1. John Worthen Germond was an American journalist, author, and pundit whose career spanned over 50 years.
11 Facts About Jack Germond
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Jack Germond wrote for the Washington Star and the Baltimore Sun, and was a longtime panelist on the television discussion show The McLaughlin Group.
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Together with Jules Witcover, Jack Germond co-wrote "Politics Today," a five-day-a-week syndicated column, for almost a quarter-century.
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Jack Germond began his career in 1951 writing for the Evening News in Monroe, Michigan.
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On television, Jack Germond began appearing on Meet the Press in 1972 and The Today Show in 1980.
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Jack Germond was a fixture on The McLaughlin Group from the show's inception in 1982, acting as a "liberal voice" against conservative guests such as Pat Buchanan and Robert Novak.
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Jack Germond left the program in 1996, citing a decline in the show's discourse and frustration with John McLaughlin's heavy-handed moderation.
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Jack Germond was later featured as a panelist on the PBS program Inside Washington.
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In 1995, Jack Germond married Alice Travis, a former secretary of the Democratic National Committee.
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Jack Germond was stepfather to Alice's two children, Abby and David, from her prior marriage.
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Jack Germond died at his home in Charles Town, West Virginia on August 14,2013, aged 85.