John Phillips Avlon was born on January 19,1973 and is an American journalist and political commentator.
34 Facts About John Avlon
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John Avlon is 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.
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John Avlon is the author of several books, including Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics, which critically appraises both traditional American centrism and the more recent radical centrism.
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John Avlon wrote Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America.
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In January 2017, John Avlon published Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations, in which he highlights the history and content of President George Washington's parting treatise to the American people in the context of the contemporary political climate.
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John Avlon is of Greek descent, and his grandparents were immigrants.
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John Avlon was educated at Milton Academy, an independent preparatory school in Milton, Massachusetts.
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John Avlon is a childhood friend and schoolmate of Matthew Pottinger.
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John Avlon earned his BA from Yale University and an MBA from Columbia University.
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John Avlon was promoted to Chief Speechwriter and the Deputy Director of Policy.
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John Avlon was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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John Avlon is an advisory board member of the Citizens Union of New York, Bronx Academy of Letters, and the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
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John Avlon joined The Daily Beast in 2008 one month after its launch.
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John Avlon worked his way up through the organization starting as a columnist and moving on to political editor, executive editor and then managing editor.
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In May 2018, John Avlon announced his departure from The Daily Beast and moving to CNN as Senior Political Analyst and Anchor.
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John Avlon has made appearances on a variety of television shows such as, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, and Real Time with Bill Maher, as well as on news programs on MSNBC, PBS, CNN, and C-SPAN.
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John Avlon created and hosted the "Wingnut of the Week" segment on CNN.
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John Avlon first appeared on television in 2005 on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss his book Independent Nation.
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In June 2018, John Avlon moved to CNN full time as Senior Political Analyst making daily appearances on New Day, as well as guest anchoring for programs including State of America and Reliable Sources.
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John Avlon has been interviewed in several documentaries including HBO's Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists, 2010's Gerrymandering, History Channel's miniseries Washington and CNN's Lincoln: Divided We Stand.
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In September 2021 CNN announced the debut of the digital series "Reality Check with John Avlon: Extremist Beat", which will track the rise of extremist groups in America.
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John Avlon wrote the Newsweek cover-story: "A 21st Century Statesman,", about actor, director and activist George Clooney.
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In 2010, John Avlon published Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America about the evolution of fringe political movements and their inroads into mainstream American politics.
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In 2011, John Avlon co-edited the anthology Deadline Artists: America's Greatest Newspaper Columns with Jesse Angelo and Errol Louis.
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In 2013, John Avlon broke the news that Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics.
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In 2017, John Avlon published Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations.
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John Avlon's publisher released the book the day that President Barack Obama gave his farewell speech.
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John Avlon's book is a stake through the heart of political extremism.
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In 2010, John Avlon became a founding leader of No Labels, a 501 citizens movement of Republicans, Democrats and Independents whose mission is to address the politics of problem solving.
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John Avlon is on the board of Governors for the Overseas Press Club and the board of directors for the House of Speakeasy.
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John Avlon served as co-chair for the successful effort to preserve John Steinbeck's home in Sag Harbor and turn it into a writer's retreat.
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In 2017 John Avlon was named "One of the Most Influential in News Media" by Mediaite stating:.
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Besides steering one of the more influential online media outlets in the country, John Avlon is a trusted, grounded and welcome voice on CNN panels.
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John Avlon is married to PBS Firing Line host and political commentator Margaret Hoover.