Charles Hurt

Charles Hurt (born 1971)[1] is an American journalist and political commentator. He is currently the opinion editor of The Washington Times,[2][3][4] Fox News contributor,[5] Breitbart News contributor, and a Drudge Report editor.[2]

Charles Hurt
Hurt in 2018
Born1971
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
OccupationJournalist, columnist, political commentator
RelativesRobert Hurt (brother)

Early career

Hurt began his newspaper career during college at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia with stints at the Danville Register & Bee, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His first full-time job after graduating in 1995 was at The Detroit News. He worked at the paper until 2001, when he moved to the Washington, D.C. area to join the staff of The Charlotte Observer.[6]

Hurt was The New York Post's D.C. Bureau Chief and news columnist covering the White House for five years.

From 2003 to 2007, Hurt covered the U.S. Congress as a reporter for The Washington Times[6] before leaving to join The New York Post. In 2011, he rejoined The Washington Times as a political columnist.[3] In December 2016, Hurt was named the opinion editor.[4]

National Review editor Rich Lowry described Hurt as, "an early adopter of Trumpite populism."[7] Hurt has written numerous opinion pieces lauding Trump since the 2016 election.[8]

Personal life

Hurt is a native of Chatham, Virginia.[9] Hurt is the son of investigative journalist and former Reader's Digest editor Henry C. Hurt and his wife, Margaret Nolting Williams.[10][11] His older brother, Robert Hurt, is a former United States Congressman. Charles Hurt had been listed as a possible congressional candidate before his brother's term ended in 2016. Hurt and his wife, Stephanie, have three children.[12][13]

References
  1. Rothstein, Betsy (24 July 2007). "50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill: Charlie Hurt". TheHill.com.
  2. "Matt Drudge Hire Second Political Writer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  3. "Charles Hurt | Stories - Washington Times". Washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  4. "Charles Hurt rejoins The Washington Times as new opinion editor". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  5. "Charles Hurt stories". Fox News. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  6. "Charlie Hurt: Biographical Notes". Mitchells Publications. 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. "The Trump Dynasty Takes Over the GOP". politico.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  8. "Articles by Charles Hurt". washingtontimes.com. The Washington Times. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. Staff, The Hill (2007-07-24). "50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill - 40 More". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  10. "Troth is Announced of Miss Williams, Henry C. Hurt, Jr". Newspapers.com. Danville Register. 8 September 1968. p. 12-C. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  11. "Chatham native Charles Hurt to become opinion page editor at The Washington Times". godanriver.com. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  12. "Charlie Hurt: Biographical Notes". Mitchells Publications. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  13. "Charles Hurt". NNDB.com. Soylent Communications. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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