1. Jonathan H Alter was born on October 6,1957 and is a liberal American journalist, best-selling author, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and television producer who was a columnist and senior editor for Newsweek magazine from 1983 until 2011.
14 Facts About Jonathan Alter
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Jonathan Alter is a contributing correspondent to NBC News, where since 1996 he has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC.
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In 2021, Jonathan Alter launched a newsletter called "Old Goats: Ruminating With Friends", where he has conversations with accomplished people who share their wisdom and experience.
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In 2013 and 2014, Jonathan Alter served as an executive producer on the Amazon Studios production Alpha House, which starred John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy.
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Jonathan Alter was raised in a Jewish family in Chicago, the son of James Jonathan Alter, who owned a refrigeration and air-conditioning company, and Joanne, who was an elected commissioner of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago and a member of the Democratic National Committee.
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Jonathan Alter's mother was the first woman in the Chicago area to be elected to public office.
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Jonathan Alter graduated from Phillips Academy in 1975 and Harvard University in 1979, where he was one of the lead editors on the Harvard Crimson.
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Jonathan Alter gained international notice on November 7,2000, the night of the presidential election, when on NBC with Tim Russert and Tom Brokaw, he was the first pundit to predict the months-long recount process.
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On NBC's Today Show, Jonathan Alter was the correspondent for several stories about the effect of the Iraq War on returning veterans.
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Jonathan Alter sits on the Board of Directors of The 74, an education news website.
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In 2009, Jonathan Alter was the commencement speaker at Western Connecticut State University, which awarded him an honorary doctorate.
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Jonathan Alter has received honorary degrees from Utica College, Montclair State University, and William Paterson University.
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Jonathan Alter was an executive producer of the Amazon Studios show Alpha House, starring John Goodman.
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Jonathan Alter is a former member of the Board of Directors of DonorsChoose, which allows teachers to post online proposals for classroom materials, and a current board member of The Blue Card, a national Jewish organization assisting Holocaust survivors, the Century Foundation, and the Bone Marrow Foundation.