Jonathan Alter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jonathan Alter
Occupation	Radio Host
Date Of Birth	Oct 6, 1957(1957-10-06)
Age	67
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Libra

Jonathan Alter Biography

Jonathan Alter is one of the most popular and richest Radio Host who was born on October 6, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Newsweek Editor NBC News correspondent, best-selling writerand radio host. His best-selling published work includes The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope and The Promise Obama, Year One. Obama One Year One.

His wife was producer in His wife worked as a producer for Stephen Colbert‘s popular political satire program, The Colbert Report.’s popular political satire show, The Colbert Report.

Jonathan H. Alter (born October 6, 1957) is a liberal / progressive American journalist, best-selling author, documentary filmmaker and television producer who was a columnist and senior editor for Newsweek magazine from 1983 until 2011, and has written three New York Times best-selling books about American presidents. He is a contributing correspondent to NBC News, where since 1996 he has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC. Alter was one of the first magazine or newspaper reporters to appear on MSNBC. When the shows were on the air, he could often be heard on Imus in the Morning and The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio. In 2013 and 2014, Alter served as an executive producer on the Amazon Studio’s production Alpha House, which starred John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy. In 2019, he co-produced and co- directed “Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists,” a documentary about the columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill, which is available on HBO.

For a decade in the 1980s, Alter was Newsweek’s media critic, where he was among the first in the mainstream media to break tradition and hold other news organizations accountable for their coverage, a precursor to the role later played by blogs. When Newsweek launched his wide-ranging column in 1991, it was the first time the magazine allowed regular political commentary in the magazine, other than on the back page. After the election of Bill Clinton in 1992, during which Alter was a consultant to MTV, he was among a small group of reporters and columnists who had regular access to Clinton, though he was far from a reliable supporter, particularly during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. “Alter bites me in the ass sometimes, but at least he knows what we’re trying to do,” Clinton was quoted as saying in the book Media Circus by The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz.

His union with Emily Lazar resulted in two daughters and a daughter (all was born in 1990 between 1990 and 1993).

Jonathan Alter Net Worth

Jonathan Alter is one of the richest Radio Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jonathan Alter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While at Harvard in the 1970s, He edited the school’s Harvard Crimson magazine.

After overcoming lymphoma through the aid of stem cells He publicly expressed his displeasure at the administration of President After surviving lymphoma with the help of a stem cell procedure, he publicly voiced his criticism of President George W. Bush‘s stance on stem cell research.’s position regarding the research on stem cells.

Alter was raised in a Jewish family in Chicago, the son of James Alter (1922–2014), who owned a refrigeration and air-conditioning company, and Joanne (née Hammerman) (1927–2008), who was an elected commissioner of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago and a member of the Democratic National Committee. His mother was the first woman in the Chicago area to be elected to public office. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1975 and Harvard University in 1979, where he was one of the lead editors on the Harvard Crimson.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jonathan Alter height Not available right now. Jonathan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jonathan Alter Dating?

According to our records, Jonathan Alter married to Emily Lazar. As of December 1, 2023, Jonathan Alter’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Jonathan Alter. You may help us to build the dating records for Jonathan Alter!

On NBC’s Today Show, Alter was the correspondent for several stories about the effect of the Iraq War on returning veterans. The Defining Moment, which was reviewed respectfully, surprised some critics with its analysis which concluded that the United States had come very close to dictatorship before Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, painting him as the savior of American democracy and capitalism. During an interview with 60 Minutes on November 14, 2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama said he had recently been reading The Defining Moment and hoped to apply some of Roosevelt’s strategies that were outlined in the book into his own administration.

Facts & Trivia

Jonathan Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jonathan Alter celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.

In April 2011, Alter left Newsweek, joining Bloomberg days after.

Are Charlotte and Jonathan Alter related?

Alter lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife, Emily Lazar, a former executive producer of the Comedy Central show The Colbert Report, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and a longtime television news talent producer. Their three children are: Charlotte Alter (b.

How old is Jonathan Alter?

64 years (October 6, 1957)

How old is Charlotte alter?

About 32 years (1990)

What does Tommy Alter do?

Tommy Alter is a producer, writer, podcast host and co-founder of ThreeFourTwo Productions. Tommy currently produces multiple shows on premium television including Desus and Mero on Showtime and The Shop on HBO. He has also produced and written for shows on Comedy Central and NBC Universal.

Who is @talter?

Tommy Alter (@talter) • Instagram photos and videos.