Jack Curry

Jack Curry
Curry in 2021
Born (1964-11-25) November 25, 1964 (age 61)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationB.A. in Communications
Fordham University
Hudson Catholic Regional High School
Occupationsbaseball pre-game and post-game analyst, website columnist
EmployerNew York Yankees

Jack F. Curry (born November 25, 1964) is an American sports journalist with more than 35 years of experience covering baseball in the New York market . He has worked as a studio analyst and a reporter for the YES Network since 2010, providing analysis and commentary on New York Yankees baseball games during pregame and postgame shows. He was won nine New York Emmy Awards at YES.

Until 2009, he was a national baseball correspondent for over a decade at The New York Times. Before taking over that position, he was the newspaper's Yankees' beat writer for seven seasons. His coverage of the Yankees overlapped with the team's dynastic run of four World Series titles in five seasons from 1996 to 2000. He worked at The New York Times for 22 years.

Author

Curry has written or co-written four New York Times best-selling books. In 2000, Curry co-wrote a New York Times best-seller with Derek Jeter titled The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams.

In 2019, Curry co-wrote another best-seller with David Cone titled “Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher”.

In 2022, Curry co-wrote another best-seller called Swing And A Hit: Nine Innings of What Baseball Taught Me with former Yankees outfielder and current YES Network broadcaster Paul O'Neill, followed in 2023 by The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever. It was also a best-seller.

Television and radio

Before 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.

Curry currently works for the YES Network. He is seen on the network's pre-game and post-game coverage. He also hosts a podcast, Yankees News and Views for the YES Network.

Personal

Curry graduated in 1982 from Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, where he played varsity baseball and was the Sports Editor of the school newspaper. Curry was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2016. In addition, Curry was indicted into the Irish Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024.

Curry earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from Fordham University in 1986.

As discussed on radio interviews and his news blog, he has competed in the New York City Marathon.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ask Reporters: Jack Curry". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Jeter, Derek; Curry, Jack (2000). The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams. Crown. ISBN 978-0-609-60786-2.
  3. ↑ Cone, David; Curry, Jack (2019). Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-538-74884-8.
  4. ↑ Merrill, Rob (May 23, 2022). "Review: 'Swing and a Hit' for diehard Yankees fans only". The Associated Press. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Merrill, Rob (May 26, 2023). "Review: 'The 1998 Yankees' revisits team 25 years later". The Associated Press. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Former NY Times writer Jack Curry joins YES" (Press release). YES Network. February 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ Best, Neil (February 24, 2010). "Aaron Boone, Jack Curry on TV". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
  8. ↑ Power, Nick (March 3, 2024). "Yankees News & Views: A conversation with Jack Curry". pinstripealley.com. Vox Media, LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ Weinrib, Adam (May 16, 2024). "Did Scott Boras, Hal Steinbrenner just agree to open Juan Soto Yankees extension talks?". yanksgoyard.com. Minute Media. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ Curry, Jack (July 14, 2010). "Remembering the Boss' calls". myyesnetwork.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.