Al Hunt
Al Hunt | |
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| File:Albert Reinold Hunt Jr., 1981 (cropped).jpg Al Hunt, in 1981 | |
| Born | Albert Reinold Hunt Jr. December 4, 1942 |
| Alma mater | Wake Forest University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | executive editor, news anchor |
| Notable credit(s) | Bloomberg News's Washington editor, anchor of Political Capital on Bloomberg Television |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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Albert Reinold Hunt Jr. (born December 4, 1942) is a distinguished American journalist who retired in 2018 after serving as a columnist for Bloomberg View, the editorial division of Bloomberg News, a branch of Bloomberg L.P.. He was the host of the Sunday morning program Political Capital on Bloomberg Television and regularly contributed as a panelist on CNN's Capital Gang and Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields. His career includes extensive reporting from the Washington, D.C. bureau for the Wall Street Journal spanning several decades.
Early life
Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Hunt completed his secondary education at The Haverford School in 1960. He then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wake Forest University in 1965, where he actively participated in producing the student newspaper, Old Gold & Black.
Career
Prior to graduation, Hunt gained experience working for the Philadelphia Bulletin and the Winston-Salem Journal. He began his tenure at The Wall Street Journal in 1965 as a reporter based in New York City. Two years later, he transferred to the Boston bureau before relocating to Washington, D.C. in 1969.
Hunt dedicated 35 years to The Wall Street Journal before joining Bloomberg News in January 2005. During his time at the Journal, he held roles including congressional and national political reporter, bureau chief, and executive Washington editor. For over a decade, he authored the weekly "Politics & People" column and managed the publication’s political polling efforts for twenty years. His leadership positions extended to serving as president of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and as a board member of Ottaway Newspapers Inc., a subsidiary under Dow Jones.
In October 2014, the Charlie Rose show introduced "Al Hunt on the Story," an interview segment featuring Hunt’s first guest, Secretary of State John Kerry.
Hunt contributes as a trustee for both Wake Forest University and Children’s Charities in Washington. His advisory experience includes membership on Harvard’s Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy board. Additionally, he imparts knowledge on press and politics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. In June 2008, he was one of ten selected to honor journalist Tim Russert during his memorial at the Kennedy Center.
Appearances
Throughout his career, Hunt has appeared as an occasional panelist on NBC's Meet the Press, contributed political analysis on CBS Morning News, and been featured on PBS's Washington Week in Review. He was also a regular weekly panelist for CNN's Capital Gang and appeared on Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields. As an author, Hunt co-wrote several publications with the American Enterprise Institute, including analyses of American elections from 1980 through 1984. In 1987, he collaborated on Elections American Style published by the Brookings Institution. In 2002, alongside John McCain and Russ Feingold, he contributed an essay addressing campaign finance reform for Caroline Kennedy’s compilation Profiles in Courage for Our Time.
Personal life
Hunt has entered into marriage twice: initially with Margaret O'Toole from Pittsburgh, and subsequently with Judy Woodruff of PBS. Together, they have three children, one of whom is a son diagnosed with spina bifida.
Awards
In 1999, Hunt was honored with the William Allen White Foundation's national citation, a prestigious accolade in journalism. Four years earlier, in 1995, he and his spouse Judy Woodruff were jointly awarded the Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism by the University of South Dakota. Additionally, in 1976, Hunt was recognized with the Raymond Clapper Award for his reporting from Washington.
See also
- 1980 United States presidential election
- United States elections, 1982
- 1984 United States presidential election
Notes
- "1986: A Life-Changing Year", The Washington Post, July 25, 1999
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