Dwight Jaynes is a

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and sportswriter in

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. He was a sports columnist with ''

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'' newspaper for several years. In 2001, he left to become president and write a column in the fledgling ''

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'' and to do a daily radio show for KPAM, a talk radio station owned by the same company as the Tribune. He left his radio role and worked full-time for the ''Tribune'', serving as the paper's editor and sports columnist until leaving at the end of July 2008. Jaynes has been highly critical of the management of the

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franchise under the ownership of

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, particularly over the hiring and performance of

Maurice Cheeks Maurice Edward Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as head coach of t ...

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. He is also a persistent advocate for bringing

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to Portland and a persistent critic of the

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. He co-authored two books, "The Long Hot Winter" with former Blazer coach

Rick Adelman Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Adelman served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden ...

and "Against the World" with fellow Tribune journalist Kerry Eggers. He has five times been named Oregon's Sports Writer of the Year and was named Oregon's Sportscaster of the Year for 2013—the first person in the state to win both awards. He has received the DNA Award for contributions to sports from the Oregon Sports Awards and was inducted into the state of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Jaynes co-hosted the Morning Sports Page on

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95.5 The Game with Chad Doing and

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until 2011, when he began working full-time for

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References

External links

Dwight Jaynes's blog on CSNNW
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