John Heilemann
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Born | John Arthur Heilemann January 23, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA) Harvard University (MPP) |
Occupation | Journalist Anchor |
Notable work | Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime co-author Double Down: Game Change 2012 co-author |
Television | With All Due Respect, The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth |
Spouse(s) | Diana Rhoten |
John Arthur Heilemann (born January 23, 1966) is an American journalist and national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.[1] With Mark Halperin, he co-authored Game Change (2010) and Double Down (2013), books about presidential campaigning. Heilemann has formerly been a staff writer for New York, Wired, and The Economist.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Heilemann was born in Los Angeles in 1966[3] and grew up in Canoga Park. His family was originally from Wisconsin. Heilemann earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School.[2]
Career[edit]
He is the author of Pride Before the Fall (2001), a book about the Microsoft antitrust case. He has been a staff writer for New York, Wired, and The Economist. He was the host of a four-part documentary series for Discovery called Download: the True Story of the Internet, about the rise of the World Wide Web, which first aired in 2008.
He is the co-author (with Mark Halperin) of Game Change (2010) and Double Down (2013), books about Presidential campaigns. He and Halperin co-hosted With All Due Respect (2014–2017), a political analysis show on Bloomberg Television and MSNBC. Heilemann also produced and co-starred (with Halperin and Mark McKinnon) in Showtime's The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, following the presidential candidates behind the scenes of their campaigns in the 2016 United States Presidential Election. Heilemann produces and co-stars in episodes of The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, with Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon, airing from 2016-22. Heilemann is also an occasional guest on The Tony Kornheiser Show and MSNBC’s Deadline: White House and Morning Joe.[4][5]
Personal life[edit]
Heilemann is married to Diana Rhoten and lives in Manhattan.[2]
Bibliography[edit]
- Heilemann, John (2001-01-09). Pride Before the Fall: The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era. Collins Business. ISBN 0-06-662117-8.
- Heilemann, John; Halperin, Mark (January 2010). Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime. Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-173363-5.
- Heilemann, John; Halperin, Mark (October 2011). Race of a Lifetime: How Obama Won the White House Kindle Edition. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0141961347.
- Heilemann, John; Halperin, Mark (November 2013). Double Down: Game Change 2012. Penguin Press. ISBN 978-1594204401.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tuesday's Juice". Politico. May 30, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c "John Heilemann". Washington Speakers Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "FamilySearch Results". FamilySearch.
- ^ "Thanks for the chicken feet and gall bladders". The Tony Kornheiser Show. June 8, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With John Heilemann". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
External links[edit]

- Article archive at New York magazine
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- John Heilemann on Charlie Rose
- John Heilemann at IMDb
- Works by or about John Heilemann in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- 1966 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American journalists
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- American male journalists
- American political writers
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- Medill School of Journalism alumni
- New York (magazine) people
- The Economist people
- The New Yorker staff writers
- Wired (magazine) people
- MSNBC people
- 21st-century American male writers