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Robert “Bob” Herbert (born March 7, 1945) is an
American journalist op-ed columnist for The New York
Times. His column is syndicated to other newspapers around
the country. Herbert frequently writes on poverty, the Iraq war, racism and American political
apathy towards race issues.
Biography
Early
years
Herbert was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised primarily in Montclair, New Jersey, where his
parents owned a number of upholstery shops.[1] He was
drafted during the buildup to the Vietnam War, but was ultimately sent to Korea. Always having had an
interest in politics and writing, Herbert decided shortly after the
war to go into journalism.
Herbert received a Bachelor of Science, Journalism
from the State University of New
York (Empire State College) in 1988.
Career
Herbert's journalistic career began with The
Star-Ledger in New Jersey in 1970. Herbert went on to work
as a reporter and editor at the New York Daily
News from 1976 until 1985, when he became a political
columnist and editor, and began attracting attention for his
editorial work. This led to a position on WCBS-TV in New York, as a
founding panelist of Sunday Edition in 1990, as well as
becoming host of Hotline, a
weekly issues program on New York public television. He later
served as a national correspondent on NBC from 1991 to 1993,
with regular appearances on The Today Show and NBC
Nightly News.[2]
Herbert's journalistic awards include the Meyer Berger Award for
coverage of New York City and the American Society of Newspaper Editors award
for distinguished newspaper writing.
Herbert chaired the Pulitzer Prize jury for spot news reporting
in 1993. He is author of Promises Betrayed: Waking Up From The
American Dream, published by Henry Holt & Company in
2005.
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