J. R. Moehringer

John Joseph Moehringer (born December 7, 1964), known by his pen name J. R. Moehringer, is an American novelist and journalist. In 2000 he won the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper feature writing.[1] He collaborated on the 2021 film adaptation of his memoir The Tender Bar (2005).

"The Tender Bar" redirects here. For the film adaptation of the memoir, see The Tender Bar (film).
J. R. Moehringer
BornJohn Joseph Moehringer
(1964-12-07) December 7, 1964
New York City, US
OccupationNovelist, journalist
Alma materYale University
SpouseShannon Welch
Children2

Biography

Moehringer was born in New York City and raised by a single mother in Manhasset, New York and Scottsdale, Arizona. He graduated from Saguaro High School in Scottsdale in 1982, and from Yale University in 1986.

He began his journalism career as a news assistant at The New York Times. In 1990 he moved to Breckenridge, Colorado where he worked at the Rocky Mountain News. In 1994 he became a reporter for the Orange County bureau of the Los Angeles Times.

In 1997, the Los Angeles Times sent him to Atlanta to report on the South as an on-the-scene reporter.[2] His journalism work later took him to Denver, Colorado.

While at the Los Angeles Times he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing in 1998[3] for his article "Resurrecting the Champ",[4][5] and received the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing in 2000[1] for his article "Crossing Over".[6][7]

He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, book editor Shannon Welch, and their two children.

Works

Moehringer's memoir, The Tender Bar, was published in 2005. It recounts his childhood through his early twenties, and tells of his coming-of-age experiences at a local bar called Publicans (previously called Dickens, subsequently renamed Edison's, and now renamed Publicans[8][9][10]), which served as a sanctuary from his chaotic family life. A movie version of the memoir, The Tender Bar, directed by George Clooney and starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan and Daniel Ranieri, was released on Amazon Prime on January 7, 2022. After retired tennis star Andre Agassi read The Tender Bar, he asked Moehringer to collaborate with him on his own memoir.[11] The resulting book, Open: An Autobiography, was published in 2009.[12]

Moehringer wrote an article for the Los Angeles Times Magazine about a homeless man who claimed he was Bob Satterfield.[4] In 2007, it was adapted as the basis of the film Resurrecting the Champ, directed by Rod Lurie and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda.

Moehringer's novel Sutton, based on the life of bank robber Willie Sutton, was published in 2012.

He ghostwrote Phil Knight's memoir, Shoe Dog, published in 2016.[13]

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex chose Moehringer to ghostwrite his memoir, which is planned for late 2022 release.[14]

Awards

References
  1. JR Moehringer biography - Pulitzer Board
  2. Susan King (2007-08-20). "Boxer's tale lands back in the ring". Los Angeles Times.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. "Pulitzer Prize winners - 1998". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  4. J.R. Moehringer (1997-05-04). "RESURRECTING THE CHAMP". Los Angeles Times.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  5. ""Why's this so good?" No. 26: Moehringer KO's a mystery". Nieman Storyboard. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. "J R Moehringer Crossing Over | Crossing Over - Los Angeles Times". web.archive.org. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  7. "Crossing Over". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  8. "Publicans · 550 Plandome Rd, Manhasset, NY 11030". Publicans · 550 Plandome Rd, Manhasset, NY 11030. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  9. "Home". Publicans. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  10. "A Tender Evening in JR Moehringer's "The Tender Bar" | Literary Traveler". 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. "Ghostwriter von Andre Agassi - Business And Science" (in German). Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  12. McGrath, Charles (2009-11-12). "A Team, but Watch How You Put It". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  13. "On Phil Knight, 'Shoe Dog,' Nike, Boris Berian and U.S. track & field: Oregon track & field rundown". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  14. Analysis by Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse. "Analysis: What can we expect from Prince Harry's book?". CNN. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  15. "Featured Fellow: J.R. Moehringer". Nieman Storyboard. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  16. "Class of 2001". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 2022-03-28.

Bibliography
  • Moehringer, J.R. The Tender Bar: A Memoir. New York: Hyperion, 2005. ISBN 1-4013-0064-2, ISBN 978-1401300647.
  • Moehringer, J.R. Sutton. New York: Hyperion, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4013-2314-1.
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