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Josh Tyrangiel is an American journalist. He was previously the deputy managing editor of ''
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'' magazine and an editor at ''Bloomberg Businessweek''.Stephanie Clifford (November 17, 2009
"Josh Tyrangiel Named Editor of BusinessWeek"
/ref> In June 2019, Tyrangiel left the network, following the cancellation of '' Vice News Tonight''.


Early life and education

Josh Tyrangiel was born on September 25, 1972 and grew up in
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. He has a sister. He graduated high school from the Park School of Baltimore in 1990 where he played on the soccer team and was active in student government. For his senior-year project, he called the
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and successfully got a position as a member of the grounds crew, where he worked for six months. Tyrangiel attended the
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as an undergraduate and ran the school's newspaper. He received his master's degree in American Studies from
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"JOSH TYRANGIEL"
'' MPA – the Association of Magazine Media''. Retrieved November 22, 2014


Career

After college, Tyrangiel worked at ''
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'' and ''
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'' magazines and produced the news at MTV. In 1999, he joined ''TIME'' as a staff writer and music critic. He also served as the magazine's London correspondent and national editor. In 2006, Tyrangiel was promoted to deputy managing editor at TIME.com, as well as tasked with overseeing TIME's Person of the Year franchise. In journalistic circles, Tyrangiel was presumed to be the successor to
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, who was editor of the magazine at that time. Tyrangiel says he wanted the job, but recognized there was competition for the position and that the company may be resistant to his hopes of taking it in a new direction.
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, who had been the Editor in Chief at Time Inc and was then working as the Chief Content Officer at Bloomberg L.P., invited him to breakfast, and suggested he go to struggling ''
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'' following its acquisition by Bloomberg L.P. for one "dollar plus debt." Tyrangiel presented his ideas for the company to Bloomberg and, in November 2009, Tyrangiel was named editor of the magazine. In April 2010, Tyrangiel oversaw the rebranding of ''BusinessWeek'' into ''
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'' and led the editorial vision of the magazine.Dumenco, Simon (October 15, 2012)
"Ad Age's Magazine A-List: Josh Tyrangiel Is Editor of the Year"
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''. Retrieved November 17, 2014
Ravi Somaiya with
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said that "It's hard to understate the degree to which Tyrangiel's nearly six-year tenure...stimulated change at the magazine and challenged the way in which the larger news organization had previously operated." ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' won several magazine awards while Tyrangiel has served as the editor. In 2011, ''
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'' named ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' the most influential business magazine of the year. In 2012, the magazine won the National Magazine Award for general excellence in general interest magazines. Tyrangiel has also received personal honors for his work at ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. In 2009, Tyrangiel was named to ''
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''’s list of top insurgents for the upcoming year, and in 2012, Tyrangiel was named editor of the year by ''
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'' and was included on ''
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'' 40 under 40 list. In November 2013, Tyrangiel was called on to help shape television content for
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. In August 2014, Tyrangiel was promoted to oversee all content on Bloomberg's media platforms.Pompeo, Joe (August 14, 2014)
"Josh Tyrangiel elevated to head up all Bloomberg’s consumer content"
'' Capital New York''. Retrieved October 23, 2014
In October 2015, Tyrangiel stepped down as editor of ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. In 2015, he began negotiations to join ''
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'', meeting with the program's head Shane Smith. As the Senior Vice President of news, he ran the company's digital news desk. He spearheaded the launch of '' Vice News Tonight'' in October 2016. in April 2019, Tyrangiel was included on The Hollywood Reporter's ninth annual list of New York's 35 Most Powerful People in Media and, in his interview, said that he was working on new projects that played to Vice's strengths. In June 2019, however, Tyrangiel and Vice News CEO,
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, both released statements announcing his departure from Vice at the conclusion of the summer.


Notable interviews

Tyrangiel has a number of interviews with celebrities and dignitaries: * Bono* *
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* * Bruce Springsteen* *
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*Senator
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*Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert *Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer * Yao Ming *
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* George Clooney *
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* In addition, Tyrangiel published a review of Michael Jackson's musical legacy on Time.com shortly after the pop star's death. ''Note: An asterisk (*) indicates a cover article.''


Personal life

Tyrangiel lives in the East Village of New York City with his wife and his two children.Turner, Zeke (February 9, 2011)
"Josh Tyrangiel, Businessweek's Boy Wonder"
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Tyrangiel is Jewish.Tyrangiel, Josh (October 28, 2007)
"A House Divided"
''The New York Times''. Retrieved January 31, 2008
He is fan of the
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. His great-uncle, Judah Nadich, was Dwight Eisenhower’s first advisor on Jewish affairs during the
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyrangiel, Josh Living people People from the East Village, Manhattan American male journalists University of Pennsylvania alumni Time (magazine) people Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Park School of Baltimore alumni 1972 births