Charles Hurt

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Charles Hurt
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Hurt in 2018
Born1971
Alma mater Hampden-Sydney College
Occupation(s)Journalist, columnist, political commentator
SpouseStephanie Hurt
Children3
Relatives Robert 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] as well as a co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend. [5] Hurt's views have been considered to be Republican-leaning.

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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." [5]

In January 2025, it was announced that he was named co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend.

Personal life

Hurt was born in Chatham, Virginia. [7] Hurt is the son of investigative journalist and former Reader's Digest editor Henry C. Hurt and his wife, Margaret Nolting Williams. [8] [9] His older brother, Robert Hurt, is a former United States Congressman. Charles Hurt had been a possible congressional candidate before his brother's term ended in 2016. Hurt and his wife, Stephanie, have three children. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Rothstein, Betsy (24 July 2007). "50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill: Charlie Hurt". TheHill.com.
  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. 1 2 "The Trump Dynasty Takes Over the GOP". Politicom . Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  6. 1 2 "Charlie Hurt: Biographical Notes". Mitchells Publications. 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Staff, The Hill (2007-07-24). "50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill - 40 More". The Hill . Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  8. ↑ "Troth is Announced of Miss Williams, Henry C. Hurt, Jr". Newspapers.com. Danville Register. 8 September 1968. p. 12-C. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Chatham native Charles Hurt to become opinion page editor at The Washington Times". godanriver.com. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Charlie Hurt: Biographical Notes". Mitchells Publications. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Charles Hurt". NNDB.com. Soylent Communications. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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