Jerry Bonkowski has covered pro and college sports for nearly 40 years. His career has included lengthy stops as a sports writer for USA Today (15 years), ESPN.com (3 1/2 years) and Yahoo Sports (4 1/2 years). He was part of the regular NFL team at USA Today, covered the Chicago Bulls’ six championship seasons in the 1990s, and also provided extensive motorsports coverage of NASCAR, CART (now defunct), the Indy Racing League (now IndyCar) and the National Hot Rod Association. He also served as back-up NHL writer, wrote extensively about Major League Baseball and specialized in compelling human interest features. He has won numerous awards for his writings from organizations including The Associated Press and the National Motorsports Press Association. His first book, “Trading Paint: 101 Great NASCAR Debates”, was published in 2010 and continues to sell in print and e-book formats including iTunes, Amazon and Wiley.com (Wiley & Sons Publishers). He also has considerable radio experience, including serving as an on-air personality since 2002 to the present time for SiriusXM Radio. Jerry’s specialities range from motorsports to the NFL and everything in-between. As a columnist, he delivers fact-based pieces peppered with objective analysis, criticism (where warranted) and praise (also where warranted).