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who is jim gray

Jim Gray usually refers to one of two well-known people :

Jim Gray the sportscaster

He is an American sports reporter and interviewer, born in 1959, known for work with ESPN, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Showtime, Fox, and SiriusXM. He is also an Emmy Award-winning journalist and author.

Jim Gray the computer scientist

He was an influential American database researcher born in 1944, known for pioneering work in databases and transaction processing, and for winning the Turing Award in 1998. Microsoft Research says his work helped shape e-commerce, online ticketing, ATMs, and later data-intensive science.

Quick clue

If you meant the sports media person, it’s Jim Gray the sportscaster. If you meant the tech pioneer , it’s Jim Gray the computer scientist.

If you want, I can give you a short bio of either one.