John Rockwell
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Spouse | Linda Mevorach |
John Sargent Rockwell (born September 16, 1940) is an American
Early life and education
Rockwell was born on September 16, 1940, to
Career
Rockwell began his journalistic career at the
Rockwell got his start in radio journalism at WHRB at Harvard and at KPFA in Berkeley.[4] On WNYC Radio, Rockwell examined cultural topics and events in the news for his weekly Monday-night segment, "Rockwell Matters", from October 2007 until May 2008.[5]
In January 2008, Rockwell was a Distinguished Visitor at the American Academy in Berlin. He is a Chevalier of the French Order of Arts & Letters.
Personal life
Rockwell currently lives in
Books
- Rockwell, John (1983). All American Music. New York: ISBN 978-0-394-51163-4.
- —— (1984). Sinatra: An American Classic. New York: ISBN 978-0-394-53977-5.
- —— (2003). The Idiots. London: ISBN 978-0-85170-955-0.
- —— (2006). Outsider: John Rockwell on the Arts. Pompton Plains: ISBN 978-0-87910-333-0.
- ——, ed. (2014). The Times of the Sixties. New York: ISBN 978-1-57912-964-4.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6, Library of Congress Catalog Card #35-10257, p. 1426. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (May 20, 1999). "Alvin Rockwell, 90; Lawyer Helped Mold A Postwar Germany". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-87910-367-5.
- ^ "Rockwell Matters". WNYC. Retrieved November 28, 2021.