Evan Smith (journalist)
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Born | New York, New York | April 20, 1966
Occupation | Journalist |
Nationality | American |
Evan Smith (born April 20, 1966) is an American journalist. He is the CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of the weekly interview program "Overheard with Evan Smith."[1]
Early life and education
Born in New York, Smith has a bachelor's degree in public policy from Hamilton College and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (which inducted him into its Hall of Achievement in April 2006).[2][3]
Career
Since September 2010, he has hosted "Overheard with Evan Smith," a weekly interview program produced by KLRU that airs on PBS stations nationally.[4]
Texas Monthly
Smith joined the staff of Texas Monthly as a senior editor in January 1992.[5] In February 1993, he was promoted to deputy editor, and in July 2000, he was made editor.[6] In May 2002, he added the title of executive vice president. He announced his intention to resign on July 17, 2009, and stepped down on August 21, 2009.[7][8][9]
Texas Tribune
Smith co-founded the Texas Tribune, an online, nonprofit, non-partisan public media organization, with Austin venture capitalist John Thornton and veteran journalist Ross Ramsey. It launched on November 3, 2009.[10][11]
References
- ^ "NY Times Ends Texas Tribune Partnership". Adweek. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Julia A. Null, Evan A. Smith". 24 April 1994 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Page Not Found - Medill - Northwestern University". www.medill.northwestern.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Evan Smith". PBS. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Evan Smith: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Interview: Evan Smith". PRWeek. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard. "Texas Monthly's Longtime Editor Leaves the Magazine for a Local Web Start-up".
- ^ Robert Wilonsky. "Texas Monthly's President, Evan Smith, Will Now Be CEO of New Texas Tribune". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (17 July 2009). "Web News Start-Up Has Its Eye on Texas" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "For the Texas Tribune, "events are journalism" — and money makers". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "What makes the Texas Tribune's event business so successful?". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
External links
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