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John Avlon
Avlon in 2012
Born
John Phillips Avlon
(1973-01-19) January 19, 1973 (age 51)
New York, NY, U.S.
Education
Yale University (BA) Columbia University (MBA)
Occupation(s)
Author, columnist, political analyst, editor-in-chief
Political party
Democratic[1]
Spouse
Margaret Hoover
(m. 2009)
Children
2
Website
JohnAvlon.com
John Phillips Avlon (born January 19, 1973)[2] is an American journalist, political commentator, and Democratic political candidate.[3] He is a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018.[4][5][6]
Avlon was previously a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun and chief speechwriter for former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani.
Avlon is the author of several books, including Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics (2004),[7] which critically appraises both traditional American centrism and the more recent radical centrism. He also wrote Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America (2010).
In January 2017, Avlon published Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations, in which he highlights the history and content of President George Washington's parting treatise to the American people in the context of the contemporary political climate.
His most recent book is Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. It is a historical analysis of Lincoln's rebuilding the nation from the Civil War and how those efforts carried on past his assassination.[8]
^"Former CNN anchor John Avlon announces run for Congress as a Democrat".
^Lippmann, Daniel (January 19, 2018). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: John Avlon, editor in chief of The Daily Beast and a CNN analyst". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
^Fandos, Nicholas (February 21, 2024). "John Avlon, CNN Commentator, Enters Race for Long Island Swing Seat" – via NYTimes.com.
^"Daily Beast Hires Executive Editor; Promotes John Avlon to Editor-In-Chief (Updated)". The Wrap. 17 January 2014.
^"John Avlon Leadership Profile". IAC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
^Wemple, Erik (May 24, 2018). "Big changes at the Daily Beast: EIC John Avlon to CNN; Noah Shachtman to replace him". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
^Avlon, John (2004). Independent Nation: How the Vital Center Is Changing American Politics. Harmony Books / Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-5023-9.
^Lincoln and the Fight for Peace by John Avlon. Simon and Schuster. 15 February 2022. ISBN 9781982108120. Retrieved February 15, 2022. A groundbreaking, revelatory history of Abraham Lincoln's plan to secure a just and lasting peace after the Civil War—a vision that inspired future presidents as well as the world's most famous peacemakers, including Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a story of war and peace, race and reconciliation.
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editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021. In a 2015 interview, former editor-in-chief JohnAvlon described the Beast's editorial approach: "We seek out scoops, scandals...
her work on Firing Line. Hoover is married to fellow CNN contributor JohnAvlon, a former Rudy Giuliani speechwriter, senior columnist for Newsweek, and...
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sides of the political spectrum. In his book Independent Nation (2004), JohnAvlon discusses precursors of 21st-century U.S. political centrism, including...
Chicago's most underfunded districts. Since April 2019, Kate Bolduan, JohnAvlon as well as Harry Enten produce the audio-only podcast The Forecast Fest...
political writer and analyst. From April 2019 to March 2020, Kate Bolduan, JohnAvlon, and Harry Enten produced a podcast called The Forecast Fest together...
journalistic scoop factory", in the words of the Poynter Institute. When JohnAvlon left The Daily Beast in May 2018, Shachtman was promoted to editor-in-chief...
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against Trump, regardless of political affiliation. CNN Political analyst JohnAvlon uses the term using a more generalized sense inclusive of positive emotions...
who did not graduate. Cleveland Amory, author, animal rights activist JohnAvlon ‘91, author and The Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Edward Larrabee Barnes...
campaign trail covering Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie, John Kasich and Donald Trump. His work included a series of investigative pieces...
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affairs in 2006. She went on to earn her master's degree in sociology from St John's College, Cambridge, UK. Hunt started her career in journalism as an intern...
daughter born in April 2016 and a son born in February 2018. She was awarded a John Jay Award from her alma mater, Columbia College, in 2022. Flood, Brian (March...
coverage of the Bernie Madoff scandal. Regular Beast contributors included JohnAvlon, former CIA analyst Bruce Riedel, former Council on Foreign Relations...
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attorneys Joe Briggs and Kendra Davis Briggs as well as policy advisor David Johns, who served as director from 2007 to 2013. IMPACT aimed to encourage young...
There's been a shooting ... again". CNN. Retrieved November 25, 2020. Koblin, John; Somaiya, Ravi (December 4, 2015). "A Grim News Playbook in Repeated Mass...
Announces New Roles for John King and Dana Bash". Retrieved April 27, 2023. Jeremy Barr (April 27, 2023). "Dana Bash will succeed John King as anchor of CNN...
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