Jerry Brewer

Jerry Brewer is a sports columnist for The Washington Post. He was nominated for a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for the "A prayer for Gloria" series that led to his first book, "Gloria's Miracle." Before joining The Post in June 2015, Brewer worked at four other newspapers: The Seattle Times, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., The Orlando Sentinel and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has received national awards for his work from numerous journalism organizations, including the American Association of Sunday and Features Editors, Associated Press Sports Editors, Society of Professional Journalists, Best of the West and National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

He approaches sports journalism with a mantra: "The game is not the story. The game is a platform to tell a story." Through sports, Brewer chronicles the ups and downs, virtues and flaws, of humans whose lives play out before thousands of fans. He sees sports as riveting to the imagination and enlivened by the zany and unpredictable behavior of regular people who stumble into iconic status. But he cares mostly about affecting a community through his work, through powerful storytelling or poignant, frank opinions.

Jerry resides in Arlington, Va., with his wife, Karen, and sons, Austin and Miles.