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Evan Smith
Smith at the LBJ Presidential Library, 2012
Smith at the LBJ Presidential Library, 2012
Born (1966-04-20) April 20, 1966 (age 58)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
EducationHamilton College; Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University

Evan Smith (born April 20, 1966) is an American journalist. He is the former CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of the weekly interview program Overheard with Evan Smith.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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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).[4][5]

Career

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Since September 2010, he has hosted Overheard with Evan Smith, a weekly interview program produced by KLRU that airs on PBS stations nationally.[6]

Texas Monthly

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Smith joined the staff of Texas Monthly as a senior editor in January 1992.[7] In February 1993, he was promoted to deputy editor, and in July 2000, he was made editor.[8] 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.[9][10][11]

Texas Tribune

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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.[12][13] In January 2022, Smith announced his intentions to step down from his role as CEO by the year's end.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "NY Times Ends Texas Tribune Partnership". Adweek. October 31, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Robertson, Katie (January 12, 2022). "Evan Smith, the leader of The Texas Tribune, says he will step down". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Schachter, Jim (October 26, 2022). "T-Squared: Sonal Shah is The Texas Tribune's next CEO". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "WEDDINGS; Julia A. Null, Evan A. Smith". The New York Times. April 24, 1994.
  5. ^ "Inductees – Hall of Achievement". www.medill.northwestern.edu. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  6. ^ "Evan Smith". PBS. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Evan Smith: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Shah, Aarti (December 10, 2007). "Interview: Evan Smith". PRWeek. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (July 17, 2009). "Texas Monthly's Longtime Editor Leaves the Magazine for a Local Web Start-up". The New York Times.
  10. ^ Wilonsky, Robert. "Texas Monthly's President, Evan Smith, Will Now Be CEO of New Texas Tribune". Dallas Observer. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  11. ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (July 17, 2009). "Web News Start-Up Has Its Eye on Texas". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Phelps, Andrew. "For the Texas Tribune, "events are journalism" — and money makers". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "What makes the Texas Tribune's event business so successful?". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  14. ^ Smith, Evan (January 12, 2022). "T-Squared: 2022 will be my last year as The Texas Tribune's CEO". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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