Evan Smith (born April 20, 1966) is an American journalist. He is the former CEO of ''

The Texas Tribune ''The Texas Tribune'' is a nonprofit politics and public policy news website headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. Its stated aim is to promote civic engagement through original, explanatory journalism and public events. ''The Texas T ...

'' and host of the weekly interview program ''Overheard with Evan Smith''.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Smith has a bachelor's degree in public policy from

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and a master's degree in journalism from the

Medill School of Journalism The Medill School of Journalism (branded as Northwestern Medill; formally the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications) is the journalism school of Northwestern University. It offers both undergraduate and graduat ...

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

(which inducted him into its Hall of Achievement in April 2006).

Career

Since September 2010, he has hosted ''Overheard with Evan Smith'', a weekly interview program produced by

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that airs on PBS stations nationally.

''Texas Monthly''

Smith joined the staff of ''

Texas Monthly ''Texas Monthly'' (stylized as ''TexasMonthly'') is a monthly American magazine headquartered in Downtown Austin, Texas. Founded in 1973 by Michael R. Levy, ''Texas Monthly'' chronicles life in contemporary Texas, writing on politics, the Natura ...

'' as a senior editor in January 1992. In February 1993, he was promoted to deputy editor, and in July 2000, he was made editor. In May 2002, he added the title of executive vice president. He announced his intention to resign on July 17, 2009, and stepped down on August 21, 2009.

''Texas Tribune''

Smith co-founded the ''

Texas Tribune ''The Texas Tribune'' is a nonprofit politics and public policy news website headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. Its stated aim is to promote civic engagement through original, explanatory journalism and public events. ''The Texas Tr ...

'', an online, nonprofit, non-partisan public media organization, with Austin

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John Thornton and veteran journalist

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. It launched on November 3, 2009. In January 2022, Smith announced his intentions to step down from his role as CEO by the year's end.

References

External links

Evan Smith, Texas Tribune
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Evan American magazine editors American male journalists Writers from Austin, Texas Hamilton College (New York) alumni Medill School of Journalism alumni 1966 births Living people Journalists from New York City