Eugene Robinson (journalist)
Eugene Robinson | |
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| Born | Eugene Harold Robinson March 12, 1954 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | The Washington Post San Francisco Chronicle |
| Spouse | Avis[1] |
Eugene Harold Robinson (born March 12, 1954) is an American newspaper columnist and an associate editor of The Washington Post. His columns are syndicated to 262 newspapers by The Washington Post Writers Group. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009, was elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board in 2011[2] and served as its chair from 2017 to 2018.[3]
Robinson also serves as NBC News and MSNBC's chief political analyst.
Robinson is a member of the
Eugene's wife Avis died on October 28, 2023, after a short battle with cancer.
Biography
Early years and education
Robinson was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, where he "was one of a handful of black students on a previously all-white campus."[5]
Before graduating from the
Career
In 1976, he began his journalism career at the
Robinson appears frequently as a
Robinson was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in recognition of his columns that focused on then-Senator Barack Obama in the context of his first presidential campaign.[9]
Robinson is a 2021 honoree of the Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication,
In March 2022, Robinson was interviewed for the
Books
- Coal to Cream: A Black Man's Journey Beyond Color to an Affirmation of Race. New York: Free Press. 1999. ISBN 0-684-85722-7.
- Last Dance in Havana: The Final Days of Fidel and the Start of the New Cuban Revolution. New York: Free Press. 2004. ISBN 0-7432-4622-5.
- Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America. New York: Doubleday. 2010. ISBN 978-0-385-52654-8.
References
- ^ Robinson, Eugene (August 16, 2022). "My dinner with Salman Rushdie". Washington Post. p. A23. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize Board 2010-2011". pulitzer.org.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize Board 2017-2018". pulitzer.org.
- ^ "IWMF website". Archived from the original on August 4, 2010.
- ^ a b "Washington Post's Eugene Robinson Elected Chair of Pulitzer Prize Board". 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Robinson, Eugene 1954- - Dictionary definition of Robinson, Eugene 1954- - Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary". encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Eugene Robinson, NF '88". niemanreports.org.
- ^ "State of the News Media - Pew Research Center". stateofthemedia.org.
- ^ Howard Kurtz (April 20, 2009). "Post's Robinson Wins Commentary Pulitzer". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Fauci, Woodruff, Robinson and Heyman headline 2021 Page Center Awards". www.bellisario.psu.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Fauci, Woodruff, Robinson and Heyman headline 2021 Page Center Awards". www.bellisario.psu.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ Putin's Road to War: Eugene Robinson (interview) | FRONTLINE. March 13, 2022. [1]
Further reading
- Rhondda R. Thomas & Susanna Ashton, eds. (2014). The South Carolina Roots of African American Thought. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. "Eugene Robinson (b. 1955)," p. 345-347.