Howard Kurtz

Background

Kurtz, Howard was born on August 1, 1953 in Brooklyn. Son of Leonard and Marcia Kurtz.

Bachelor in English, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974; MJ, Columbia University, 1975.

Reporter, Bergen Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, 1975-1976; reporter, Washington Star, 1978-1981; reporter, Washington Post, since 1981.

Howard Kurtz has been listed as a notable Journalist, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Married Mary Tallmer, June 20, 1979. Children: Judy, Bonnie.

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Recipient Front Page award Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, 1982, 86, Mark Twain award Associated Press, 1990, Best Media Critic in the United States award American Journalism Review, 1994.

Recipient Front Page award Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, 1982, 86, Mark Twain award Associated Press, 1990, Best Media Critic in the United States award American Journalism Review, 1994.