Byron York

Byron York
Born 1958 (age 57–58)
Residence Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Education University of Alabama (bachelor's degree)
University of Chicago (master's)
Occupation Commentator, author
Notable credit(s) White House correspondent for National Review magazine; columnist for The Hill; frequent guest on BloggingHeads.tv; author of The Vast Leftwing Conspiracy; formerly worked for CNN
Parent(s)

Thomas Earl York

Helen Hamilton York

Byron York (born 1958) is an American conservative columnist for the Washington Examiner, Fox News contributor, and author who lives in Washington, D.C..

Career

York is the chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner, a publication he joined in early 2009 following his work as White House correspondent for National Review magazine and a columnist for The Hill. He is also a syndicated columnist.

He has also written for The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, and New York Post, among other publications. A frequent guest on television and radio, he has appeared on such programs as Meet the Press, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, The O'Reilly Factor, Meet the Press, Special Report, The Laura Ingraham Show, and Hardball with Chris Matthews, and has contributed occasional commentaries to National Public Radio.

Before working for National Review, York was a news producer at CNN Headline News and an investigative reporter for The American Spectator. In 2001 York explored the misfortunes of his former employer in an essay written for The Atlantic, "The Life and Death of The American Spectator".[1]

For a brief period in 2005 he was a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. He has taken part in discussions with other media personalities at BloggingHeads.tv.

Education

York holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and a master's from the University of Chicago.

Family

He is the son of Thomas Earl York, a longtime television personality from Birmingham, Alabama, and the former Helen Hamilton (born 1929).

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ York, Byron (November 1, 2001). "The Life and Death of The American Spectator". The Atlantic. 288 (4). pp. 91–106. Retrieved 2006-08-24.

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