Jared Weiss
Staff Writer/Celtics Staff Writer·The Athletic - The New York Times
Boston, United States, North America
- Blues
- Jazz
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Blues · Jazz · BasketballRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Jared Weiss works as a staff writer/celtics staff writer at The Athletic - The New York Times and is publicly associated with blues, jazz and basketball, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Blues · Jazz
Formats
News · Video · Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
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- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Jared Weiss cover?
Genres
- Blues
- Jazz
Coverage
- Blues
- Jazz
- Basketball
- College Basketball
Market
- Boston
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Jared Weiss?
Jared Weiss is a Boston-based staff writer/celtics staff writer associated with The Athletic - The New York Times. Their published work centres on Blues, Jazz and Basketball. Coverage runs through News and Video. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Blues and Jazz. Jared Weiss works as a staff writer/celtics staff writer with The Athletic - The New York Times, based in Boston. Jared Weiss is staff writer/celtics staff writer at The Athletic - The New York Times, based in Boston. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Blues, Jazz, Basketball, College Basketball and Jazz & Blues, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through News, Video and Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Jared is publicly associated with Blues and Jazz. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Staff Writer/Celtics Staff Writer. Works at: The Athletic - The New York Times. Based in: Boston, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jared's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Staff Writer/Celtics Staff Writer
- Works at
- The Athletic - The New York Times
- Based in
- Boston, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Jared Weiss
Jared Weiss works as staff writer/celtics staff writer and covers Blues, Jazz, Basketball and College Basketball. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Jared Weiss is based in Boston, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Jared is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jared's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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