1. Jonathan Eig is an American journalist and biographer.
11 Facts About Jonathan Eig
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Jonathan Eig is the author of six books, the most recent being King: A Life, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Jonathan Eig's father was an accountant and his mother was a stay-at-home mom and community activist.
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Jonathan Eig began working for his hometown newspaper when he was 16.
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Jonathan Eig attended Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, graduating in 1986 with a bachelor's degree.
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Jonathan Eig has taught writing at Columbia College Chicago and lectures at Northwestern.
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Jonathan Eig has written as a freelancer for many outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, and online edition of The New Yorker.
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Jonathan Eig is married to Jennifer Tescher and has three children.
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Jonathan Eig appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in May 2010.
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In 2016, Jonathan Eig appeared on AMC's The Making of the Mob: Chicago, talking about Al Capone.
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In 2023, Jonathan Eig published a biography of Martin Luther King Jr.