Jeffrey Zaslow
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This biography of a living person does not cite any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. (December 2007) Find sources: (Jeffrey Zaslow – news, books, scholar) |
Jeffrey Zaslow is an American journalist and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He is also the coauthor of "The Last Lecture" (2008) and the author of "The Girls from Ames" (2009).
[edit] Biography
Zaslow’s Wall Street Journal column, Moving On, focuses on life transitions and often attracts wide media interest. That was certainly the case in September 2007, after Zaslow attended the final lecture of Carnegie Mellon University Professor Randy Pausch. Zaslow’s column about the talk sparked a worldwide phenomenon. Tens of millions of people have since viewed footage of the lecture on the Internet and on TV.
The book by Pausch and Zaslow, translated into 45 languages, was a #1 New York Times best-seller. Media coverage included The Oprah Winfrey Show and an ABC special hosted by Diane Sawyer. (www.TheLastLecture.com)
On September 17, 2009 Zaslow appeared at Central Bucks High School South in Warrington, Pennsylvania and gave students a lecture focused on the The Last Lecture book. He also related his own anecdotes mixed with humor. [1]
"The Girls from Ames" is a nonfiction book about a group of friends who grew up together in Ames, Iowa. It is billed by the publisher (Gotham Books) as "the inspiring true story of eleven girls and the ten women they became." (www.GirlsFromAmes.com)
'Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters,' was co-written by Zaslow with Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger) about the Miracle on the Hudson when US Airways Flight 1549 was ditch in the Hudsun river on Jan 15 2009.
Zaslow first worked at The Wall Street Journal from 1983 to 1987, when he wrote a front-page feature about a competition to replace Ann Landers at the Chicago Sun-Times. He entered to get an angle for his story, and won the job over 12,000 other applicants. He worked as a columnist at the Sun-Times from 1987 to 2001.
While working at the Chicago Sun-Times, Zaslow received the Will Rogers Humanitarian Award. Zaslow was honored for using his column to run programs that benefited 47,000 disadvantaged Chicago children. His annual singles party for charity, Zazz Bash, drew 7,000 readers a year and resulted in 78 marriages.
Zaslow’s TV appearances have included The Tonight Show, Oprah, Larry King Live, 60 Minutes, The Today Show and Good Morning America.
A Philadelphia native, Zaslow is a 1980 graduate of Carnegie Mellon, where he majored in creative writing. His wife, Sherry Margolis, is a TV news anchor with Fox 2 in Detroit. They have three daughters: Jordan, Alex and Eden.
Zaslow is currently coauthoring "Highest Duty", the autobiography of Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, set for release in fall 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ "Making Your Dreams Come True". phillyburbs.co. 2009-09-18. http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/27/2009/september/18/making-your-dreams-come-true.html. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  |
This article about a United States journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
