Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. Explained

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.
Birth Date:22 September 1951
Birth Place:Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Chairman, The New York Times Company
Education:Tufts University (BA)
Spouses:
    Children:A. G. Sulzberger
    Annie Sulzberger
    Parents:Barbara Winslow Grant
    Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
    Relatives:Arthur Hays Sulzberger
    Adolph Ochs

    Arthur Ochs "Pinch"[1] Sulzberger Jr. (born September 22, 1951) is an American journalist.

    Sulzberger was the chairman of The New York Times Company from 1997 to 2020, and the publisher of The New York Times from 1992 to 2018, when he appointed his son A. G. Sulzberger to lead the company.

    Early life and education

    Sulzberger was born in Mount Kisco, New York, one of two children of Barbara Winslow (née Grant) and Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger Sr.[2] His sister is Karen Alden Sulzberger, who is married to author Eric Lax.[3] He is a grandson of Arthur Hays Sulzberger and great-grandson of Adolph Ochs. His mother was a descendant of Mayflower crew member John Alden and Plymouth Colony governor Edward Winslow. Sulzberger's mother was of mostly English and Scottish origin and his father was of German Jewish origin (both Ashkenazic and Sephardic).[4]

    Sulzberger's parents divorced when he was five years old. He was raised in his mother's Episcopal faith; however, he no longer observes any religion.[5]

    Sulzberger graduated from the Browning School in New York City.[6] In 1974, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Tufts University.

    Career

    Sulzberger was a reporter with the Raleigh Times in North Carolina from 1974 to 1976, and a London Correspondent for the Associated Press in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1978.

    Sulzberger joined The New York Times in 1978 as a correspondent in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He moved to New York as a metro reporter in 1981, and was appointed assistant metro editor later that year. Sulzberger is a 1985 graduate of the Harvard Business School's program for management development.

    From 1983 to 1987, Sulzberger worked in a variety of business departments, including production and corporate planning. In January 1987, Sulzberger was named assistant publisher. A year later, Sulzberger was named deputy publisher, overseeing the news and business departments. In these capacities, Sulzberger was involved in planning the Timess automated color printing and distribution facilities in Edison, New Jersey, and at College Point, Queens, New York, as well as the creation of the six-section color newspaper.

    Sulzberger became the publisher of The New York Times in 1992, and chairman of The New York Times Company in 1997, succeeding his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger.[7] On December 14, 2017, he announced he would be ceding the post of publisher to his son, A. G. Sulzberger, effective January 1, 2018.[8]

    Sulzberger remained chairman of the Times board until December 31, 2020, when he passed that position to his son as well.[9]

    Awards and honors

    Affiliations

    Sulzberger played a central role in the development of the Times Square Business Improvement District, officially launched in January 1992, serving as the first chairman of that civic organization.

    Sulzberger helped to found and was a two-term chairman of the New York City Outward Bound organization,[15] and currently serves on the board of the Mohonk Preserve.[16]

    Activism

    Sulzberger was opposed to the Vietnam War and was arrested at protest rallies in the 1970s.[17]

    Personal life

    Sulzberger married Gail Gregg in 1975, and the couple divorced in 2008.[18] [19] The couple have two children: a son, Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, and a daughter, Annie Sulzberger.[20] [21]

    Sulzberger married Gabrielle Greene in 2014, and the couple filed for divorce in 2020.[22]

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Pareene . Alex . Pinch Sulzberger, Fire Yourself Today . dead . The Awl . July 4, 2022 . July 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701102846/https://www.theawl.com/ .
    2. Barbara Winslow Grant, Mother of Times Chairman, Dies at 90, The New York Times, New York Edition, March 10, 2019, p. A23.
    3. Web site: Karen A. Sulzberger Is Wed To Eric Martin Arthur Lax. The New York Times. October 24, 1982.
    4. http://www.americanancestors.org/arthur-ochs-sulzberger-jr/ New England Historic Genealogical Society - American Ancestors: #42 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Yankee Ancestors, Mayflower Lines, and Royal Descents and Connections of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.
    5. https://books.google.com/books?id=AOkCAAAAMBAJ&dq=sulzberger+episcopalian&pg=PA30 New Times
    6. Scion of the Times. The New Yorker. February 17, 2019.
    7. News: Sulzberger Jr.. Arthur. Baquet. Dean. Rosenthal. Jack. A Conversation on the Future of The New York Times: Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and Dean Baquet in conversation with Jack Rosenthal. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OA8L9s4YZrw . 2021-12-21 . live. Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. June 18, 2015. Video.
    8. News: A.G. Sulzberger, 37, to Take Over as New York Times Publisher. Ember. Sydney. 2017-12-14. The New York Times. 2017-12-14. en-US. 0362-4331.
    9. Web site: Chris Isidore. New York Times chairman retires after 23 years leading the board. 2020-12-31. CNN.
    10. Web site: Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. Receives the Light on the Hill Award from Tufts University, MA . . 9 April 1996 . January 22, 2021.
    11. Web site: Publisher of The New York Times to Receive Honorary Degree from SUNY New Paltz, New York . SUNY New Paltz, New York . March 27, 2006 . January 22, 2021.
    12. Web site: SUNY New Paltz Distinguished Speaker Series; An Evening with Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ylXSm5q2c3k . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube.com . SUNY New Paltz, New York . March 6, 2020 . January 22, 2021.
    13. Web site: Novel About Racial Injustice Wins National Book Award . The New York Times, US . Leslie . Kaufman . November 14, 2012 . November 15, 2012.
    14. Web site: CUNY School of Journalism Journalistic Achievement Award at the 10th Annual Awards . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ylSSATkrlKc . 2021-12-21 . live. April 17, 2017 . CUNY School of Journalism, New York, US . June 27, 2017.
    15. Web site: Robert Miller Named Chairman of NYC Outward Bound Board. NYC Outward Bound. 2014-05-16. January 3, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512122043/http://www.nycoutwardbound.org/images/content/0/5/054.pdf. May 12, 2013. dead.
    16. Web site: Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.. 2020-09-29. International Center for Journalists. en.
    17. Auletta. Ken. December 12, 2005. The Inheritance: Can Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., save the Times—and himself?. The New Yorker. Arthur, Jr., leaned to the left (he had been vehemently opposed to the Vietnam War, and was arrested more than once at protest rallies)..
    18. Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. and Gail Gregg Married, May 25, 1975, The New York Times, p. 51.
    19. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/nyregion/10marriage.html?_r=1&oref=slogin "Times Publisher and His Wife Separate"
    20. https://www.nytimes.com/1980/08/06/archives/sulzbergers-have-son.html "Sulzbergers Have A Son"
    21. Web site: The New York Times Company Biography for A.G. Sulzberger . June 22, 2016.
    22. News: Gabrielle Greene and Arthur Sulzberger Jr. Wedding . The New York Times . August 31, 2014 . November 21, 2014.

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