Byron York

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Byron York

Education	bachelors University of Alabama; masters University of Chicago
Circumstances
Occupation	Journalist, author
Family	son of Tom York, Helen
Ethnicity	Caucasian - U.S.
Notable credit(s)	White House correspondent for National Review magazine; columnist for The Hill; frequent guest on BloggingHeads.tv; author of The Vast Leftwing Conspiracy; formerly worked for CNN

Byron York is a conservative American author and journalist who lives in Washington, D.C..

1 Journalism
2 Education
3 Family
4 Bibliography
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Journalism

York is a White House correspondent for National Review magazine and a columnist for The Hill.

He has also written for The Atlantic Monthly, Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard, and New York Post, among other publications. A frequent guest on television and radio, he has appeared on such programs as Meet the Press, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, The O'Reilly Factor, Tim Russert, Special Report with Brit Hume, and Hardball with Chris Matthews, and has contributed occasional commentaries to National Public Radio.

Before working for National Review, York was a news producer at CNN and an investigative journalist for The American Spectator. In 2001 York explored the misfortunes of his former employer in an essay written for The Atlantic Monthly, "The Life and Death of The American Spectator".^[1]

Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. He also often takes part in discussions with other media personalities at BloggingHeads.tv.

[edit] Education

York holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama, and a Master's from the University of Chicago.

[edit] Family

He is the son of Tom York, a longtime television personality from Birmingham, Alabama.

[edit] Bibliography

The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: The Untold Story of How Democratic Operatives, Eccentric Billionaires, Liberal Activists, and Assorted Celebrities Tried to Bring Down a President--and Why They'll Try Even Harder Next Time (NY, Crown Forum, 2005) ISBN 1-4000-8238-2