Jason Lee Whitlock was born on April 27,1967 and is an American sports columnist and podcaster.
16 Facts About Jason Whitlock
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Jason Whitlock was a radio personality for WHB and KCSP sports stations in the Kansas City area.
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Jason Whitlock played Division I college football at Ball State as an offensive lineman.
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In 1994, Jason Whitlock was hired by The Kansas City Star.
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In 1998, Jason Whitlock was suspended for heckling fans at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
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Jason Whitlock was the first sportswriter to win the award and $10,000 prize.
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Jason Whitlock had guest-hosted several ESPN TV shows, including Jim Rome Is Burning, and Pardon the Interruption.
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Jason Whitlock was a regular fill-in host on The Jim Rome Show on Premiere Radio Networks.
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In 2006, Jason Whitlock announced the departure of his online column from ESPN.
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However, after the announcement, Jason Whitlock was interviewed by sports blog The Big Lead, and disparaged two of his ESPN colleagues.
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Jason Whitlock soon announced to The Kansas City Star readers in September 2006 that he was fired altogether from ESPN as a result of his remarks; he wrote that the company doesn't tolerate criticism and acted as they saw fit.
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Jason Whitlock originally expected to be an integral part of the launching of the Fox Sports 1 sports television channel in August 2013, but then came to feel that television work would come at the expense of his writing.
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Therefore, upon meeting with ESPN President John Skipper, Jason Whitlock decided to leave Fox Sports and accept Skipper's offer to return to ESPN.
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In 2016, Jason Whitlock began a new show airing on Fox Sports 1, Speak for Yourself with Cowherd and Jason Whitlock.
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In June 2020, Jason Whitlock officially partnered alongside Clay Travis at OutKick.
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Jason Whitlock has been published in Vibe, Playboy, and The Sporting News.