Bob Herbert is no longer writing his column for The New York Times.
Bob Herbert joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in June 1993. He writes about politics, urban affairs and social trends in a twice-weekly column.
From January 1991 to May 1993, Mr. Herbert was a national correspondent for NBC and reported regularly on The Today Show and NBC Nightly News.
A founding panelist of Sunday Edition, a weekly discussion program on WCBS-TV, Mr. Herbert was also the host of Hotline, a weekly hour-long issues program on WNYC-TV, both beginning in 1990.
Previously, Mr. Herbert worked at The Daily News beginning in 1976. His positions at The Daily News included general assignment reporter, national correspondent, consumer affairs editor, city hall bureau chief and city editor. In 1985, he became a columnist and a member of the Editorial Board. His column continued to appear in The Daily News until February 1993.
His career began in 1970 as a reporter, then night city editor in 1973, of The Star-Ledger in Newark, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Herbert earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the State University of New York (Empire State College). He has taught journalism at Brooklyn College and the Columbia University School of Journalism.
He has won numerous awards, including the Meyer Berger Award for coverage of New York City, the American Society of Newspaper Editors award for distinguished newspaper writing, the David Nyhan Prize from the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University for excellence in political reporting, and the Ridenhour Courage Prize for the “fearless articulation of unpopular truths.”
Mr. Herbert is the author of “Promises Betrayed: Waking Up from the American Dream,” (Times Books, 2005).
Mr. Herbert is married and lives in Manhattan.
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More than a half-century after Brown v. Board of Education, segregated schools remain a handicap for poor students.
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The public deserves a much fuller accounting of nuclear power’s pros and cons.
March 19, 2011The Sport Needs to Change
The tragic side of pro football is increasingly emerging from the shadows.
March 15, 2011The Master Key
A national infrastructure bank, proposed by Senator John Kerry, could bypass the current austerity tide.
March 12, 2011Flailing After Muslims
This week’s scheduled hearing into the Muslim community is an affront to America’s most precious ideals.
March 8, 2011College the Easy Way
For a large portion of the nation’s seemingly successful undergraduates, studying is such a drag.
March 5, 2011Unintended, but Sound Advice
Lewis Powell’s advice to the corporate community in 1971 is sound advice for American workers today.
March 1, 2011Absorbing the Pain
At a gathering in Philadelphia this week, the deep pain of working Americans was readily apparent.
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Some letters to an independent senator describe the erosion of America’s great promise.
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