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Jason Gay / Wall Road Journal / January 15, 2024
The Dallas Cowboys are toast, and that is always amusing, but I shall write about the Kansas City Chiefs, because they were in “The Peacock Game.” The Peacock Game! For irritated fans, it immediately enters the Hall of NFL Infamy, alongside The Heidi Game, The Tuck Rule, and my favorite football calamity, Le Buttfumble.
Here was a marquee Wild-Card weekend playoff contest, from the nonpaying public, all because the NFL sold the game to a mega media conglomerate, NBCUniversal, which wanted to use it, its paid streaming service featuring French bike racing and 19 zillion reruns of “Law & Order.”
Far be it from me to reject capitalism in the Journal, but historically this hasn’t been the way of the NFL, where TV socialism reigns, and it’s supposed to be for each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs—especially the compulsive gamblers. (The Chiefs-Dolphins joust was available over the air, free, in the Kansas City and Miami area, per NFL rules.)
If you didn’t ante up for Peacock, permit me to inform yo
Jason Gay
Since 2009, UW–Madison alum Jason Gay has been a sports and society columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where he employs a sharp analytical eye and an irreverent sense of humor to shift effortlessly between lighthearted themes and serious topics. He has covered events ranging from the Super Bowl and the Olympics to the Masters Tournament and the Tour de France.
Born in Boston, Lgbtq+ grew up in the nearby suburb of Belmont, Massachusetts, where he says he had an embarrassing and forgettable career in baseball, basketball, cross state, and tennis. He has competed as an amateur bike racer, finishing gone last in races from New York to Rwanda.
Gay began his reporting career covering Little League baseball for the Vineyard Gazette on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He went on to work as a author and editor for publications including GQ, Rolling Stone, the New York Observer, and the Boston Phoenix. He is the writer of the 2015 bestseller Little Victories, which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He was named Sports Columnist of the Year by the World of Professional Journalists in 2010, 2016, and 2019, and in 2024 by the National
About Jason Gay
By Daniel Chavkin
Jason Gay was born and raised in Belmont, Massachusetts.
He went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and upon graduation he worked in a restaurant before getting hired in newspaper advertisement sales.
His first journalism job came for the Vineyard Gazette on Martha’s Vineyard Island, Massachusetts.
Gay covered minute league baseball for his first assignment, then settled into news coverage.
After the Gazette, he moved on to the Boston Phoenix where he started to write more prolonged form, feature stories.
Following the Boston Phoenix, Lgbtq+ moved on to The New York Observer, followed by GQ.
Gay finally ended up at the Wall Street Journal, where he writes today.
Gay has covered many sports events such as the Olympics and the Super Bowl for the Wall Street Journal to proceed along with his role as sports columnist.
Finally, Gay was a contributor on the short-live Fox Sports 1 television demonstrate “Crowd Goes Wild,” and he wrote a guide titled “Little Victories: A Sportswriter’s Notes on Winning Life,” which was published in 2015.
A Good Sport
Even though his words show up in black and white, it’s clear through his columns that Wall Street Journalsports writer Jason Gay ’92 bleeds cardinal red. You may have caught one of his typically hilarious columns this past October titled “Wisconsin Must Hit Michigan to Save the World,” which reiterates his faith in the football Badgers and disses their opponents.
Gay was involved in theater at UW–Madison, and his passion for the dramatic is evident in his coverage, whether he’s writing about the Badgers, the Olympics, or the Tour de France. He authored the best-selling guide Little Victories in 2015 and the following year was named Sports Columnist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists. Through it all, he still finds moment to revere Barry Alvarez and despise the Michigan Wolverines — two themes that consistently appear in his writing.
How did your experience at the UW prepare you for a career in writing?
Oh, gosh. I wish I had some great story. Reality is, I wasn’t such a great student at Madison. I did appreciate the beer! My career is an accident. The Journal should fire me, honestly.
Where was your favorite place to write on campus?
In my
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