Evan Smith | |
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 Smith at the LBJ Presidential Library, 2012 | |
| Born | April 20, 1966 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Education | Hamilton College; Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University |
Evan Smith (born April 20, 1966) is an American journalist. He is the former CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of the weekly interview program Overheard with Evan Smith.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Born in New York, Smith has a bachelor's degree in public policy from Hamilton College and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University (which inducted him into its Hall of Achievement in April 2006).[4][5]
Career
Since September 2010, he has hosted Overheard with Evan Smith, a weekly interview program produced by KLRU that airs on PBS stations nationally.[6]
Texas Monthly
Smith joined the staff of Texas Monthly as a senior editor in January 1992.[7] In February 1993, he was promoted to deputy editor, and in July 2000, he was made editor.[8] In May 2002, he added the title of executive vice president. He announced his intention to resign on July 17, 2009, and stepped down on August 21, 2009.[9][10][11]
Texas Tribune
Smith co-founded the Texas Tribune, an online, nonprofit, non-partisan public media organization, with Austin venture capitalist John Thornton and veteran journalist Ross Ramsey. It launched on November 3, 2009.[12][13] In January 2022, Smith announced his intentions to step down from his role as CEO by the year's end.[14]
References
- ^ "NY Times Ends Texas Tribune Partnership". Adweek. October 31, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Robertson, Katie (January 12, 2022). "Evan Smith, the leader of The Texas Tribune, says he will step down". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Schachter, Jim (October 26, 2022). "T-Squared: Sonal Shah is The Texas Tribune's next CEO". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Julia A. Null, Evan A. Smith". The New York Times. April 24, 1994.
- ^ "Inductees – Hall of Achievement". www.medill.northwestern.edu. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
- ^ "Evan Smith". PBS. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Evan Smith: Executive Profile & Biography – Businessweek". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Shah, Aarti (December 10, 2007). "Interview: Evan Smith". PRWeek. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (July 17, 2009). "Texas Monthly's Longtime Editor Leaves the Magazine for a Local Web Start-up". The New York Times.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert. "Texas Monthly's President, Evan Smith, Will Now Be CEO of New Texas Tribune". Dallas Observer. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (July 17, 2009). "Web News Start-Up Has Its Eye on Texas". The New York Times.
- ^ Phelps, Andrew. "For the Texas Tribune, "events are journalism" — and money makers". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "What makes the Texas Tribune's event business so successful?". Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Evan (January 12, 2022). "T-Squared: 2022 will be my last year as The Texas Tribune's CEO". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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