12 Facts About Bob Herbert

Robert Herbert was born on March 7,1945 and is an American journalist and former op-ed columnist for The New York Times.

Bob Herbert's column was syndicated to other newspapers around the country.

Bob Herbert frequently writes on poverty, the Iraq War, racism and American political apathy towards racism.

Bob Herbert is a fellow at Demos and was elected to serve on the Common Cause National Governing Board in 2015.

Bob Herbert was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised primarily in Montclair, New Jersey, where his parents owned a number of upholstery shops.

Bob Herbert was drafted during the buildup to the Vietnam War, but was ultimately sent to Korea.

Always having had an interest in politics and writing, Bob Herbert decided shortly after the war to go into journalism.

Bob Herbert received a Bachelor of Science in journalism from the State University of New York in 1988.

Bob Herbert went on to work as a reporter and editor at the New York Daily News from 1976 until 1985, when he became a political columnist and editor, and began attracting attention for his editorial work.

Bob Herbert later served as a national correspondent on NBC from 1991 to 1993, with regular appearances on The Today Show and NBC Nightly News.

Bob Herbert chaired the Pulitzer Prize jury for spot news reporting in 1993.

In 2014 Bob Herbert published his book Losing Our Way: An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America.