1. Charles Jay Sykes was born on November 11,1954 and is an American political commentator who was editor-in-chief of the website The Bulwark.
18 Facts About Charlie Sykes
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From 1993 to 2016, Charlie Sykes hosted a conservative talk show on WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Charles Jay Charlie Sykes was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in New York and Fox Point, Wisconsin.
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Charlie Sykes is the son of Katherine "Kay" Border and Jay G Sykes, a lawyer who later worked as a journalist for several small newspapers in New York before joining the Milwaukee Sentinel in 1962.
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In 1974, using the slogan "A Different Kind of Democrat" due to his opposition to abortion, Charlie Sykes challenged Republican incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner for Wisconsin State Assembly and lost.
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Charlie Sykes began his career as a journalist, starting in 1975 with West Allis, Wisconsin, weekly The Northeast Post for a year.
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In 1976, Charlie Sykes joined The Milwaukee Journal, starting with reporting on stories in the North Shore suburbs, before being promoted to the Milwaukee City Hall beat during the administration of Mayor Henry Maier.
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In 1983, Charlie Sykes returned to Milwaukee as managing editor at Milwaukee Magazine and moved up to editor-in-chief in January 1984.
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Charlie Sykes wrote features, investigative articles, and commentary for Milwaukee Magazine.
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From December 2018 through February 2024, Charlie Sykes was editor-in-chief of The Bulwark.
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Charlie Sykes has written commentary for Imprimis, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and has edited WI Interest, the magazine of the Badger Institute and the website Right Wisconsin.
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Charlie Sykes opposed the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump, campaiged against him and cast a write-in vote for independent conservative candidate Evan McMullin.
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In October 2016, Charlie Sykes announced that he had decided late in 2015 to quit his radio show for unspecified personal reasons.
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Charlie Sykes became the host of The Daily Standard, the revived podcast of The Weekly Standard magazine in February 2018.
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Charlie Sykes was the founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark and host of "The Bulwark Podcast" from 2018 to 2023.
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In 1994, Charlie Sykes contributed an essay to the ITVS series "Declarations: Essays on American Ideals", which was broadcast on PBS stations.
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In May 1975, at the age of nineteen, Charlie Sykes married eighteen-year-old Christine Libbey.
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Charlie Sykes married her one year after his divorce from Diane.