John U. Bacon

John U. Bacon is an American author of books on sports and business as well as a sports commentator on TV and radio.

Bacon earned a bachelor's degree in History and a master's degree in Education from the University of Michigan. His first journalism job was as a lifestyle report for the Ann Arbor News in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 1995, Bacon became a sports feature writer for the Detroit News. During this period, he wrote articles on baseball player Jackie Robinson, the sport of bullfighting, and high school basketball at a Potawatomi Native American reservation in Michigan.

In 1998, Bacon travelled to Nagano, Japan to cover the 1998 Winter Olympics for the News. After the Olympics, Bacon left the News to become a freelance writer. He has written articles for the New York Times, Time Magazine, and ESPN Magazine.

In 2000, Bacon started his radio career with a sports show on WAAM in Ann Arbor. In 2002, he started a radio show “Off the Field,” on WTKA in Ann Arbor. In 2007, Bacon began providing weekly sports commentary on Michigan public television stations.

In 2005, Bacon was awarded a Knight-Wallace Fellowship for journalism from the University of Michigan.

Bacon is the author of several books on sports and business, including:

Three and Out,Fourth and Long and Endzone have been New York Times bestsellers.

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