Bomani Jones

Bomani Jones is an award-winning television sports-journalist-turned-full-time-podcaster. The versatile host and sports analyst anchors his podcast, The Right Time with Bomani Jones, which he has established as a major destination for sports news, entertainers and other cultural icons. Jones relaunched the podcast on Wave Sports + Entertainment Network after hosting The Right Time on ESPN for 20 years. The show airs three times a week.

An early pioneer of blogging and podcasting, Bomani continues to host his own self-built podcast, The Evening Jones, since 2011. The Atlanta native, who grew up in Houston, gives listeners the chance to ask questions and explore his life in the media. His reach in podcasting and blogging began in 2004, with his work as a music and pop culture critic, including writing for AOL and ESPN.com.

In 2022, Jones contributed to the HBO sports series, "Back on the Record with Bob Costas," providing in-studio roundtable discussions and commentary. He regularly made guest appearances across ESPN’s studio programming, prominently as a panelist on "Around the Horn," and was a key contributor to many programs on the sports network. He also co-anchored the midday ESPN talk show, "High Noon with Pablo Torre" in 2018. A former contributor for SBNation.com, he is also the former host of "The Morning Jones" on The Score on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio.

Beyond TV hosting, Jones has evolved his career as an entrepreneur, media personality, writer and producer, extending into numerous television appearances, sports and music documentaries and movie cameos. In 2015, Jones was honored with his first Sports Emmy® Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary Series, "Rand University," a film about former National Football League wide receiver Randy Moss. He was honored as #17 on The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans list in 2016.