John Avlon Biography
John Avlon born in the United States as John Phillips Avlon is an Author, columnist, political analyst, editor-in-chief working as a Senior Political Analyst and anchor at CNN. He previously worked as the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast and a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s chief speechwriter.
How old is John Avlon?-Age
The American journalist is 48 years old as of January 19, 2021. He was born in 1973 in the United States of America.
John Avlon Family – Parents
His father John Jeffrey Avlon is a lawyer and real estate executive with companies in Charleston, South Carolina, and New York City while his mother Dianne Alexander was a home builder.
John Avlon Wife
His wife, who he married in 2009 is a journalist Margaret Hoover is the PBS Firing Line host and political commentator. The couple has two children; a son Jack Avlon born in 2013, and a daughter Toula Lou Hoover Avlon born in 2015.
John Avlon Net Worth – Salary
Despite the fact that his properties are not recorded, we assume that he has a great net worth which he has acquired from his work as an author, columnist, political analyst, editor-in-chief. He earns a good salary from CNN.
John Avlon Career
Avlon began his career as Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s youngest speechwriter. He prepared the State of the City Mayor’s speeches, testimony to the Congress on Homeland Security, and addresses to the United Nations General Assembly on Counter-Terrorism. In 2008, one month after its launch, Avlon joined The Daily Beast. Avlon became chief editor in 2013.
On the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Avlon first appeared on television in 2005 to discuss his book Independent Country. Avlon switched to CNN full time as Senior Political Analyst on New Day in June 2018, making regular appearances. In many documentaries, including HBO’s Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Musicians, Gerrymandering in 2010, and the upcoming Washington History Channel miniseries, Avlon has been interviewed.
He has published numerous papers and essays. He co-edited the Deadline Artists anthology: The Greatest Newspaper Columns of America. Avlon was one of the first reporters to say that the 2012 Iowa caucuses were won by Rick Santorum. The day President Barack Obama gave his farewell speech, his book, Washington’s Farewell, was published. It was revealed in April 2018 that Avlon was working on a book based on the last five weeks of the life of Abraham Lincoln. It is set to be released in the fall of 2020. Kirkus Reviews in July 2018 named Avlon’s contribution to the anthology Battle for Liberty: Defending Democracy in Trump’s Era ‘Perhaps the Best Piece in the Collection’
Avlon was cited as The Daily Beast’s Editor-in-Chief for promoting original and breaking material for the website. He was a founding leader of No Labels, a Republican, Democratic and Independent 501(c)(4) citizen movement.
Avlon belongs to Reshape New York, a party that advocates reform to end racial gerrymandering by redistricting. In 2011, he was named to the New York City Voter Assistance Advisory Committee by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In 2011, he was honored for his online column in The Daily Beast by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He received the NSNC award for best column online in 2012. Avlon was called ‘One of the Most Impactful in News Media’ in 2017.