Kimberly Alicia Jones (born September 7, 1969) is a

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-based sports reporter. From 2005 to 2011, she was the clubhouse reporter for

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games on the

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. She currently works for the

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and

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radio in New York City. Jones has been a resident of

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, since she started covering the

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Early life

Jones graduated from

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in the early 1990s with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a Master of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Science and is associated with their Center for Sports Journalism. From 2005 to 2007, she made regular appearances on the Penn State radio program '' Let's Talk Penn State'' with a segment that shared its name with her former blog: "Keeping Up With the Jones".

Sportscasting career

Before joining YES, Jones was the

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and a

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(NFL) columnist for ''

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'' newspaper in

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as the clubhouse reporter for Yankees games, after Waldman moved on to be the game analyst for Yankees games on WCBS radio. Jones also kept a

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for YESNetwork.com, entitled "Keeping Up With the Jones", that provided news and insight about the Yankees and often featured interviews with current and former players. On January 24, 2012, it was reported that Jones decided not to renew her contract with YES in order to pursue other opportunities. Jones' replacement at YES was announced in March 2012 with the signing of fellow Pennsylvania native,

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. Jones has worked as a back-up commentator for the

radio network WCBS. On April 12, 2012, it was reported Jones had been signed as a full-time, New York-based on-air contributor at the

. On WFAN, Jones has been a co-host of the football talk show ''Monday Night Live'' formerly with WFAN's Ed Coleman and presently

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. Jones has also guest hosted on WFAN for either the ''

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'' radio show or Benigno and Roberts when the hosts have been on vacation or unavailable. She has partnered with Chris Carlin,

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, and Marc Malusis. While covering a

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practice on November 15, 2018, Jones suffered an

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; she was taken to the

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Heart and Vascular Institute in

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, where she received surgery to fix the condition.

References

External links

YES Network BiographyKimberly's YES Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Kim Major League Baseball broadcasters College football announcers YES Network Living people 1969 births People from Dallastown, Pennsylvania People from Saddle Brook, New Jersey Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications alumni Journalists from Pennsylvania Journalists from New Jersey