Morton Kondracke

A journalist for nearly 45 years, 40 in Washington, Morton Kondracke has covered nearly every phase of American politics and foreign policy, and has done so in newspapers and magazines, on TV and radio.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES • Executive Editor and Columnist, , Capitol Hill’s leading independent newspaper. Writes “Pennsylvania Avenue,” twice-weekly column on national politics and domestic and foreign policy, syndicated nationally through United Features Syndicate. Writes editorials on Congress (since September 1991). • Regular Commentator, Channel (since October 1996). • “All Stars” Panelist, “Special Report with Brit Hume” (nightly since Jan. 1998). Co- host of weekly political show, “” (since July 1998). • Author, Saving Milly: Love, Politics and Parkinson’s Disease (PublicAffairs) 2001. • New York Times, Washington Post best-seller. Ballantine Paperback, 2002. • Winner, Washington Post “Crystal Ball Award” for predicting 1994 and 2006 election outcomes.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE • Panelist, “The McLaughlin Group.” An “original” and 16-year regular on the NBC/PBS public affairs show, seen on 350 stations nationwide (1982-98). • Executive Editor (1977-85), Senior Editor (1986-91), . Wrote “White House Watch” column (1981-85). • Washington Bureau Chief, (Feb. 1985-Sept. 1986). • Panelist, “This Week with David Brinkley,” ABC-TV (monthly, Dec. 1984-March 1988). • Columnist, Wall Street Journal (monthly, 1980-85) and United Features Syndicate (twice weekly, 1983-85). • Panelist, 1984 Reagan-Mondale Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy. • Correspondent, The Sun-Times (1963-77). Washington Bureau (1968-77), White House Correspondent (1974-77). Reporter, Springfield Bureau Chief (1963- 68). • Host, “National Desk,” PBS documentary series (1993-99). • Commentator, National Public Radio (1972-82). Talk show host, WRC-AM, Washington (1981-83). • Also, occasional panelist on “Meet the Press,” “Crossfire,” “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” and “Voice of America.” Articles in The New York Times, The Economist, The Reader’s Digest, The Washingtonian, and The Weekly Standard. Movies “Dave,” “Independence Day.”

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OTHER • Board Member, Parkinson’s Action Network, • Education, , A.B. 1960

ACTIVITIES • Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research • Nieman Fellow, Harvard Univ. 1973-74

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