Posted by chicagomedia.org on June 17, 2008 at 17:38:14:
June 17, 2008
Jay Mariotti has agreed to a contract extension that will keep the award-winning sports columnist at the Sun-Times through May, 2011, Editor-in-Chief Michael Cooke said today.
"The Sun-Times sports franchise is a robust, influential brand locally and nationally. It's the one place for independent, politically unimpeded sports commentary in Chicago," Mariotti said. "The Sun-Times provides for a strong base from which to connect with readers while I continue my television work and branch into other broadcast and Web ventures."
One of the country's most prominent sports commentators, Mariotti is a daily panelist on the ESPN sports-talk show "Around The Horn," which airs at 4 p.m. Chicago time Monday through Friday.
Mariotti regularly will write columns for the Sun-Times while traveling to major national and international sporting events and covering the thriving Chicago sports scene.
He is Chicago's longest-running featured sports columnist, having started his column at the Sun-Times in 1991.
"Chicago is a die-hard sports town, and Jay is a focal point of our strong, award-winning team that produces simply the best sports news in print and online anywhere," Cooke said. "We are excited to continue working with Jay, and for him to continue to pull no punches when it comes to his exceptional sports commentary."
(Sun-Times)