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American journalist and political commentator
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) is an American journalist and political commentator. He is currently the opinion editor of The Washington Times, a Fox News contributor, a Breitbart News contributor, and a Drudge Report editor. Hurt's views have been considered to be 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.

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 before leaving to join The New York Post. In 2011, he rejoined The Washington Times as a political columnist. In December 2016, Hurt was named the opinion editor.

National Review editor Rich Lowry described Hurt as "an early adopter of Donald Trump populism."

Personal life

Hurt was born in Chatham, Virginia. Hurt is the son of investigative journalist and former Reader's Digest editor Henry C. Hurt and his wife, Margaret Nolting Williams. 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.

References

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

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