Jon Block

Jon was podcast editor, Halftime leisure editor, and Halftime sports editor for the Voice. You can follow him on Twitter @jon_block_ but not on Instagram because he doesn't have one.


Halftime

The Case for Morocco to Host the 2026 World Cup

As amazing as the Super Bowl, NCAA Tournament – Women’s if we’re being real –  and Winter Olympics were, the greatest sporting event of the year is still two months... Read more

Sports

Lightning strikes twice: Men’s basketball eliminated by St. John’s for the second straight year

With an actual storm raging outside, the eighth-seeded Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-15, 5-14 Big East) fell to the ninth-seeded St. John’s Red Storm (16-16, 5-14 Big East) 88-77 at... Read more

Sports

Off the Marcus: Hoyas fall to Villanova in Derrickson’s absence

In its final game of the regular season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-14, 5-13 Big East) fell to the No. 4 Villanova Wildcats (27-4, 14-4 Big East) 97-73 at... Read more

Features

Travel Ban(d): Friday Music Series focuses on intercultural understanding

After the election of Donald Trump, Benjamin Harbert, a professor in the Georgetown University music program, began to hear lots of the same questions from his students. They wanted to... Read more

Features

The Saturday Crowd: Examining the fan base of Georgetown football

With just over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, wide receiver Tommy Jesson (MSB ’18) hauled in a 38-yard pass along the left sideline, and the Georgetown crowd at... Read more

Sports

Battle worn: Hoyas fall in overtime to Syracuse

In its biggest challenge of the season so far, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (8-1, Big East) fell to rival Syracuse (9-1, ACC), 86-79 in overtime. The first loss of... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Fly Eagles Fly

We are 10 weeks through the NFL season, and, to the surprise of many fans, the Philadelphia Eagles have the league’s best record at 8-1. These are exciting times for... Read more

Halftime

The Sports Sermon: NFL Debrief

Welcome to the Sports Sermon, the Voice‘s global sports podcast. In this episode, Nick Gavio is joined by Jon Block and Jorge Deneve to discuss the NFL season so far heading... Read more

Podcasts

The Reel Pulpit: Blade Runner 2049

In this episode of The Real Pulpit, Graham Piro, Jon Block, Sienna Brancato, and Eman Rahman discuss Denis Villeneuve’s recent addition to the Blade Runner series, Blade Runner 2049.

Halftime

The Sports Sermon: NBA Season Preview

In this episode of the Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio is joined by Jon Block, Cam Smith, and Umar Asif to discuss the NBA offseason and upcoming 2017-18 season, making predictions... Read more