Mary Pilon

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Mary Pilon (May 16, 1986, in Eugene, Oregon) is a journalist based in the USA who primarily writes about sports and business. She currently covers sports for The New York Times.

She is an alumna of New York University, a member of the graduating class of 2008 with a degree in politics and journalism.

Pilon has worked for Dow Jones, USA Today and New York Magazine and worked for Gawker from 2006 to 2008. From 2008 to 2011, Pilon reported for the Wall Street Journal Money and Investing Section on finance and Wall Street during the Financial Crisis, one of the youngest reporters on staff. She won a Gerald Loeb award for her coverage of the Flash Crash.

At The Times, Pilon authored "Tomato Can Blues," a true-crime story of Charles Rowan, an amateur cage fighter who faked his own death. The story was the first-ever graphic novel for the paper and the first audiobook, narrated by actor Bobby Cannavale.

She is the author of "The Monopolists," a book forthcoming from Bloomsbury that tells the true story of the board game Monopoly.

External links

Mary Pilon, Sports reporter, New York Times, 25 from Forbes 30 Under 30: Media
"'Free Spirits' bring zing to Washington"
Mary Pilon Tumblr

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Name	Pilon, Mary
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Short description	American journalist
Date of birth	1986-05-16
Place of birth	Eugene, Oregon
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