Jon Lunceford is an award winning sports and digital media professional currently living in Birmingham, AL. Jon is a graduate of the University of Alabama school of journalism where he served as online editor for the Crimson White. Jon is also a graduate of Homewood High School where he played football for the Patriots, helping them to two Super 6 state titles, and was a member of the award winning Network show choir.
Before graduating from Alabama, Jon played football at Birmingham-Southern College under head coach Joey Jones until his football career was cut short due to injury. He then went on to study sports journalism for a time at Rutgers University in New Jersey before returning home to finish his education at Alabama.
Jon also spent a few years playing video games professionally, representing on Team USA in the World Cyber Games Grand Final in 2008 (Cologne, Germany) and 2009 (Chengdu, China). He also finished as a national runner-up in 2010. After moving on from professional gaming, he represented Samsung for a year to stay involved with the growing esports industry.
Jon has worked for multiple major media groups including Cox Media Group, iHeartMedia, Alabama Media Group and Cumulus Media. Jon is the former host of The Midnight Meltdown on ESPN 97.3 The Zone, Jox PrimeTime weekdays from 6-8 pm on WJOX 94.5 and “Off the Record with Jon and Tim“.
Currently, Jon serves as the operations manager for The Next Round and it’s parent company DBL Down Media. He also serves as the color analyst for the Thompson Warriors with the Warrior Nation Network.
Jon currently owns and operates multiple companies of his own:
Flux Media – A digital marketing and consulting agency with clients across the southeast
Under the Lights Foundation – A non-profit dedicated to the funding and creation of sports, fine arts and other extracurricular programs in Alabama middle and high schools
ALPreps – A site that focuses on live scores, brackets and more for high school football in Alabama
L+L Investments – An investment firm based in Birmingham that invests in various businesses and non-profits
Jon currently lives in Hoover, AL with his wife Laurel and their pup Zelda.
If there is one moral and value that I live by in my life it is this:
While I may not agree with what you say, I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.