14 Facts About Walt Mossberg

Walter S Mossberg was born on March 27,1947 and is an American technology journalist and moderator.

Walt Mossberg co-founded AllThingsD, Recode and the D and Code Conferences.

From 2015 to 2017, Mossberg was Executive Editor of The Verge and Editor-at-Large of Recode, web sites owned by Vox Media.

Dow Jones announced on September 19,2013, that Walt Mossberg would leave The Wall Street Journal as part of the breakup with AllThingsD by the end of the year.

Walt Mossberg serves on the board of The News Literacy Project.

Walt Mossberg, a native of Warwick, Rhode Island, is a graduate of Pilgrim High School, Brandeis University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Walt Mossberg was a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal from 1970 until the end of 2013.

Walt Mossberg was based in the Journal's Washington, DC, office, where he spent 18 years covering national and international affairs before turning his attention to technology.

Walt Mossberg edited the Digital Solution column each Wednesday, and wrote the Mossberg's Mailbox column on Thursdays.

Walt Mossberg appeared weekly on CNBC, and in web videos, and was on numerous times a guest on the Charlie Rose Show, airing on PBS stations.

In 1999, Walt Mossberg became the first technology writer to receive the Loeb award for Commentary.

Walt Mossberg is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers on information technology.

In partnership with his fellow Journal columnist Kara Swisher, Walt Mossberg created, produced and hosted the Journal's annual All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, California, in which well-know technology leaders, such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, appeared on stage without prepared remarks, or slides, and were interviewed by the two columnists.

The next month, Walt Mossberg was one of only four journalists provided with advance access to the first iPhone in order to review it.