Jon Stewart
Summary
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is best known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but later branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor.
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Shepard Smith Sleeps With His Samsung Galaxy
Who Shepard Smith Age 49 Accomplishments Host of The Fox Report With Shepard Smith; has been with Fox News since the network launched in 1996; was a correspondent for A Current Affair Base New York What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I start with either The New York Times or New York Post websites, then I check out The Daily Beast, SportsGrid, maybe head over to BuzzFeed.
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Zac Posen Can’t Get Enough of Olivia Pope
Specs Age 32 Accomplishments Fashion designer; newest judge on Lifetime’s Project Runway; CFDA award winner; Lena Dunham’s former baby-sitter Base New York What’s the first information you consume in the morning? The first information I consume in the morning is the immediate news. I wake up and read The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and New York Post.
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Information Diet: Rev. Al Sharpton
Age 58 Accomplishments Host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation (nightly at 6 p. m. ) and afternoon radio talk show Keepin' It Real; civil rights activist and founder of the National Action Network; Baptist minister; former presidential candidate Base New York What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I’m an early riser.
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CNN loses way as Americans switch to partisan hosts and celebrity chat
The new boss wants less analysis and more of Piers Morgan's punchy opinions. Will this change stop the ratings rot at the pioneering network?.
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See Al Squirm: Gore Faces Tough Questions on Al Jazeera Deal
Word to the wise: If you’re going to strike a deal that you’re maybe not entirely proud of, wait until after your book tour to announce it.
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Kim Jong-un: North Korean dictator and Time readers' person of the year
How did the baby-faced leader of the pariah state win? Blame it on online messageboard 4Chan.
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How Netflix wants to change television forever
Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos called his company’s newly-announced Disney deal a game changer when quizzed about it by Harvey Weinstein during Wednesday’s UBS Media conference. The deal, which will bring new and catalog titles from Disney, Marvel and Pixar to the service, marks the first time a major Hollywood studio has chosen Netflix over a traditional pay TV network.
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Mets’ R.A. Dickey Appears on ‘Daily Show’ as Mets Discuss His Fate
Without money to pursue big-name free agents, the Mets could trade R. A. Dickey, who told Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” that he wants to stay in New York.
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Eyes of the Storm
Two nights after Hurricane Sandy assailed the mid-Atlantic, whipping up a corrosive stew of seawater and galeforce winds that rendered the lower third of Manhattan a sodden Dark Zone, Jon Stewart returned to the air to salute first responders and local officials with a “Tribute to Institutional Competence.
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Media Decoder Blog: Shows Go On for Letterman and Fallon, but Kimmel's Brooklyn Broadcast Won't
Jimmy Kimmel planned a week of shows from Brooklyn, but the first one had to be canceled. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert also canceled their shows. A challenge for those going ahead is finding a live audience.
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