L. Jon Wertheim Biography
L. Jon Wertheim is a sports writer and journalist. He is presently Sports Illustrated’s Executive Editor. He is also a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS and an analyst for the Tennis Channel at the four Majors.
L. Jon Wertheim Age
Jon was born Lewis Jonathan Wertheim on 11 November 1970in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. He is 52 years old as of November 2022.
L. Jon Wertheim Education
He attended Yale University for his undergraduate studies and the University of Pennsylvania for his law degree.
L. Jon Wertheim’s Wife- Children
He is happily married to his wife Ellie, and together they have two children. Wertheim resides with his wife in New York City.
L. Jon Wertheim Career
He has been on the Sports Illustrated staff full-time since 1996 and is currently the Executive Editor. He has covered tennis, the NBA, sports business, and MMA. He is also a contributing correspondent for CBS’s 60 Minutes and a Tennis Channel analyst for the four Majors. Wertheim is the author of ten books, including Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played, which provides a stroke-by-stroke analysis of the 2008 Men’s Singles Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. He is also a co-author (with Toby Moskowitz) of the New York Times bestseller Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won, a wide-ranging.
Wertheim worked as a commentator and reporter on 60 Minutes’ sports edition before becoming a full-time correspondent. His articles included a profile on NFL running back Marshawn Lynch as well as a breaking news item on NFL receiver Doug Baldwin. Wertheim has received an Emmy Award for his documentary “RIVALS” as well as many Emmy nominations for his work at 60 Minutes, including “The Longest Running Oil Spill” and “The Lost Music.” Wertheim received the Eugene L. Scott Award from the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2022 for his journalistic contributions to the sport of tennis. Wertheim serves as a senior writer and executive editor for Sports Illustrated, a commentator for the Tennis Channel, and has executive produced on various television and film projects. This includes the Emmy Award-winning doc “RIVALS: Ohio State vs Michigan” and a forthcoming documentary about the Ohio State abuse scandal, based on his reporting for Sports Illustrated.
Wertheim has interviewed Jerry Seinfeld on the coronavirus and his first gigs in New York during the pandemic, led a serious feature on retired, legendary reporter Dave Kindred, and profiled Oscar. He has also written on how a retired couple found lottery odds in their favor, sports betting, driverless vehicles, and populism in Hungary. His moving piece on the remote Alaskan island of Attu recalled the obscure war there, which was the only land conflict on American soil during WWII. On another island, the nation of Malta, he reported on corruption and drew attention to the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist who was uncovering it. Wertheim’s profile of Japanese baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani predicted the pitcher/hitter’s arrival in Major League Baseball.
L. Jon Wertheim Net Worth
Jon has an estimated net worth of 8 million dollars.