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John Stossel
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American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist
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John Frank Stossel is an American journalist, writer, and television presenter. Born in Chicago Heights in 1947, he is educated at Princeton University and speaks English. His professional career began in 1969, and he has worked for the American Broadcasting Company and Fox Broadcasting Company.
Stossel is recognized for his work in journalism and has received the George Polk Award, Peabody Awards, and News and Documentary Emmy Awards. He is included in the Peabody Award collection. As an author, he has written eleven works, including *Macroeconomics, government and international trade*, *Microeconomics*, *Sick in America*, *Libertarianism for Beginners*, and *Shopping Smart*. He has also been involved in acting.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Macroeconomics, government and international trade
- Microeconomics
- Sick in America
- Libertarianism for Beginners
- Shopping Smart Tr
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Climate Hustle 2 — Self2020
- All the Rage (Saved by Sarno) — Self2016
- I Want Your Money — Self2010
- The Colbert Report — Self - Guest2005
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self2003
- All the Love You Cannes! — Self2002
- The View — Self1997
- WWE Survivor Series 19871987
- Glenn Beck — Self
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- John Frank Stossel , ( 1947-03-06 ) March 6, 1947 (age 79) , Chicago Heights, Illinois , U.S.
- Education
- Princeton University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Reporter author columnist TV presenter Libertarian pundit
- Years active
- 1969–present
- Notable credits
- 20/20 Stossel
- Political party
- Libertarian
- Spouse
- Ellen Abrams
- Relatives
- Thomas P. Stossel (brother) Scott Hanford Stossel (nephew)
- Website
- www .johnstossel .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago Heights
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Fox Broadcasting Company
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- journalist
- Official website
- johnstossel.com
- Image
- John Stossel by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Stossel
- date of birth
- 1947-03-04
- birth name
- John Frank Stossel
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- social media followers
- 1030000
- name in native language
- John Stossel
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- medical condition
- stuttering
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Encyclopedic overview
John Frank Stossel (born March 6, 1947) is an American libertarian television presenter, author, consumer journalist, political activist, and pundit. He is known for his career as a host on ABC News, Fox Business Network, and Reason TV.
Stossel's style combines reporting and commentary. It reflects a "small L" libertarian political philosophy and views on economics which are largely supportive of the free market. He began his journalism career as a researcher for KGW-TV, was a consumer reporter at WCBS-TV in New York City, and then joined ABC News as a consumer editor and reporter on Good Morning America. Stossel became an ABC News correspondent, joining the weekly news magazine program 20/20, and later became a co-anchor. In October 2009, Stossel left ABC News to join the Fox Business Network. He hosted a weekly news show on Fox Business, Stossel, from December 2009 to December 2016. Stossel founded Stossel in the Classroom, an economic education website for students and in 2019, Stossel launched StosselTV, an online channel distributed on social media.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Stossel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.