Dick Polman
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Dick Polman is an American part-time national political columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer and full-time Maury Povich
"writer in residence" at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, University of Pennsylvania
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Polman grew up in western Massachusetts
and studied at George Washington University
, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs, focusing on politics and policy, and edited the college newspaper. He wrote for The Hartford Courant
and was the founding editor of the The Hartford Advocate before joining the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he spent 22 years, most notably as national political writer. He covered the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 United States
presidential campaigns. He is described by the Columbia Journalism Review
as one of the United States' top political reporters, and by ABC News
as "one of the finest political journalists of his generation."
Maury Povich
Maurice Richard "Maury" Povich is an American TV talk show host who currently hosts his self-titled talk show Maury.-Personal background:...
"writer in residence" at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
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Polman grew up in western Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and studied at George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs, focusing on politics and policy, and edited the college newspaper. He wrote for The Hartford Courant
The Hartford Courant
The Hartford Courant is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is a morning newspaper for most of the state north of New Haven and east of Waterbury...
and was the founding editor of the The Hartford Advocate before joining the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he spent 22 years, most notably as national political writer. He covered the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
presidential campaigns. He is described by the Columbia Journalism Review
Columbia Journalism Review
The Columbia Journalism Review is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961....
as one of the United States' top political reporters, and by ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
as "one of the finest political journalists of his generation."