Evan Smith (journalist)
Evan Smith | |
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Born | New York, New York, U.S. | April 20, 1966
Occupation | Journalist |
Nationality | American |
Education | Hamilton College; Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University |
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 . It launched on November 3, 2009.[10][11]
References[]
- ^ "NY Times Ends Texas Tribune Partnership". Adweek. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Julia A. Null, Evan A. Smith". The New York Times. April 24, 1994.
- ^ "Inductees – Hall of Achievement". www.medill.northwestern.edu. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
- ^ "Evan Smith". PBS. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Evan Smith: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Shah, Aarti (December 10, 2007). "Interview: Evan Smith". PRWeek. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (July 17, 2009). "Texas Monthly's Longtime Editor Leaves the Magazine for a Local Web Start-up". The New York Times.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert. "Texas Monthly's President, Evan Smith, Will Now Be CEO of New Texas Tribune". Dallas Observer. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (July 17, 2009). "Web News Start-Up Has Its Eye on Texas". The New York Times.
- ^ Phelps, Andrew. "For the Texas Tribune, "events are journalism" — and money makers". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "What makes the Texas Tribune's event business so successful?". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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