Jason Reid named sports columnist at WaPo

[Bristol Insider]

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/114462/jason-reid-named-washington-post-sports-columnist/

Wow ...

 

[Versatile]

Why a "Wow"? This move couldn't surprise me less. I should add, it was the right move to make. He's very, very talented.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Great hire.

 

[Double Down]

Jason is awesome. Very happy for him. Someone who can write really well, and back it up with great reporting. He'll be excellent.

 

[wicked]

I say this as no slam against Tracee Hamilton, but her stuff just doesn't inspire me. (That's not to say she's a bad writer.) And Wise is a clown.

He's the third columnist in that rotation, and he hasn't written a thing.

 

[Drip]

I loved the way he handled his incident with Milton Bradley. Excellent move by the Post. Good luck Jason.

 

[Harry Doyle]

Love Jason. Very deserving, very kind, very funny. Great digger. Must agree with DD here, this move is going to result in some very substantive, compelling, well-reported columns.

 

[AD]

got to disagree on wise. forget the recent dopey twitter flap; his is only the most extreme example of old-line media wrestling with a rapidly shifting world.

but his donald brashear piece -- though not a column -- was one of best stories written over the last few years, anywhere.

hardly the work of a clown.

 

[wicked]

but his donald brashear piece -- though not a column -- was one of best stories written over the last few years, anywhere.

hardly the work of a clown.

Fair enough, the Brashear piece was stellar. But his columns often are contrarian for the sake of it and he makes Woody Paige's ATH persona seem like a Mensa member, based on Wise's radio show antics.

 

[Bruhman]

I got to know Jason Reid a little bit when he covered the Dodgers. Not only is he a good guy, but he's a dogged reporter and hard worker. He very much deserves this gig and I'm sure he'll do a fantastic job.

 

[Hoos3725]

I agree with everyone who says Reid does a great job. Will he replace Wilbon in writing the social-issue columns?

 

[Versatile]

Wise is ridiculously stupid on his show. That said, his columns are second-best at the Post behind Boswell's, though Jenkins can bring it when she's inspired.

I'd put Reid fourth for now. Hamilton comes across as "sports columns for the casual fan."

 

[Schottey]

This move was a no-brainer the second Wilbon went to ESPN full time. I know OF Jason more than I've communicated with him (once or twice) but when I ran with a Haynesworth story last year, he was very helpful.

 

[JackReacher]

Wise: Clown
Hamilton: Decent, but mostly boring.
Boswell: Very good at times. Very "I'm better than everyone else" most times.
Jenkins: Meh. No thanks.
Reid: Will be a must-read for me.

 

[SF_Express]

I've known Jason since he was covering preps at the O.C. Edition of the L.A. Times. He has earned every bit of this.

I always think it's a little condescending to say you're "proud" of somebody who has ascended this high, but I knew him back when and let's put it this way: I'm proud to have worked with him on his way up.

 

[SoCalDude]

Great guy, great talent.

 

[Fran Curci]

Wise is a very good writer. I don't hear his radio show, so that has no impact on me.

 

[JackReacher]

Put it this way. Before he got a radio show in DC, I used to read Wise a lot. Was never my favorite, but good enough to keep my attention. After listening to him on the radio, I rarely read him. Dude just comes off as....ugh, I don't know...a donk....on the radio. Hard to take him seriously.

But this is about JReid. He'll shine as a columnist.

 

[Alma]

So what's a vintage Jason Reid piece? I'd love to read one.

 

[Alma]

So I take it there isn't one, and folks are lauding this "great hire" based on him being a good beat reporter?