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Tom Jolly (born 1955) is an American journalist. He is an associate masthead editor at The New York Times, overseeing the news report in print and online.
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Previously, Jolly was sports editor at the Times (2003–2011), assistant news editor (2000–03), and assistant sports editor overseeing weekend coverage (1997–2000).
Career
Jolly graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A. in journalism in 1977. He began his journalism career as a news reporter for the Delaware Gazette in Delaware, Ohio, in 1979.
He worked as a reporter, news editor, and sports editor at The Capital in Annapolis, Maryland, from 1982–85, then moved to the Pittsburgh Press, where he was a deputy sports editor from 1987–92. After the Press was bought and closed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he was named associate sports editor of the Post-Gazette in January 1993, then joined the Times in August of that year.
Personal
Jolly is the son of Thomas D. Jolly, a former senior mechanical engineer at Alcoa, and Betty Jolly of Pittsburgh. He lives in North Bergen, New Jersey.