Jon Heyman
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Jon Heyman is a sportswriter for Sports Illustrated
and its website SI.com. He writes primarily about baseball
. Heyman is also a baseball insider for MLB Network
.
and grew up in Cedarhurst, New York
. He graduated from Northwestern University
's Medill School of Journalism
in 1983.
, where he served as the New York Yankees
beat writer, baseball columnist
and general sports columnist. In 1999 and 2000 Heyman was a baseball columnist for The Sporting News
.
Heyman joined Sports Illustrated
in July 2006. Heyman usually reports on baseball news year-round and writes a baseball notes column called The Daily Scoop for SI.com, which appears most weekdays during the baseball season and twice a week during the offseason. Heyman also frequently writes the "Inside Baseball" column in the magazine.
In 2009 Heyman joined the recently launched MLB Network
as a baseball insider.
Heyman has also appeared on numerous radio and TV programs including WFAN
, Mike'd Up
, Mike and the Mad Dog
, ESPN Radio 1050
, The Michael Kay Show
, and Jim Rome is Burning
.
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
and its website SI.com. He writes primarily about baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. Heyman is also a baseball insider for MLB Network
MLB Network
MLB Network is an American television specialty channel dedicated to professional baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball. Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications have minority ownership of the new network, with MLB retaining a controlling two-thirds share...
.
Early years
Heyman was born in Santa Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
and grew up in Cedarhurst, New York
Cedarhurst, New York
Cedarhurst is a village in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, in the USA. The population was 6,592 at the 2010 United States Census. The village is named after a grove of trees that once stood at the post office....
. He graduated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
's Medill School of Journalism
Medill School of Journalism
The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is a constituent school of Northwestern University which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. It has consistently been one of the top-ranked schools in Journalism in the United States...
in 1983.
Professional career
Heyman spent 16 years at NewsdayNewsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, where he served as the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
beat writer, baseball columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
and general sports columnist. In 1999 and 2000 Heyman was a baseball columnist for The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
.
Heyman joined Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
in July 2006. Heyman usually reports on baseball news year-round and writes a baseball notes column called The Daily Scoop for SI.com, which appears most weekdays during the baseball season and twice a week during the offseason. Heyman also frequently writes the "Inside Baseball" column in the magazine.
In 2009 Heyman joined the recently launched MLB Network
MLB Network
MLB Network is an American television specialty channel dedicated to professional baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball. Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications have minority ownership of the new network, with MLB retaining a controlling two-thirds share...
as a baseball insider.
Heyman has also appeared on numerous radio and TV programs including WFAN
WFAN
WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...
, Mike'd Up
Mike'd Up
Mike'd Up: Francesa on the Fan is the continuation of the show Mike and The Mad Dog based out of WFAN in New York City that features Mike Francesa. The show is simulcast on the YES Network, under a different title, The Mike Francesa Show...
, Mike and the Mad Dog
Mike and the Mad Dog
Mike and the Mad Dog was an afternoon drive sports radio program based out of WFAN in New York City that featured Mike Francesa and Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo talking sports and taking phone calls from listeners. From 2002 onwards the show was simulcasted on the YES Network...
, ESPN Radio 1050
WEPN
WEPN is a 24-hour sports talk formatted radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs and live broadcasts of sports matches. It is the New York affiliate for ESPN Radio...
, The Michael Kay Show
The Michael Kay Show
New York Yankees television play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay currently hosts a drive-time talk show on 1050 ESPN Radio.*Terrestrial radio: 1050 ESPN Radio, New York City broadcasting area, 50,000 watts...
, and Jim Rome is Burning
Jim Rome is Burning
Jim Rome Is Burning, originally titled Rome Is Burning and often abbreviated as JRIB, is a sports conversation and opinion show hosted by Jim Rome. Debuting on May 6, 2003 as Rome Is Burning, it was originally a once a week show in primetime at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday nights on ESPN...
.