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John Arthur Heilemann (born January 23, 1966) is an American journalist and national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. Heilemann also produces and stars in the Hell and High Water podcasts.

With Mark Halperin, he co-authored Game Change (2010) and Double Down (2013), books about presidential campaigning. Heilemann has formerly been a staff writer for New York, Wired, and The Economist.

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John Arthur Heilemann (born January 23, 1966) is an American journalist and national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. Heilemann also produces and stars in the Hell and High Water podcasts.

With Mark Halperin, he co-authored Game Change (2010) and Double Down (2013), books about presidential campaigning. Heilemann has formerly been a staff writer for New York, Wired, and The Economist.

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John Arthur Heilemann (born January 23, 1966) is an American journalist and national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.[1] With Mark Halperin, he co-authored Game Change (2010) and Double Down (2013), books about presidential campaigning. Heilemann has formerly been a staff writer for New York, Wired,[2] and The Economist.[3]

Early life and education

Heilemann was born in Los Angeles in 1966[4] and grew up in Canoga Park. His family was originally from Wisconsin. Heilemann earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School.[3]

Career

He is the author of Pride Before the Fall (2001), a book about the Microsoft antitrust case. He has been a staff writer for New York, Wired, and The Economist. He was the host of a four-part documentary series for Discovery called Download: the True Story of the Internet, about the rise of the World Wide Web, which first aired in 2008.

He is the co-author (with Mark Halperin) of Game Change (2010) and Double Down (2013), books about Presidential campaigns. He and Halperin co-hosted With All Due Respect (2014–2017), a political analysis show on Bloomberg Television and MSNBC. Heilemann also produced and co-starred (with Halperin and Mark McKinnon) in Showtime’s The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, following the presidential candidates behind the scenes of their campaigns in the 2016 United States Presidential Election. Heilemann produces and co-stars in episodes of The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, with Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon, airing from 2016 to 2022. Heilemann is also an occasional guest on The Tony Kornheiser Show and MSNBC’s Deadline: White House and Morning Joe.[5][6]

In 2019, Heilemann and John Battelle founded the Recount.[2][7] The Recount has a website with video, podcasts, and a newsletter.

Personal life

Heilemann is married to Diana Rhoten and lives in Manhattan.[3]

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References

  1. ^ “Tuesday’s Juice”. Politico. May 30, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Darcy, Oliver (July 29, 2019). “John Heilemann, John Battelle launch new politics-focused media outlet”. CNN Business. Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c “John Heilemann”. Washington Speakers Bureau. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  4. ^ “FamilySearch Results”. FamilySearch.
  5. ^ “Thanks for the chicken feet and gall bladders”. The Tony Kornheiser Show. June 8, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. ^ “Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With John Heilemann”. IMDb. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Fischer, Sara (May 2, 2022). “Shakeup hitting The Recount, staff cuts coming”. Axios. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022.

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John Heilemann

John Arthur Heilemann (born January 23, 1966) is an American journalist and national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. Heilemann also produces and stars in the Hell and High Water podcasts.

With Mark Halperin, he co-authored Game Change (2010) and Double Down (2013), books about presidential campaigning. Heilemann has formerly been a staff writer for New York, Wired, and The Economist.

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