John Avlon | |
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 Avlon in 2012 | |
| Born | John Phillips Avlon January 19, 1973 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, columnist, political analyst, editor-in-chief |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | JohnAvlon.com |
John Phillips Avlon (born January 19, 1973)[2] is an American journalist and political commentator. In 2024, he ran for U.S. House representative of New York's 1st congressional district.[3][4] As the Democratic nominee, he was challenging, and ultimately lost to, Republican incumbent Nick LaLota in the district's 2024 general election.[4]
Avlon was a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN, and was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018.[5][6][7] Prior to that, he was a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun, and chief speechwriter for former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani. He has written four books.
- ^ "Former CNN anchor John Avlon announces run for Congress as a Democrat".
- ^ Lippmann, Daniel (January 19, 2018). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: John Avlon, editor in chief of The Daily Beast and a CNN analyst". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Fandos, Nicholas (February 21, 2024). "John Avlon, CNN Commentator, Enters Race for Long Island Swing Seat" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b Fahy, Claire (2024-06-26). "John Avlon Wins Political Debut in a House Primary in New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Daily Beast Hires Executive Editor; Promotes John Avlon to Editor-In-Chief (Updated)". The Wrap. 17 January 2014.
- ^ "John Avlon Leadership Profile". IAC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ Wemple, Erik (May 24, 2018). "Big changes at the Daily Beast: EIC John Avlon to CNN; Noah Shachtman to replace him". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2018.