The Washington Post has named Jason Reid as their newest general sports columnist.

The WaPo Redskins beat writer and lead blogger will presumably replace Michael Wilbon, who left the paper last year for ESPN.

Sports Editor Matt Vita described Reid as “one of the most hard-working, conscientious and thoughtful sports writers in the country.” Reid will begin his columnist duties soon.

Below is the entire memo from Vita:

“I am very happy to announce that Jason Reid will become a columnist for Sports. Jason is one of the most hard-working, conscientious and thoughtful sports writers in the country who has covered the NBA (Clippers), MLB (Dodgers) and NFL (Redskins). In his four years at the Post, Jason has become the dominant beat writer on the Redskins with impeccable sources in the locker room, front office, among player agents and around the league. His tireless work leading the Redskins Insider has helped grow the audience for the blog in each of the last three seasons. This past year, Jason demonstrated his considerable skills as an analyst and observer in writing weekly On Football columns that routinely were among the most widely read Redskins stories on the website. I am confident Jason has the experience, work ethic and drive to become a top-flight commentator on sports and their role in society, and will be a welcome addition to Tom Boswell, Sally Jenkins, Mike Wise and Tracee Hamilton as the best lineup of sports columnists in the country.”