Sports Columnist Jay Paris Talks Padres

By Alan Ray / Senior Editor & Morning Anchor, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published June 30, 2008 at 4:24 AM PDT

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Until this past weekend you might have argued that the Seattle Mariners were the worst team in baseball. On paper they still are. Then the Mariners met the Padres for a weekend series. The Mariners br

Until this past weekend you might have argued that the Seattle Mariners were the worst team in baseball. On paper they still are. Then the Mariners met the Padres for a weekend series. The Mariners brought out the broom. With Ichiro Suzuki going 5 for 5 at the plate, the Mariners beat the Padres 9-2 yesterday. The Mariners still have the worst record in baseball but the Padres are closing in. We're joined on Morning Edition by North County Times sports columnist Jay Paris.

Alan Ray

Alan was with KPBS since 2006. His return to San Diego was a homecoming, of sorts. Alan began his news radio career in San Diego in the 1970s, producing business and financial coverage at KSDO. He went on to work as a news anchor, reporter and talk radio host in both Seattle and San Francisco. Prior to his work at KPBS, Alan most recently spent seven years producing an award-winning morning radio news program in the Bay Area. He’s won regional awards for his work in San Francisco and Seattle, including honors for breaking news coverage of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens and the events of 9/11. Alan is a member of Public Radio News Directors Inc. and the Radio Television News Directors’ Association. Alan’s interests include medicine, the environment, music, politics, scrabble and handball (though not always in that order).

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