Ellis Henican
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Ellis Henican is an American journalist, commentator, talk show host, and voice actor.
Born in Virginia and raised in New Orleans, Henican is a 1976 graduate from Jesuit High School, New Orleans. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College and a Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 1985, Henican joined Newsday as a general assignment reporter; currently, he is a staff columnist.
In 1999, he joined Fox News Channel as a political contributor. Henican is also a daily commentator on the Bloomberg Radio Network. Henican was also the co-host, along with Lynne White, of Henican & White, a drive-time radio show aired on WOR-AM, from January 2006 to October 2007. He appears as a guest panellist often on Fox News's Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld.
He was the voice of cartoon character Derek "Stormy" Waters on the animated television series Sealab 2021. In the special features of the Season 3 DVD, he provides several sequences of political commentary, the topics ranging from illegal immigration to bipartisanship, accompanied by visuals of Stormy in the various locales of Sealab 2021. He plays a character based upon himself, liberal pundit Harper Ellis, on Frisky Dingo, which is made by the creators of Sealab 2021.
Henican lives with his wife in New York City.
[edit] Awards
- Recipient of the Meyer Berger award for distinguished writing about New York City
- Recipient of the National Clarion Award for column writing
