Ray Wert

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Ray Wert
Nationality American
Alma mater Michigan 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]

Personal life

Wert is married to Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow. Their wedding was held in June 2017 in the Eastern Market district of Detroit. [5] They have a daughter named Noa who was born in January 2021. They live in Royal Oak, Michigan. [6] Wert is Jewish and McMorrow is Catholic. [7]

References

  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.
  5. ↑ McMorrow, Mallory; Wert, Ray (June 24, 2021). "McMorrow and Wert: Raising kids or having a career doesn't have to be a binary choice for women. Here's how to change that". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ Stamm, Alan (February 19, 2021). "This new mom, a Royal Oak state senator, sees workplace policies from both sides now". Deadline Detroit. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ Mallory McMorrow [@MalloryMcMorrow] (March 19, 2024). "Catholic here. This ain't it" (Tweet). Retrieved August 19, 2024– via Twitter.


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