Jon Avlon Joins CNN Full Time As Senior Political Analyst
May 24, 2018
Jon Avlon Joins CNN Full Time As Senior Political Analyst
John Avlon has joined CNN full time as senior political analyst. He will have a daily presence on CNN’s morning program New Day; he also will serve as fill in-anchor on CNN/U.S. programming. Avlon will be based in New York and will start his new role on June 25.
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Avlon had been Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast since 2013, succeeding site founder Tina Brown. He first joined The Daily Beast as a columnist one month after its launch, in November of 2008, also serving as political editor, executive editor, and managing director.
In a statement Avlon said he “loved leading The Daily Beast newsroom” but, after five years, “It’s time for a new challenge,” calling this “the best time to be a journalist,” and CNN’s “facts first” journalism “more important than ever before.”
Avlon has been a CNN analyst since 2010. Previously, he was a columnist and associate editor for the New York Sun and chief speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
He is the author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics, Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America and Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations.