Evan Smith (journalist) explained

Evan Smith
Birth Date:20 April 1966
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Journalist
Education:Hamilton College
Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University

Evan Smith (born April 20, 1966) is an American journalist. He is the former CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of the weekly interview program Overheard with Evan Smith.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Born in New York, Smith has a bachelor's degree in public policy from Hamilton College and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (which inducted him into its Hall of Achievement in April 2006).[4] [5]

Career

Since September 2010, he has hosted Overheard with Evan Smith, a weekly interview program produced by KLRU that airs on PBS stations nationally.[6]

Texas Monthly

Smith joined the staff of Texas Monthly as a senior editor in January 1992.[7] In February 1993, he was promoted to deputy editor, and in July 2000, he was made editor.[8] In May 2002, he added the title of executive vice president. He announced his intention to resign on July 17, 2009, and stepped down on August 21, 2009.[9] [10] [11]

Texas Tribune

Smith co-founded the Texas Tribune, an online, nonprofit, non-partisan public media organization, with Austin venture capitalist John Thornton and veteran journalist Ross Ramsey. It launched on November 3, 2009.[12] [13] In January 2022, Smith announced his intentions to step down from his role as CEO by the year's end.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NY Times Ends Texas Tribune Partnership. Adweek. October 31, 2014 . September 7, 2015.
  2. News: Robertson . Katie . January 12, 2022 . Evan Smith, the leader of The Texas Tribune, says he will step down. . . January 20, 2023.
  3. News: Schachter . Jim . October 26, 2022 . T-Squared: Sonal Shah is The Texas Tribune's next CEO . . January 20, 2023.
  4. Web site: WEDDINGS; Julia A. Null, Evan A. Smith. April 24, 1994. The New York Times.
  5. Web site: Inductees – Hall of Achievement. www.medill.northwestern.edu. December 1, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070528151501/http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/alumni/honors/. May 28, 2007. dead.
  6. Web site: Evan Smith. PBS. September 7, 2015.
  7. Web site: Evan Smith: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek. Bloomberg Businessweek. September 7, 2015.
  8. Web site: Interview: Evan Smith. Aarti. Shah. December 10, 2007. PRWeek. September 7, 2015.
  9. Web site: Texas Monthly's Longtime Editor Leaves the Magazine for a Local Web Start-up. Richard. Pérez-Peña. The New York Times. July 17, 2009.
  10. Web site: Texas Monthly's President, Evan Smith, Will Now Be CEO of New Texas Tribune. Robert. Wilonsky. Dallas Observer. September 7, 2015.
  11. Web site: Web News Start-Up Has Its Eye on Texas. Richard. Pérez-Peña. July 17, 2009. The New York Times.
  12. Web site: For the Texas Tribune, "events are journalism" — and money makers. Andrew. Phelps. Nieman Foundation for Journalism. September 7, 2015.
  13. Web site: What makes the Texas Tribune's event business so successful?. Nieman Foundation for Journalism. September 7, 2015.
  14. Web site: Smith. Evan. January 12, 2022. T-Squared: 2022 will be my last year as The Texas Tribune's CEO. January 23, 2022. The Texas Tribune. en.

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