Alan Ehrenhalt

American journalist and non-fiction author

Alan Ehrenhalt
Alma mater	Brandeis University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation(s)	Journalist, author
Children	2 daughters

Alan Ehrenhalt is an American journalist and non-fiction author.

Early life

Alan Ehrenhalt graduated from Brandeis University in 1968.^[1] He received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.^[1]

Career

Ehrenhalt is a journalist and author.^[1] He is the former executive editor and later senior editor of Governing.^[1] Additionally, he has been a contributing writer to The New York Times, The New Republic and The Wall Street Journal.^[1]

Ehrenhalt was the recipient of the Nieman Fellowship in 1977–1978.^[1] He won the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress from the National Press Club in 1983.^[2] Additionally, he was the recipient of the Carey McWilliams Award from the American Political Science Association in 2000.^[3]

Ehrenhalt is the author of four books.

Personal life

Ehrenhalt is married, and he has two daughters.^[1] He resides in Arlington, Virginia.^[1]

Works

Ehrenhalt, Alan (1991). The United States of Ambition: Politicians, Power, and the Pursuit of Office. New York: Times Books. ISBN 9780812918946. OCLC 22452837.
Ehrenhalt, Alan (1995). The Lost City: Discovering the Forgotten Virtues of Community in the Chicago of the 1950s. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 9780465041923. OCLC 32273637.
Ehrenhalt, Alan (1998). Democracy in the Mirror: Politics, Reform, and Reality in Grassroots America. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. ISBN 9781568024417. OCLC 39812392.
Ehrenhalt, Alan (2012). The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780307272744. OCLC 745979759.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "AUTHORS: Alan Ehrenhalt". Governing. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
^ "EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED REPORTING OF CONGRESS: WINNERS OF THIS AWARD". National Press Club. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
^ "Carey McWilliams Award Recipients". American Political Science Association. Retrieved January 20, 2016.