Jonathan Capehart
| Jonathan Capehart | |
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| Alma mater | Carleton College Northfield, MN |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The Washington Post |
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Jonathan Capehart is an American journalist and television personality. He writes for the The Washington Post's PostPartisan blog and is a contributor for MSNBC.[1]
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[edit] Background
Capehart grew up in New Jersey, and attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School.[2] He is a graduate of Carleton College.[3][4]
[edit] Career
Prior to his work with the Washington Post and MSNBC, Capehart was a researcher for NBC's The Today Show.[5][2] Subsequently, he worked for the New York Daily News (NYDN), serving as a member of its editorial board from 1993 to 2000. At the time of his hiring, Capehart was youngest-ever member of that newspaper's editorial board.[2] In 2000, he left the NYDN to work at Bloomberg News and afterward, he advised and wrote speeches for Michael Bloomberg during Bloomberg's 2001 run for the mayoralty of New York City.[6][7][8] In 2002, he returned to the NYDN, serving as deputy editor of the editorial page until 2004.[6] In December 2004, Capehart joined the global public relations company Hill & Knowlton as a Senior Vice President and senior counselor of public affairs.[2]
He joined the staff of the Washington Post as a journalist and editorial board member in 2007.[9] He currently serves in that capacity, in addition to being a contributing commentator for MSNBC.[4]
[edit] Awards
Capehart was a key contributor to a New York Daily News editorial team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for Best Editorial Writing. The award was for a series of editorials regarding Harlem's Apollo Theater.[2][5]
He was a 2011 Esteem Honoree, a distinction given to individuals in recognition of efforts in supporting the African American and LGBT communities in the areas of entertainment, media, civil rights, business and art.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Jonathan Capehart: Opinion Writer". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/jonathan-capehart/2011/02/24/AB1tR7I_page.html. Retrieved April 04, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Profile: H&K's Capehart climbs ladder with help from friends". PR Week via HighBeam Research (subscription required). July 18, 2005. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-134102637.html. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ "Alumni Pages:Capehart, Jonathan. Class of 1990". Carleton College. http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/history/after/histalum/. Retrieved April 04, 2012.
- ^ a b "Click:Jonathan Capehart". Politico. 2012. http://www.politico.com/click/focus/jonathan_capehart.html. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Capehart". David Patrick Columbia's New York Social Diary. http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/list/125.php. Retrieved April 05, 2012.
- ^ a b Bugg, Sean (November 04, 2010). "Man in the Middle:Jonathan Capehart charts his own course as one of Washington's leading opinion-makers". Metro Weekly. http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=5722. Retrieved April 04, 2012.
- ^ Gordon, Meryl (November 19, 2001). "The Winner's Circle". New York. http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/politics/newyork/features/5398/. Retrieved April 04, 2012.
- ^ "Jonathan Capehart". Center for American Progress. June 2010. http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2010/06/inf/CapehartJonathan.html. Retrieved April 04, 2012.
- ^ a b "2011 Honorees". The Esteem Awards. http://www.theesteemawards.com/jonathancapehart.html. Retrieved April 06, 2012.
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