Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Hospitality Jay Grider Jay oversees the events & operations department for both the Nashville Sports Council and Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl. The Shelbyville, Tennessee native is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a BS in Mass Communications/Public Relations. His sports career began in minor league baseball in 1988 with the Huntsville Stars. Additional stops included Ft. Myers, FL. (Boston Red Sox Spring Training), Jacksonville, FL., (Jacksonville Suns) and Clarksville, TN. (Clarksville Coyotes). Jay’s years with the Nashville Sports Council and Bowl began in 1997 as the Music City Bowl’s Event Director. As an Associate Director, he was given the opportunity to [...]