Hugh Hewitt
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| Hugh Hewitt | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | The Hugh Hewitt Show |
| Role: | Host |
| Location: | California |
| Education: | •Harvard University •University of Michigan Law School |
Hugh Hewitt is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and conservative political commentator. He is a regular columnist for the Washington Examiner and a law professor at Chapman University in Orange, California.[1] Hewitt is the author of 12 books, including The Queen: The Epic Ambition of Hillary and the Coming of a Second Clinton Era.
Career
After graduating from Harvard, Hugh Hewitt began working in politics with David Eisenhower as a research assistant; he eventually moved to the same role with former President Richard Nixon. Hewitt left his work with Nixon to go to law school at the University of Michigan.[2] He then worked in the administration of former President Ronald Reagan as assistant counsel in the White House and as a special assistant to the Attorney General. In 1989, Hewitt moved to California to oversee the construction of the Nixon Library.[3] He began working in broadcasting with a PBS affiliate in the early 1990s and began The Hugh Hewitt Show in 2000.[2]
Presidential debates (2015–2016)
- See also: Presidential debates (2015-2016)
In February 2015, CNN and Salem Media Group—producers of Hugh Hewitt's radio show—reached an agreement to include Hewitt as part of the second GOP presidential debate on September 16, 2015.[4] Jake Tapper and Dana Bash are the debate's moderators while Hewitt will "participate in a question-and-answer session."[5] In March 2015 The Huffington Post noted that Hewitt "has carved out a niche in the conservative talk radio world as Mr. Serious" and that he was "perhaps the most important conservative media figure of the still-early 2016 election cycle."[2] National Journal described his broadcasting personality as "a sort of bridge between the conservative grassroots and elite Beltway politics."[6]
National Journal also stated that Hewitt's "selection was widely praised, inside the party and out."[6] In an article for the Washington Examiner, Hewitt commented on his intentions for the September 16, 2015, debate:[7]
| “ | My focus will be on the issues that do divide the field — whether to end the Senate's filibuster rule, how to rebuild the military, whether to apply the federal drug laws vigorously in Colorado, Washington State and elsewhere. But also on the simple but crucial inquiry: Why are you better equipped than everyone else on this stage to beat Hillary Clinton? The media have long used GOP debates to divide and weaken the GOP field. This time I want to see them used to educate a vast audience.[8] | ” |
On November 20, 2015, CNN announced that Hewitt would be a questioner in the Republican presidential debate on December 15, 2015. Wolf Blitzer was announced as the moderator while Dana Bash joined Hewitt as one of the debate's questioners.[9]
Media
2016 presidential election
On October 8, 2016, after The Washington Post released a 2005 video of Donald Trump making comments about women that the Post described as "extremely lewd," Hewitt called on Trump to step aside as the 2016 Republican nominee for president.[10][11]
- See also: Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Hugh Hewitt," accessed August 17, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Huffington Post, "Hugh Hewitt Wants A 'Serious' GOP Primary And Will Be Assigning Homework," March 12, 2015
- ↑ The Hugh Hewitt Show, "About Hugh Hewitt," accessed August 17, 2015
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Radio host Hugh Hewitt to participate in CNN GOP 2016 debate," February 24, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Hugh Hewitt to pose questions at GOP presidential debate," February 24, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 National Journal, "It Had to Be Hugh," March 14, 2015
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "A truly educational debate season," August 16, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CNN, "CNN Republican presidential debate criteria announced," November 20, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Hugh Hewitt," October 8, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005," October 8, 2016
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