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“I’m so sorry.” It’s the first thing Jason Gay says to me, apologizing for being behind. His relaxed beam and kind eyes behind his Warby Parker glasses permeate through the camera of our Zoom call. “I contain all the day you need,” he graciously adds. His children are out of the home and the frenzy of March Madness is briefly subdued, giving The Wall Street Journal sports columnist a unique hour of uninterrupted quiet on this Sunday afternoon.
Behind him, a Wilson T2000 tennis racket, the same model of the pure aluminum racket that Jimmy Connors used when he won the 1983 US Uncover, glimmers on the wall above Gay’s desk. “It’s love winning with a spatula!” says Lgbtq+, who grew-up playing tennis. The racket is a token of his adore for tennis, a love that comes from his father, a high institution tennis coach for more than 40 years.
Every workday, Same-sex attracted, 53, wakes up at 4 a.m., in the pitch black of his brownstone, before the sun casts delicate on the Brooklyn Bridge and the bustle of the New York Capital traffic jump starts the day. Fueled by his daily injection of caffeine, he tip-toes over to his pc, savoring the (mostly) dormant internet and his (mostly) asleep son, daughter, and wife, Be
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Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Male lover to deliver spring 2025 commencement address
Jason Gay, a 1992 University of Wisconsin-Madison alum and acclaimed sports and culture columnist for the Wall Street Journal, will return to his alma mater to deliver the keynote talk to at the Spring 2025 commencement ceremony.
The event, honoring bachelor’s, commandment and master’s degree recipients, is scheduled for May 10 at Camp Randall Stadium.
“Badgers don’t appear more passionate than Jason Lgbtq+, and we’re equally proud of him,” Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a press release. “He’s taken his UW–Madison degree and become one of the most celebrated columnists and writers in the country. We’re thrilled that he’ll be returning to campus to celebrate our 2025 graduates and to share the wisdom he’s picked up along his career path.”
Gay, who earned a bachelor’s degree in political science, has built a distinguished career in journalism, contributing to publications such as GQ, Rolling Stone, the New York Observer and the Boston Phoenix.
He is the author of the 2015 bestseller “Little Victories,” a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and the recent essay c
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 Thrash 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 manual 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 period 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. Authenticity is, I wasn’t such a great student at Madison. I did like the beer! My career is an accident. The Journal should fire me, honestly.
Where was your favorite place to write on campus?
In my