Robert Herbert (born March 7, 1945) is an American journalist, an
op-ed columnist who wrote for The New York Times. His column was
syndicated to other newspapers around the country. Herbert frequently
writes on poverty, the Iraq War, racism and American political apathy
towards racism. He is now a fellow at Demos and was elected to serve
on the Common Cause National Governing Board in 2015.Herbert was born
in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised primarily in Montclair, New
Jersey, where his parents owned a number of upholstery shops. He was
drafted during the buildup to the Vietnam War, but was ultimately sent
to Korea. Always having had an interest in politics and writing,
Herbert decided shortly after the war to go into journalism. Herbert
received a Bachelor of Science, Journalism from the State University
of New York (Empire State College) in 1988.Herbert's journalistic
career began with The Star-Ledger in New Jersey in 1970. Herbert went
on to work as a reporter and editor at the New York Daily News from
1976 until 1985, when he became a political columnist and editor, and
began attracting attention for his editorial work. This led to a
position on WCBS-TV in New York, as a founding panelist of Sunday
Edition in 1990, as well as becoming host of Hotline, a weekly issues
program on New York public television. He later served as a national
correspondent on NBC from 1991 to 1993, with regular appearances on
The Today Show and NBC Nightly News.
op-ed columnist who wrote for The New York Times. His column was
syndicated to other newspapers around the country. Herbert frequently
writes on poverty, the Iraq War, racism and American political apathy
towards racism. He is now a fellow at Demos and was elected to serve
on the Common Cause National Governing Board in 2015.Herbert was born
in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised primarily in Montclair, New
Jersey, where his parents owned a number of upholstery shops. He was
drafted during the buildup to the Vietnam War, but was ultimately sent
to Korea. Always having had an interest in politics and writing,
Herbert decided shortly after the war to go into journalism. Herbert
received a Bachelor of Science, Journalism from the State University
of New York (Empire State College) in 1988.Herbert's journalistic
career began with The Star-Ledger in New Jersey in 1970. Herbert went
on to work as a reporter and editor at the New York Daily News from
1976 until 1985, when he became a political columnist and editor, and
began attracting attention for his editorial work. This led to a
position on WCBS-TV in New York, as a founding panelist of Sunday
Edition in 1990, as well as becoming host of Hotline, a weekly issues
program on New York public television. He later served as a national
correspondent on NBC from 1991 to 1993, with regular appearances on
The Today Show and NBC Nightly News.
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