for The New York Times. Before taking over that position, he was the newspaper's beat writer covering the Yankees. He worked at The New York Times for 22 years.
Author
editIn 2000, Curry co-wrote a New York Times best-selling book with Derek Jeter titled The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams.[2]
In 2019, Curry co-wrote a book with David Cone titled “Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher”.[3]
In 2022, Curry co-wrote Swing And A Hit: Nine Innings of What Baseball Taught Me with former Yankees outfielder and current YES Network broadcaster Paul O'Neill,[4] followed in 2023 by The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever.[5]
Television and radio
editBefore joining YES, Curry was guest on local New York sports programs such as WFAN's Mike and the Mad Dog radio program. He has been seen nationally on networks such as ESPN and MSNBC.[6]
Curry currently works for the YES Network.[7] He is seen on the network's pre-game and post-game coverage.[8] He also hosts a podcast, Yankees News and Views for the YES Network.[9]
Personal
editCurry graduated in 1982 from Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City. Curry was invited to a Hudson Catholic event on May 12 as a guest speaker. On April 23, Curry was inducted into the school's hall of fame.
Curry earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from Fordham University in 1986.[10] Curry and his wife Pamela reside in River Vale, New Jersey.[11]
As discussed on radio interviews and his news blog, he has competed in the New York City marathon.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ask Reporters: Jack Curry". The New York Times.[dead link]
- ^ Jeter, Derek; Curry, Jack (2000). The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams. Crown. ISBN 978-0-609-60786-2.
- ^ Cone, David; Curry, Jack (2019). Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-538-74884-8.
- ^ Merrill, Rob (23 May 2022). "Review: 'Swing and a Hit' for diehard Yankees fans only". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Merrill, Rob (26 May 2023). "Review: 'The 1998 Yankees' revisits team 25 years later". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Former NY Times writer Jack Curry joins YES" (Press release). YES Network. 23 February 2010.
- ^ Best, Neil (February 24, 2010). "Aaron Boone, Jack Curry on TV". Newsday.
- ^ Power, Nick (3 March 2024). "Yankees News & Views: A conversation with Jack Curry". pinstripealley.com. Vox Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Weinrib, Adam (16 May 2024). "Did Scott Boras, Hal Steinbrenner just agree to open Juan Soto Yankees extension talks?". yanksgoyard.com. Minute Media. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Former NY Times writer Jack Curry joins YES". yesnetwork.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Klapisch, Bob (July 18, 2011). "Rookie of the Year: River Vale's Jack Curry joins YES Network". bergen.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Jack Curry Blog > Remembering the Boss' calls". myyesnetwork.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.