Rowland Evans Jr. (April 28, 1921 – March 23, 2001) was an American journalist. He was known best for his decades-long syndicated column and television partnership with Robert Novak, a partnership that endured, if only by way of a joint subscription newsletter, until Evans's death.[1]
It was in that role that he met his lifelong writing partner, Robert Novak, the Capitol Hill correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. They founded the "Evans-Novak Political Report" in 1967, four years after they had launched their nationally syndicated column.[2] His work landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents. "Inside Report" became noteworthy among syndicated political columns for being what the trade called "dope pieces" almost exclusively: inside reporting more than polemics, even though the team's conservative inclination gradually became evident.
1980–1990edit
By 1980, Evans & Novak were among the most widely syndicated columns in the United States as well as frequent guests on news-oriented radio and television talk programs. The team was among the first to join the fledgling CNN, with Evans & Novak becoming one of the cable network's best-watched discussion programs.[3]Al Hunt and Mark Shields later joined the show as Evans scaled back his on-air work, and the title became Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields. In addition, Evans, on his own and with his writing partner, contributed essays to such magazines as Harper's, The Saturday Evening Post, The New Republic, The Atlantic, and others, not to mention joining his partner as a Reader's Digest contributing editor.
The team also co-wrote several books, including Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power (1966); Nixon in the White House: The Frustration of Power (1971); and The Reagan Revolution (1981). They were featured prominently in The Boys on the Bus, Timothy Crouse's memorable best-seller about the workings of the Washington press corps during the 1972 presidential campaigns.
Despite his strong conservative stances, Evans was a close friend of President John F. Kennedy. Novak reported that Kennedy had his first dinner as president-elect with Evans.
1990–2001edit
Evans retired from the Evans & Novak syndicated column in 1993,[2] but he remained Novak's partner on television and in publishing a bi-weekly newsletter, The Evans & Novak Political Report. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2000 and died in a Washington, D.C. hospital a month before his 80th birthday.[4]
Referencesedit
^Novak, Robert (April 2, 2001). Rowland Evans (1921-2001). Human Events
^ ab"Novak Announces Retirement". The New York Times. August 4, 2008. He had written his column since 1963, first with Rowland Evans, who retired in 1993 and died in 2001
^"A Gains-Tax Compromise Is Resisted". The New York Times. July 31, 1989. CNN's 'Evans and Novack' interview program
^Kuczynski, Alex (March 24, 2001). Rowland Evans, 79, TV Host And Conservative Columnist. New York Times
rowland, evans, april, 1921, march, 2001, american, journalist, known, best, decades, long, syndicated, column, television, partnership, with, robert, novak, partnership, that, endured, only, joint, subscription, newsletter, until, evans, death, born, 1921, ap. Rowland Evans Jr April 28 1921 March 23 2001 was an American journalist He was known best for his decades long syndicated column and television partnership with Robert Novak a partnership that endured if only by way of a joint subscription newsletter until Evans s death 1 Rowland EvansBornRowland Evans Jr 1921 04 28 April 28 1921Whitemarsh Township Pennsylvania U S DiedMarch 23 2001 2001 03 23 aged 79 Washington D C U S Cause of deathEsophageal cancerNationalityAmericanAlma materYale UniversityOccupationJournalist Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Early life 1 2 1945 1979 1 3 1980 1990 1 4 1990 2001 2 References 3 External linksLife and career editEarly life edit nbsp Evans greeting President Gerald Ford in 1975Born in Whitemarsh Township Pennsylvania Evans attended Yale University briefly but left to join the United States Marines and saw action in the Solomon Islands during World War II Medically discharged in 1944 after contracting malaria Evans began his journalism career with the Philadelphia Bulletin before he joining the New York Herald Tribune and working his way up to becoming the paper s Congressional correspondent He became a Washington journalist in 1945 1945 1979 edit It was in that role that he met his lifelong writing partner Robert Novak the Capitol Hill correspondent for The Wall Street Journal They founded the Evans Novak Political Report in 1967 four years after they had launched their nationally syndicated column 2 His work landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents Inside Report became noteworthy among syndicated political columns for being what the trade called dope pieces almost exclusively inside reporting more than polemics even though the team s conservative inclination gradually became evident 1980 1990 edit By 1980 Evans amp Novak were among the most widely syndicated columns in the United States as well as frequent guests on news oriented radio and television talk programs The team was among the first to join the fledgling CNN with Evans amp Novak becoming one of the cable network s best watched discussion programs 3 Al Hunt and Mark Shields later joined the show as Evans scaled back his on air work and the title became Evans Novak Hunt amp Shields In addition Evans on his own and with his writing partner contributed essays to such magazines as Harper s The Saturday Evening Post The New Republic The Atlantic and others not to mention joining his partner as a Reader s Digest contributing editor The team also co wrote several books including Lyndon B Johnson The Exercise of Power 1966 Nixon in the White House The Frustration of Power 1971 and The Reagan Revolution 1981 They were featured prominently in The Boys on the Bus Timothy Crouse s memorable best seller about the workings of the Washington press corps during the 1972 presidential campaigns Despite his strong conservative stances Evans was a close friend of President John F Kennedy Novak reported that Kennedy had his first dinner as president elect with Evans 1990 2001 edit Evans retired from the Evans amp Novak syndicated column in 1993 2 but he remained Novak s partner on television and in publishing a bi weekly newsletter The Evans amp Novak Political Report He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2000 and died in a Washington D C hospital a month before his 80th birthday 4 References edit Novak Robert April 2 2001 Rowland Evans 1921 2001 Human Events a b Novak Announces Retirement The New York Times August 4 2008 He had written his column since 1963 first with Rowland Evans who retired in 1993 and died in 2001 A Gains Tax Compromise Is Resisted The New York Times July 31 1989 CNN s Evans and Novack interview program Kuczynski Alex March 24 2001 Rowland Evans 79 TV Host And Conservative Columnist New York TimesExternal links edit nbsp Biography portalAppearances on C SPAN Amy Sullivan Bob in Paradise Washington Monthly Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowland Evans amp oldid 1186588899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
