Nate Silver Staffs Up at New FiveThirtyEight Blog

Site to relaunch with ESPN as partner in 2014

Since taking his talents—and FiveThirtyEight blog—from The New York Times to ESPN over the summer, Nate Silver has been busy putting together “[his] own Moneyball team” of editorial staffers in anticipation of the site’s relaunch next year. Today, he announced the first round of senior hires.

Tampa Bay Times managing editor Mike Wilson was tapped as managing editor of FiveThirtyEight. During his 18 years at the Tampa Bay Times, Wilson held various positions at the paper, including reporter, features editor, and managing editor for enterprise.

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