Jonathan Alter — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Received a 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary for 'Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists.'
Serves as a political analyst for NBC News, appearing on NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC since 1996.
Authored 'American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial--and My Own' (2024).
Authored 'The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope' (2006), a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Authored 'The Promise: President Obama, Year One' (2010), which reached number three on the New York Times Bestsellers List.
Hosted 'Alter Family Politics' on Sirius XM's Radio Andy from 2015 to 2023.
Graduated from Harvard University in 1979, where he was a lead editor on the Harvard Crimson.

Biography

Jonathan H. Alter is an American author, political analyst, columnist, documentary filmmaker, and television producer. He served as a columnist and senior editor for Newsweek magazine from 1983 to 2011. Since 1996, Alter has been a political analyst for NBC News, appearing on NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC.

Alter has written extensively on American politics and history, including several books about U.S. presidents.