Charles Hurt
Hurt in 2018
Born1971
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
Occupation(s)Journalist, columnist, political commentator
SpouseStephanie Hurt
Children3
RelativesRobert Hurt (brother)

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] Hurt's views have been considered to be by and large Republican-leaning.

Early career

Hurt began his newspaper career as a boy in Chatham, Virginia, writing and publishing the "Gilmer Gazette," named for the street on which he lived. During college at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia he did 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 where he became a replacement worker during a bitter strike. 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 Donald Trump 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. 1 2 "Matt Drudge Hire Second Political Writer". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  3. 1 2 "Charles Hurt | Stories - Washington Times". Washingtontimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Charlie Hurt: Biographical Notes". Mitchells Publications. 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Trump Dynasty Takes Over the GOP". Politicom. 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". The Hill. 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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