Hearst owned WAPT (Jackson, Mississippi) announced that Joe Cook has been hired as the station’s new Sports Director.

In a release the station says, Joe brings an exciting array of experience to 16 WAPT, including coverage of the Iditarod sled dog race and Midnight Sun Basketball game while working in Anchorage, coverage of NCAA basketball in Omaha, and coverage of Super Bowl LIII, the Masters, and the NBA All-Star Weekend from Columbia, SC. An alumnus of Norfolk State, Joe has landed interviews with sports greats ranging from basketball’s Magic Johnson, to football’s Bruce Smith and coach Marty Schottenheimer, to 4-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey.

The station also adds that in addition to covering local and national sports “Joe is also known for his love of cooking and baking.”

Ummmmm OK?

To tell you how much time I spend in the kitchen, I have no clue what the difference between cooking and baking is?

I thought that was the same thing….