Bomani Jones was born on 26 august 1980 in Georgia, USA and later moved to Texas due to some financial reasons. For his schooling, he went to a local high school in Texas. His mother's name was Barbara Ann Posey who is a professor and his father's name is Mack who is also a professor along with doing activism. Jones went to the Clark Atlanta University to get a bachelor’s degree in economics. After graduation, he enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From there he got a master’s degree in economics. He was a very bright student and so he went on to study for a doctorate at the UNC. He stayed in North Carolina while attending his higher education.
Until later in his life, he wasn't sure about his career choice. After completing his college, he worked as a critic for pop culture and music. He joined AOL and ESPN for writing critical reviews. In January 2008 he started a radio show called The Three Hour Lunch Break. He also hosted another show called The Morning Jones in the year 2010. The same year he started to host the show Outside the Lines for ESPN. After the end of The Morning Jones, he started hosting The Evening Jones on YouTube. He moved slowly and steadily towards the very top of sports journalism. In 2012 he started to appear on the show Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable with Dan Le Batard. His fame was an all-time high in 2014 when he won Around the Horn episode thrice. He was then a regular at ESPN and his in-game analysis was liked by viewers all across the globe. His knowledge of games wowed viewers and sports personalities alike. He used to interview sports persons as well for his shows. His journey from sports writer to a full-time host is really inspiring for anyone looking to change career and venture into new territories.
In person, Jones is a very polite and sown to earth guy. All his friends talk about his charitable works that he does from time to time. His immense knowledge has helped him succeed in a very competitive field. He has been praised from time to time again by different newspapers and magazines about his characteristics unpredictable analysis. He has often been called the smartest man in the sports media which to some is an understatement. He came into the sports journalism scenes as the breath of fresh air and won over the viewers. Jones has also been the center of controversy many times. Once he wore a t-shirt which had Caucasian written on it. This stirred a lot of controversy in the media many asking him to step down from his post in ESPN. There is no news of Jones being married or having a wife. His biography can be read all over the internet, on Wikipedia and ESPN. He is a very regular social media user and can be followed on twitter, Facebook, and other platforms. His net worth is expected to be around $10 million.
Birth Date: | 26 Aug, 1980 |
Age: | 39 yrs |
Occupations: | Radio personality |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Atlanta |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American sports radio personality |
Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |