Jay was named the Sports Editor of the Times Free Press in 2003 and started with the newspaper in May 2002 as the Deputy Sports Editor. He was born and raised in Smyrna, Ga., and graduated from Auburn University before starting his newspaper career in 1997 with the Newnan (Ga.) Times Herald. Stops in Clayton and Henry counties in Georgia and two years as the Sports Editor of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal preceded Jay's move to Chattanooga. He has won local, state, regional and national awards as a writer, designer and section editor and was part of a TFP team that won a 2011 APSE award. Jay and his wife Kathleen were married in 2004 and have a son, Lee born in 2007, and a daughter, Madeline Ray born in 2010. Contact Jay at (423) 757-6273 or jgreeson@timesfreepress.com and follow him on Twitter at @jgreesontfp.
Like Admiral Byrd, let's head to the poll.
by Jay Greeson 4 hours agoWhat an amazing run over the last couple of months.
by Jay GreesonA lot will be written about the contributions of Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger in the months ahead until he walks away from his gig.
by Jay GreesonHere's your Friday mailbag.
by Jay GreesonOne more win gets the Braves in the World Series, of course.
by Jay GreesonThe Jeremy Pruitt era, ladies and gentlemen, continues to skyrocket down the charts as quite possibly the worst tenure in the history of the SEC.
by Jay GreesonIf you had to put money on the NLCS right now, no odds, are you taking Braves or Dodgers?
by Jay GreesonNot that long ago, someone who operated a costume shop would have been 100% on board with masks being encouraged or even required in daily wear.
by Jay GreesonThe outcome was far from predictable. Two of the most productive offenses in college football relying on defensive stops in the fourth quarter.
by Jay GreesonI've been blessed in more ways than I could list here, and we all know how wordy I can get — especially on Friday.
by Jay GreesonInteresting chain of events in the world of journalism on Wednesday.
by Jay GreesonNow it's World Series or bust for the Braves. Good times indeed.
by Jay GreesonMan, if Joc Pederson is going to continue to launch key three-run homers at critical junctures in the back half of the season, he can walk to the plate in his Aunt Edna's garter belt and his sister Sloan's charm bracelet for all I care.
by Jay GreesonKirby's bunch is legit. LEE-git.
by Jay GreesonOnly in modern-day America can flying the American flag be viewed as somehow representing the ever-growing divide in our country.
by Jay GreesonThis week's mailbag along with other daily business and Rushmores.
by Jay GreesonWhat a game. Seriously, God bless the ''er'' months.
by Jay GreesonThe price tags for elite starting pitchers in the baseball world are astronomical.
by Jay GreesonSo, the GOATs played. It came and went and you know who the big winner was?
by Jay GreesonOK, the emotional outrage that dominated the news cycle last week has ebbed.
by Jay Greeson