Bomani Jones

Bomani Jones (born August 26, 1980) is an American sports journalist who is currently employed by ESPN. He is the co-host of Highly Questionable with Dan Le Batard, which airs daily on ESPN, and is also a regular panelist on Around the Horn. Jones also hosts The Right Time with Bomani Jones, which airs daily at 4:00 pm Eastern on ESPN Radio, and the podcast The Evening Jones. He has also written for SB Nation, Salon and Page 2 at ESPN.com. His sister is award-winning novelist Tayari Jones.

Biography

Early life

Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Later he moved to the Houston, Texas, attending school in the town of Waller in the Greater Houston area. Jones graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a bachelor's degree in economics. He followed that up with a master’s in politics, economics and business from Claremont Graduate University and a master’s in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Career

Prior to his career as a sports writer, Jones worked as a music critic. In January 2010, Jones launched his radio show, The Morning Jones, which was hosted from Durham, North Carolina. The show ended on August 30, 2011. Bomani currently hosts his own Internet show,The Evening Jones. Bomani & Jones debuted on SB Nation's YouTube channel. New episodes run every Monday and Thursday.

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