He joined WNYC in 2012 after almost 17 years at The New York Times, where he rose to the position of associate managing editor after serving as a senior editor in the business and culture departments and at The New York Times Magazine.

At The New York Times, he launched a wide range of initiatives, including India Ink, a news blog based in New Delhi; The Choice, a blog about college admissions; an e-book publishing program; The Local, a hyperlocal news pilot teaming the paper with leading journalism schools and community residents; The Carpetbagger, a blog about the movie awards season; and local news pages published  in copies of The New York Times sold in the Bay Area, Chicago and Texas.  Before joining The New York Times in 1995, he was a reporter or editor for the Los Angeles Times, the Kansas City Star and the Jacksonville Journal.  Jim and his wife, Pamela, live in Summit, N.J. They have four children ranging in age from 12 to 25.