1. John Phillips Avlon was born on January 19,1973 and is an American journalist and political commentator.
26 Facts About John Avlon
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John Avlon was 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 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 later became Giuliani's chief speechwriter and deputy director of policy.
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John Avlon is a former senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and 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 started as a columnist and eventually became political editor, executive editor, and then managing editor.
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In May 2018, John Avlon announced his departure from The Daily Beast.
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John Avlon joined CNN as a 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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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 was created to track the rise of extremist groups in America.
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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 2017, John Avlon published Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations.
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John Avlon's book titled Lincoln and the Fight for Peace was released in February 2021.
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In 2010, John Avlon was a co-founder of No Labels, a 501 bipartisan political group.
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However, since 2013, John Avlon has not been involved in No Labels, when he became editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast.
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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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John Avlon is married to PBS Firing Line host and political commentator Margaret Hoover.