Ellis Henican
Ellis Henican | |
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 Henican on the set ofFox News Watch | |
| Born | October 9, 1958 Virginia,U.S. |
| Education | Jesuit High School (New Orleans) |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College(BA) Columbia University(MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Columnist, author, talk radio, entertainer, voice actor, television, political analyst |
| Notable work | "Home Team" |
| Spouse | Stephanie Carvlin |
| Parent(s) | C. Ellis, Jr., and Patricia McGraw Henican |
| Relatives | Peggy Wilson(aunt) |
| Website | http://www.henican.com/ |
Ellis Henican(born October 9, 1958) is an American columnist atNewsdayandAM New Yorkas well as a political analyst on theFox News Channel.He hosts a nationally syndicated weekend show onTalk Radio Networkand is the voice of "Stormy" on theCartoon NetworkseriesSealab 2021.He is the co-author of theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat.
Biography[edit]
Henican earned a bachelor's degree inpolitical sciencefromHampshire College.He has a master's degree from theColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism,where he won the top student prize, the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship. He began his career as a reporter atThe Kentucky Postand theAlbany (New York)Knickerbockers News.
Henican wroteNewsday's subway column. In 1992, he was part of theNewsdaystaff when they received aPulitzer Prize[1]for spot reporting for their coverage of the14th Street – Union Square (New York City Subway)train wreck.
In recent years, Henican has built a strong presence on television and radio, appearing on most of the major broadcast and cable networks. He has appeared onFox News Channel,[2]since 1999, where he has made appearances onThe O'Reilly Factor,Fox News Watch,[3]Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeldand other programs. He was also involved in coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign, the War in Iraq, and other major stories. Henican's early television experience included co-hosting a weekly transit program onNY1,New York's all-news channel. His weekly "Culture Clash" segments—an irreverent look at television, movies and pop-culture trends – were a popular daytime feature on theUSA Network.
Henican's weekend radio program,The Ellis Henican Show,is syndicated to stations across the country by Talk Radio Network. Henican has also guest-hosted forAlan Colmes,Michael Savage,Bob GrantandJerry Doyle.He also co-hostsHenican & WhiteonWORin New York, and has a news-driven weekend show onWBBR.
In 2010, Henican authoredHome TeamwithNew Orleans SaintscoachSean Payton.It was aNew York TimesBest Seller[4][5]recounting the story of post-KatrinaNew Orleans and the Saints' Super Bowl championship that year. In 2011, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death ofNASCARdriverDale Earnhardt,Henican wrote another bestseller,In the Blink of An Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everythingwith driverMichael Waltrip.Henican hasghost-writtentwo books for Simon & Schuster—an inside account of the nation's largest drug-treatment program and a best-selling motivational business book.
His articles have been published in various national magazines, includingThe New Republic,CosmopolitanandPenthouse.
Henican also provided the voice forDerek "Stormy" Waterson the popular Cartoon Network series,Sealab 2021.A special feature called "Stormy Waters, Pundit" on theSealab 2021Season 3 DVD animates Henican's political commentary with visuals of Stormy Waters in and around Sealab. Henican also lent his voice to punditHarper EllisonFrisky Dingo,which was made by the creators ofSealab 2021.
In 2024, Ellis Henican co-wrote "In the Shadows: True Stories of High-Stakes Negotiations to Free Americans Captured Abroad"withMickey Bergman.The memoir details Bergman's role in high-stakes hostage negotiations, providing an insider's perspective on the efforts to secure the release of Americans held captive overseas.[6]
Henican lives in theTribecaarea of downtown New York City.
Awards[edit]
- Recipient of the Meyer Berger award for distinguished writing about New York City
- Recipient of the National Clarion Award for column writing
References[edit]
- ^Pulitzer Prize,(1992)
- ^Fox News Channel,
- ^Fox News Watch
- ^"BEST SELLERS: NONFICTION: Sunday, July 18th 2010".The New York Times.July 18, 2010.
- ^Penguin BooksArchivedJuly 15, 2010, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Negotiator reveals shadowy world of hostage rescue in new book, 'In the Shadows'".PBS NewsHour.June 5, 2024.RetrievedJune 15,2024.
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