Eugene Robinson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
Serves as Chief Political Analyst at NBC News and MS NOW.
Former Associate Editor and columnist for The Washington Post.
Authored the book "Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America."
Served on the Pulitzer Prize Board from 2011, chairing it from 2017 to 2018.
Graduated from the University of Michigan, where he was the first African American co-editor-in-chief of The Michigan Daily.
Was a mid-career Nieman Fellow at Harvard University during the 1987–88 academic year.

Biography

Eugene Harold Robinson, born March 12, 1954, is an American newspaper columnist, author, and chief political analyst for NBC News and MS NOW. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2009 for his columns focusing on then-Senator Barack Obama's first presidential campaign. Robinson previously served as an associate editor of The Washington Post, where his columns were syndicated to 262 newspapers by The Washington Post Writers Group.