Tom Bevan (publisher)

Summary

Thomas C. Bevan is an American writer and media executive who is co-founder and, as of 2021, publisher of RealClearPolitics.

Bevan attended Princeton University, playing at defensive back for Princeton Tigers football and graduating with a bachelor's degree in history in 1991.[1] His Princeton senior thesis was A Deadly Society: Confederate Soldiers at Point Lookout Prison, July 1863 - June 1865.[2]

After graduating from Princeton, he worked as an advertising account executive in Seattle, Chicago, and Miami with Leo Burnett and Crispin Porter + Bogusky.[3][4] In 1989 he met John McIntyre; the two founded RealClearPolitics in 2000.[5][4][6] In 2012 he co-authored, with Carl M. Cannon, The RealClearPolitics Political Download: Election 2012: The Battle Begins from Crown Publishing Group and, in 2018, was named number 23 on the Princeton Alumni Weekly's list of the 25 most influential alumni of Princeton University.[7][8] As of 2021, Bevan is publisher of RealClearPolitics and also hosts a weekly radio show on WLS-AM.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Q&A with Tom Bevan '91 of Princeton Football, Founder of RealClearPolitics". The Daily Princetonian. May 28, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Bevan, Thomas C. (1991). A Deadly Society: Confederate Soldiers at Point Lookout Prison, July 1863 - June 1865 (Senior thesis). Princeton University.
  3. ^ Johnson, Steve (February 5, 2008). "Two guys + politics = 'lean, mean'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b MacKay, Rob (June 6, 2001). "Political junkies create Web site for opinion and analysis". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Chaffin, Joshua (April 4, 2008). "Web wins in White House race". Financial Times. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Zorn, Eric (October 26, 2004). "Political site polls well with election junkies". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Crown Publishers and RealClearPolitics Announce Publishing Partnership". crownpublishing.com. Crown Publishing Group. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Bernstein, Mark (January 10, 2018). "Our Most Influential Alumni". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tom Bevan". wlsam.com. WLS-AM. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "About RealClearPolitics". realclearpolitics.com. RealClearPolitics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.