1. David J Remnick was born on October 29,1958 and is an American journalist, writer, and editor.
15 Facts About David Remnick
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David Remnick won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire, and is the author of Resurrection and King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero.
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David Remnick was named "Editor of the Year" by Advertising Age in 2000.
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David Remnick has served on the New York Public Library board of trustees and is a member of the American Philosophical Society.
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David Remnick began his reporting career at The Washington Post in 1982 shortly after his graduation from Princeton.
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David Remnick received the George Polk Award for excellence in journalism in 1993.
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David Remnick became a staff writer at The New Yorker in September 1992, after ten years at The Washington Post.
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David Remnick promoted Hendrik Hertzberg, a former Jimmy Carter speechwriter and former editor of The New Republic, to write the lead pieces in "Talk of the Town", the magazine's opening section.
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In 2005, David Remnick earned $1 million for his work as the magazine's editor.
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In May 2009, David Remnick was the subject of an extended Twitter thread by former New Yorker staff writer Dan Baum, whose contract with the magazine was not renewed by David Remnick.
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In 2010, David Remnick lent his support to the campaign urging the release of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning after being convicted of adultery and ordering the murder of her husband by her lover.
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David Remnick provided guest commentary and contributed to NBC coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, including the opening ceremony and commentary for NBC News.
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David Remnick is the host of The New Yorker Radio Hour, produced by WNYC and The New Yorker.
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In May 2014, David Remnick served as the commencement speaker at the 160th commencement of Syracuse University.
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In 1987, David Remnick married reporter Esther Fein in a Jewish ceremony at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan.