Tom Jones is the writer/editor for Page Two of the Times Sports section. He has covered everything from high schools to colleges to professional sports since starting with the St. Petersburg Evening Independent in 1986. After the Independent, Tom worked at the St. Petersburg Times (1987-91), the Tampa Tribune (1991-96), the St. Petersburg Times again (1996-2000), the Minneapolis Star-Tribune (2000-03) and returned for his third stint at the Times in 2003. While he has covered all sports, Tom is a hockey writer at heart, having covered the Tampa Bay Lighting from its first game in 1992 until moving to Minnesota to cover the Wild for three years. He returned to the Times again to cover the Lightning until taking over Page Two in 2006. He lists Herb Brooks, Lou Piniella and Wayne Gretzky as the most interesting personalities he has covered and the 2002 Winter Olympics as the best event he has covered. Tom also hosts a weekly sports roundtable show on Bright House Network's Catch 47.

Phone: (727)893-8544

E-mail: tjones@tampabay.com

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