Ray Wert

Ray Wert
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMichigan State University
Occupation(s)Author, writer, journalist
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children1

Ray Wert is an American journalist who was formerly head of content sales at Gawker Media and the editor-in-chief of the Gawker-owned automotive weblog Jalopnik.[1]

He was previously a senior staffer for Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and a campaign staffer for presidential candidate John Kerry.[2] Wert has written for The New York Times, Popular Mechanics and Cat Fancy,[3] and is a regular contributor to various CNBC shows such as On the Money. Wert splits his time between New York City and metro Detroit.

Wert provided on-screen commentary for the 2011 film Revenge of the Electric Car.[4]

  1. ^ "Ray Wert Launches Digital Content and Tiny Toy Car". Dbusiness Magazine. 24 January 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Granholm-Cherry Announce More Key Senior Staff Appointments". Michigan.gov. Retrieved December 20, 2003.
  3. ^ "Whatever Happened to Concept Cars Anyway? Analysis". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  4. ^ ""Revenge of the Electric Car"... the Kings (a review)". October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012.