Ellis Henican (born October 9, 1958) is an American columnist at ''

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'' and

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as well as a political analyst on the

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. He hosts a nationally syndicated weekend show on

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and is the voice of "Stormy" on the Cartoon Network series ''

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''. He is the co-author of the ''New York Times'' bestseller ''The Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat''.

Biography

Henican earned a bachelor's degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

from

Hampshire College Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mo ...

. He has a master's degree from the

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, where he won the top student prize, the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship. He began his career as a reporter at ''

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'' and the '' Albany (New York) Knickerbockers News''. Henican wrote ''Newsday''s subway column. In 1992, he was part of the ''Newsday'' staff when they received a Pulitzer PrizePulitzer Prize
(1992) for spot reporting for their coverage of the

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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 on

,Fox News Channel
since 1999, where he has made appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'' and 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 on

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, 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 the

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. 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 for

Alan Colmes Alan Samuel Colmes (September 24, 1950 – February 23, 2017) was an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger. He was the host of '' The Alan Colmes Show'', a nationally syndica ...

Michael Savage Michael Alan Weiner (born March 31, 1942), known by his professional name Michael Savage, is a far-right author, conspiracy theorist, political commentator, activist, and former radio host. Savage is best known as the host of '' The Savage Nati ...

, Bob Grant and

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. He also co-hosts ''Henican & White'' on WOR in New York, and has a news-driven weekend show on

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. In 2010, Henican authored ''Home Team'' with

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coach

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. It was a ''New York Times'' Best SellerPenguin Books
recounting the story of post- Katrina New Orleans and the Saints' Super Bowl championship that year. In 2011, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of

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driver

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, Henican wrote another bestseller, ''In the Blink of An Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything'' with driver

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. Henican has

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two 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, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Penthouse''. Henican also provided the voice for Derek "Stormy" Waters on the popular Cartoon Network series, ''

''. A special feature called "Stormy Waters, Pundit" on the ''Sealab 2021'' Season 3 DVD animates Henican's political commentary with visuals of Stormy Waters in and around Sealab. Henican also lent his voice to pundit Harper Ellis on ''

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'', which was made by the creators of ''Sealab 2021''. Henican lives in the

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area of downtown New York City.

Awards

* Recipient of the Meyer Berger award for distinguished writing about New York City * Recipient of the National Clarion Award for column writing

References

External links

*
Ellis Henican's Newsday column
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henican, Ellis 1958 births American columnists American talk radio hosts American male voice actors Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni Radio personalities from New York City Writers from New Orleans People from Virginia Hampshire College alumni Living people