Jansner began his career with the
Pottsville Mercury in
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Montgomery Newspapers in
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, the
Norristown Times-Herald in
Norristown, Pennsylvania, and
The Trentonian in
Trenton, New Jersey.
Philadelphia Daily News In 1972, Jasner joined the staff of the
Philadelphia Daily News. He covered the
Philadelphia 76ers and the
NBA on a full-time basis from 1981 until his death. Jasner was a past president of the
Professional Basketball Writers Association and the Philadelphia College Basketball Writers Association. He was the Pennsylvania Sports Writer of the Year for 1999, and was presented the 2004
Curt Gowdy Media Award, presented by the
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to the sport during his career; he was a finalist for the award in 2001, when he also received a lifetime achievement award from the Professional Basketball Writers Association during the
NBA Finals. He covered high school sports, the
Philadelphia Big 5,
the Eagles and the
NFL, the
World Football League, the
North American Soccer League, and what was then the
Major Indoor Soccer League. ==Death==