Background
Walljasper, Jay Thomas was born on June 3, 1955 in Fairfield, Iowa, United States. Son of Paul John and Doris Jeanette Walljasper.
Walljasper, Jay Thomas was born on June 3, 1955 in Fairfield, Iowa, United States. Son of Paul John and Doris Jeanette Walljasper.
Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1976.
Contributing editor, Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine, 1981-1982; assistant managing editor, then culture editor, In These Times, Chicago, 1982-1984; associate travel editor, Better Homes and Gardens, Des Moines, 1984; executive editor, Utne Reader, Minneapolis, 1984-1990; editor, Utne Reader, Minneapolis, 1990-1995; editor-at-large, Utne Reader, Minneapolis, since 1995. Board directors Institute Alternative Journalism, New York City.
Married Julie Ann Ristau, Apr.26, 1986.