Steve Cuozzo
This biographical article is written encyclopedic . (July 2023) |
Steve Cuozzo | |
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Born | Lenore Hershey (mother-in-law) | January 17, 1950
Website | nypost.com |
Steven D. Cuozzo (born January 17, 1950) is an American writer,
.Early life
Cuozzo was born
Cuozzo attended kindergarten at a Brooklyn Catholic school and, when he was about six years old, his family moved to
Career
1970s–1980s
After graduating from Stony Brook University, Cuozzo began his first city job in 1972 as an administrative assistant at the
On December 18, 1972, Cuozzo began working as a copy boy in the city room at 210 South Street at the New York Post. In a 2012 interview, Cuozzo noted about his entry-level job that "In those days, it literally meant, besides getting coffee for the editors, it meant carrying pieces of copy around."[10] For the next four years, Cuozzo worked in the business run by Dorothy Schiff,[11] an owner and publisher of the Post for nearly 40 years. Cuozzo later would characterize the Post during these four years as a "bastion of principled liberalism" that produced a "stunted broadsheet" with "the graphic appeal of a pothole"[12] In 1976, liberal[11] Schiff sold the Post to conservative Australian American business magnate Rupert Murdoch for a reported $31 million (equals $166 million in 2023).[13] Cuozzo subsequently worked for Murdoch for many years and, in 1996, would be described as viewing Murdoch as "part Santa Claus, part William Randolph Hearst and always larger than life."[14]
In August 1977, the core of Cuozzo's childhood Brooklyn neighborhood of Ocean Hill was destroyed by
Cuozzo was promoted at the Post in early 1979 to entertainment editor with the title arts and leisure editor.
In the fall of 1981, Cuozzo was promoted to assistant managing editor in charge of features.[16] In addition to performing the duties of features editor, Cuozzo also was organizing contests and sweepstakes in the paper.[10] On a weekly basis, his job was to come up with a prize, which included a trip to Hawaii and "win breakfast with the baby elephant at the Bronx Zoo."[10] By January 1988, Cuozzo had been working at the Post for about 16 years and held the position of assistant managing editor.[11]
Commenting in September 1981 on a widespread concern that the Post would close, Cuozzo noted, "We were seemingly on the brink of extinction about 12 times in a much more heart-stopping way than this has yet become. I have full confidence in the boss (Murdoch) to somehow steer us through this as long as he is legally able to."[11]
1990s
In August 1990, Power Partners: How Two-Career Couples Can Play to Win,
In 1993, Cuozzo held the position of managing editor of the paper.
Hamill and 72 other staffers had been fired the previous Friday, with Hamill and 50 of the staffers being rehired on Wednesday, five days later.
At the end of March, Rupert Murdoch signed an agreement to reclaim the Post.[20] Predicting that Murdoch would become less abrasive, as compared to his prior ownership of the Post, Cuozzo noted, "He is a different Rupert Murdoch than six or seven years ago. I suspect in his second coming he would be less involved in the affairs of the paper because he now has a television network and a studio to look after."[22] Cuozzo took the story to Times Books and, in April 1993, signed a contract with them to write an anecdotal memoir about the Post.[23]
In October 1993, the
In June 1996, Cuozzo's book, It's Alive! How America's Oldest Newspaper Cheated Death and Why It Matters, was published.[25] In the book, Cuozzo uses his experiences from when he joined he Post as a copy boy in 1972 through his mid-April 1996 receipt of the Post's new Sunday edition to present an anecdotal memoir that traces modern history at the then-195-year-old New York Post and describes its effect on America's news culture.[25][26] In addition, throughout the book, he expresses his views, such as the Post "asserted the importance of human emotions in the affairs of the world" and the newspaper's "emphasis on individual accountability" instilled discipline in American society,[14] crediting the Post for capturing "the energy" of New York City and originating what he characterizes as the United States' positive trend towards tabloidization of the news.[25][27]
Cuozzo described the Post's
In October 1996, Cuozzo appeared on
During the show, Cuozzo contrasted
2000s
In August 2000, Cuozzo served as one of eight food experts to provide their choices for the 10 elite chefs of Manhattan.[35] Cuozzo and the panel selected in their top 10, chefs including Daniel Boulud, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Nobu Matsuhisa, and Gray Kunz, as well as Christian Delouvrier, Mario Batali, Eric Ripert, and Alfred Portale.[35] In 2003, gossip columnist and writer Cindy Adams described her longtime boss Steve Cuozzo in an article entitled Leave Me Alone!, writing: "[In 1981], Steve Cuozzo was dispatched to spy on me. Keep me on track. A lifetime later, he's still spying on me. Forget keeping me on track. He's now trying to derail me. The man has just gleefully sent me a tub of e-mails, each of which deposits bodily fluid upon my person. I mean, thank God he's my friend. Imagine if he didn't like me."[16]
In 2005, the Post stopped running classic reviews directed towards "eating one's way through a new place every week," which was part of a trend in United States newspapers at that time.
2010s
By March 2012, Cuozzo was writing his weekly "Realty Check" real estate column, was the Post's top restaurant critic, and edited the paper's Page Six gossip page.[10] In describing his experience with brokers and developers in writing his "Realty Check" column, Cuozzo noted in a 2012 interview, "Most [brokers and developers] really care about the city. They really love New York City and they love what they do and they derive extraordinary gratification from participating in the transactions that bring beneficial change to neighborhoods and alter perceptions about different parts of the city."[10] In July 2012, Cuozzo was ranked No. 96 in The New York Observer's list of The 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate.[38] As of 2013, Cuozzo writes as a restaurant critic, real estate columnist, and op-ed contributor at the New York Post and lives with his wife Jane on the Upper East Side in New York.[39]
Publications
- Steven Cuozzo (June 18, 1996), It's Alive!: How America's Oldest Newspaper Cheated Death and Why It Matters, OCLC 33244132
- Steve Cuozzo's first byline: reporting on the formation of Dennis Wayne's Dancers in the summer of 1975.[40]
- Steve Cuozzo's first article as a restaurant critic: Steve Cuozzo (December 6, 1998), "A Critic's Manifesto", New York Post, p. 44
- Steve Cuozzo's first weekly "Realty Check" real estate column: Steve Cuozzo (November 10, 1999), "Ross Ready To Set Sail on Columbus", New York Post, p. 51, retrieved December 10, 2013
- 1998 article co-written by Steve Cuozzo with wife Jane on their travels through Italy: Jane Hershey and Steve Cuozzo (March 31, 1998), "Naples; A Place Apart; Contrary To Its Stereotype, The City Offers Clean Streets, Great Art & Remarkable Food", New York Post, p. 49
References
- ^ "Free Birthday Database", Free Birthday Search, birthdatabase.com, 2013, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ "Death Notice", Newsday, p. A32, November 30, 1996
- ^ a b Cuozzo, Steve (November 30, 1999), "Find dining", New York Post, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ "Steve Cuozzo", Twitter, Self published, April 2, 2013, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ "Find Dining - Hunger For Lost Youth Uncovers Few Eats in Boyhoodb'klyn Nabe", New York Post, p. 42, September 2, 2009
- ^ a b c Cuozzo, Steve (April 15, 2012), "Will we continue to feel safe in NYC?", New York Post, p. 23, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b "Bridal for Nov. 29", The New York Times, p. 1, July 13, 1980, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b Cuozzo, Steve (April 26, 2006), "The Block That Time Forgot - Thanks To Zoning Laws, The Fashion District Is in Tatters", New York Post, p. 60, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Cuozzo, Steve (April 7, 2013), "In your facelift, LA! When the 'Tonight Show' moved west, it kicked New York City when it was down. Now we return the favor.", New York Post, p. 29, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Daniel Edward Rosen (March 6, 2012), "The New York Post's Steve Cuozzo Knows Your Every Move", The New York Observer, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b c d Howard Kurtz (January 22, 1988), "The N.Y. Post's Hard Decline; Scrappy Tabloid's Staff Keeping the Faith Despite Threat of Closure", The Washington Post, archived from the original on September 24, 2015, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Theodore L. Glasser (November 17, 1996), "Just the Morals, Please", The New York Times, p. 35, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Carmody, Deirdre (November 20, 1976). "Dorothy Schiff Agrees to Sell Post To Murdoch, Australian Publisher; Dorothy Schiff Agrees to Sell Post To Murdoch, Australian Publisher". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ Boston Globe, p. D14, archived from the originalon September 24, 2015, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ OCLC 21374958
- ^ a b Cindy Adams (September 28, 2003), "Leave Me Alone!", New York Post, p. 14
- ^ St. Petersburg Times, p. 19, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b c David Henry (February 11, 1993), "Pete Hamill Named To Top Post Post", Newsday, p. 26
- ^ a b c Howard Kurtz (March 17, 1993), "Coup De Tabloid; N.Y. Post Editor Reclaims Office Paper Skewers Its New Owner", The Washington Post
- ^ a b Howard Kurtz (March 26, 1993), "Judge Opens Door For Murdoch to Reclaim N.Y. Post", The Washington Post
- ^ Elizabeth Sanger (March 17, 1993), "'I'm the Editor. Amen' Fired Post chief defies Hirschfeld", Newsday
- ^ Howard Kurtz (March 29, 1993), "The Post's Man Rings Twice; When The Deal's Done, Rupert Murdoch Gets His N.Y. Paper", The Washington Post, archived from the original on September 24, 2015, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ "Cuozzo on Post, Ovitz on Toast", New York, vol. 26, no. 17, p. 8, April 26, 1993
- ^ a b c Howard Kurtz (October 1, 1993), "Journalists Out in Cold as Others Cross Picket Line at N.Y. Post", The Washington Post, archived from the original on September 24, 2015, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b c "It's Alive! How America's Oldest Newspaper Cheated Death and Why It Matters.", American Heritage, vol. 47, no. 4, p. 103, July 1, 1996, archived from the original on March 9, 2016, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Paul D. Colford (October 3, 1996), "JFK Jr.'s Wedding Gift to the Suffering Tabs", Los Angeles Times, p. B2, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Keith Love (July 21, 1996), "Of Headlines and Bottom Lines", Los Angeles Times, p. 3, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Timothy McNulty (April 12, 2006), "Scandal Alive and Well in Gossip Columns", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. C1, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ "Obituary of Abe Hirschfeld Property tycoon who pioneered the multi-storey car park and hired a hit-man to murder a business partner", The Daily Telegraph, London, August 17, 2005, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Larry McShane (March 10, 2001), "Still Eccentric, After All These Years", Newsday, p. A33, retrieved December 10, 2013
- Weekend Australian, p. 12
- ^ a b c d e f Ben Wattenberg (October 17, 1996), Is Public Journalism, Journalism?, Think Tank, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b c "Post Adds 2 Critics", New York Post, p. 69, November 17, 1998
- ^ Cuozzo, Steve (August 24, 2008), "Urban Myth - What Wikipedia Gets Wrong About NYC", New York Post, p. 25, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b Braden Keil (August 27, 2000), "Top 10 Chefs in Town - Our Survey of Leading Food Experts Shows That These Kitchen Magicians Are The Best in the City", New York Post, p. 46, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ a b c Bret Thorn (November 6, 2006), "Forget the newspapers and guidebooks; cook for the critics who really matter", Nation's Restaurant News, vol. 40, no. 45, p. 28, archived from the original on March 9, 2016, retrieved December 10, 2013
- ^ Just in for July 2, 2008, FOX: The Big Story, July 2, 2008
- ^ Naftali Group (July 11, 2012), "The 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate" (PDF), The New York Observer, p. 7, archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2013, retrieved December 10, 2013
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- ISBN 0812922867
External links
- New York Post articles by Steve Cuozzo
- Steve Cuozzo at IMDb
- PBS Think Tank biography of Steve Cuozzo
- 2012 commentary on Steve Cuozzo's restaurant criticism: Eric Asimov (August 8, 2012), "Should a Wine List Educate or Merely Flatter You?", The New York Times, p. 7, retrieved December 10, 2013
- 2012 commentary on Steve Cuozzo's real estate views: Ben Fried (December 13, 2012), Help Make Sense of Crazy Steve Cuozzo, Streetsblog, retrieved December 10, 2013