185:
after his fatal heart attack in June 2008. In that role, he oversaw all
Washington-based reporting and production for NBC and MSNBC during the 2008 election and early years of the Obama presidency, in addition to appearing as an on-air analyst. Before moving to Washington, he served as chief deputy
270:
included it in two "best" lists. It sold about 6,000 copies. After the book was released and dozens of women came forward accusing Cosby of sexual assault, it was "widely criticized for idealizing Cosby", according to CBS. While dealing with Cosby's history of infidelity and a paternity extortion
216:, about his turbulent upbringing as the child of an interracial marriage between a pioneering but self-destructive black scholar of Africa and a white French immigrant whose father, Edouard Theis, was a clergyman who helped save the lives of Jews during World War II in the French town of
271:
trial, Whitaker's biography did not explore the assault claims that pre-dated his book. When multiple similar allegations came to light after publication, Whitaker issued an apology. The book was not released in paperback.
841:
354:. Both scholars of black history and experts on Pittsburgh's local history praised the book as an important contribution to the study of African-American achievement and struggle in the mid-20th century.
1062:
902:
952:
510:
725:
204:
After
Bourdain's suicide in 2018, Whitaker praised the chef's coverage of under-reported countries such as Lebanon and said, "It's not a food show; it's journalism."
1057:
1052:
282:, where his father grew up and his grandparents owned funeral homes. The book links stories of prominent artists who grew up in Pittsburgh—including musicians
481:
361:. The book chronicled the sequence of events that changed the course of American racial and political history in that one pivotal year, including the rise of
892:
366:
164:
977:
1037:
107:
817:
171:
36:
1027:
518:
876:
621:
1022:
1042:
199:
1047:
916:
558:
785:
331:
221:
228:
987:
533:
489:
866:
1032:
152:
97:
193:
Worldwide, where he oversaw daily news coverage and also persuaded the network to hire the food and travel writer
1017:
590:
457:
752:
965:
644:
148:
121:
1012:
992:
700:
323:
217:
1007:
307:
125:
374:
116:
676:
419:
362:
252:
79:
972:
338:—and historic figures whose careers were shaped by their interaction with Pittsburgh—including
147:
to lead a national news magazine. While he ran the magazine, from 1998 until 2006, it won four
872:
793:
760:
652:
566:
335:
295:
194:
160:
144:
32:
390:
343:
327:
283:
111:
102:
35:
to lead a national news magazine. From 2004 to 2006, Whitaker served as president of the
406:
394:
347:
315:
287:
258:
982:
1001:
726:"Bill Cosby biography pulled as comedian accused of sexual assaults faces civil suit"
432:
402:
398:
319:
311:
247:
303:
299:
893:"How Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers changed the civil rights movement"
958:"Mark Whitaker Washington D.C. Bureau Chief and Senior Vice President, NBC News"
382:
378:
370:
182:
22:(born September 7, 1957) is an American author, journalist and media executive.
262:
wrote that it is "an eye-opening book and a pleasure to read". It made several
359:
Saying It Loud: 1966—The Year Black Power
Challenged the Civil Rights Movement
351:
291:
279:
267:
235:
72:
Saying It Loud: 1966-The Year Black Power
Challenged the Civil Rights Movement
67:
59:
797:
764:
656:
570:
339:
43:. From 2011 to 2013, he was executive vice president and managing editor of
842:"'Smoketown': A fascinating journey into the Hill District's glorious past"
957:
189:
From 2011 to 2013, he was executive vice president and managing editor of
401:
as
Governor of California and set the stage for the presidential runs of
243:
178:
156:
138:
40:
27:
993:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4PRN/is_2008_Nov_13/ai_n31002708
978:
Mark
Whitaker Elected President of American Society of Magazine Editors
943:
386:
947:
622:"Bill Cosby biographer sorry for omitting sexual assault allegations"
177:
Whitaker was senior vice president and
Washington bureau chief for
961:
818:"A Terrific Look at the Sophisticated History of Black Pittsburgh"
753:"Harlem Wasn't the Only Place With a Renaissance (Published 2018)"
591:"Hurston/Wright Legacy Award nominee | Book awards | LibraryThing"
534:"Anthony Bourdain, CNN TV Host, Is Found Dead in Apparent Suicide"
276:
Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black
Renaissance,
120:. He then studied international relations at Oxford University's
64:
Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black
Renaissance
39:. He was senior vice president and Washington bureau chief for
897:
461:
190:
66:(2018), about the legacy of the African-American community of
44:
511:"CNN names Whitaker managing editor – CNN Press Room"
423:
magazine's 25 most influential
African-Americans for 2008.
83:
magazine's 25 most influential African-Americans for 2008.
220:. The book won critical praise and was a finalist for the
973:
Ex-Newsweek Editor to Join NBC as a Senior Vice President
397:" vote in the 1966 midterm elections that helped elect
170:
From 2004 to 2006, Whitaker served as president of the
1063:
Presidents of the American Society of Magazine Editors
278:
about the legacy of the African-American community of
246:
reported that "some critics praised it" upon release.
114:in 1979, where he served on the editorial board of
786:"'Smoketown' Review: When the Hill Rivaled Harlem"
532:Hagey, Keach; West, Melanie Grayce (8 June 2018).
322:—influential journalists for the black newspaper
917:"The Most Influential African-Americans of 2008"
559:"'My Long Trip Home,' by Mark Whitaker - Review"
369:and Carmichael's popularizing of the slogan "
212:In 2011, Whitaker published a family memoir,
8:
988:Newsweek Names Editor, And Promotes 2 Others
616:
614:
612:
610:
234:In 2014, Whitaker published a biography of
186:to the president of NBC News in New York.
677:"COSBY by Mark Whitaker | Kirkus Reviews"
367:Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
458:"CNN Red Chair Interview: Mark Whitaker"
448:
1058:20th-century African-American writers
1053:21st-century African-American writers
7:
250:called it "wonderfully thorough" in
172:American Society of Magazine Editors
124:from 1979 until 1981 where he was a
37:American Society of Magazine Editors
701:"Best Sellers - The New York Times"
865:Whitaker, Mark (7 February 2023).
14:
983:So What Do You Do, Mark Whitaker?
517:. 28 January 2011. Archived from
488:. 29 January 2013. Archived from
968:from the original on 2013-01-03.
905:from the original on 2023-05-12.
31:from 1998 until 2006, the first
435:, a former long-time editor at
385:; the celebration of the first
200:Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
50:Whitaker has written the books
231:for African-American authors.
1:
1038:Journalists from Pennsylvania
724:Walker, Tim (July 23, 2015).
643:Drumming, Neil (2014-09-18).
624:. CBS News. November 25, 2014
96:Whitaker was born outside of
784:Early, Gerald (2018-03-09).
557:Maslin, Janet (2011-11-06).
482:"Managing Editor Out At CNN"
456:Mark Whitaker (2011-10-14).
274:In 2018, Whitaker published
357:In 2023 Whitaker published
229:Hurston-Wright Legacy Award
1079:
1028:The Harvard Crimson people
417:Whitaker was named one of
197:and to create the program
98:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
751:Boyd, Herb (2018-02-23).
645:"Mark Whitaker's 'Cosby'"
240:Cosby: His Life and Times
56:Cosby: His Life and Times
54:(2011), a family memoir;
389:by cultural nationalist
149:National Magazine Awards
92:Early life and education
1023:Writers from Pittsburgh
846:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
431:Whitaker is married to
373:"; the founding of the
161:Monica Lewinsky scandal
58:(2014), a biography of
1043:Harvard College alumni
871:. Simon and Schuster.
324:The Pittsburgh Courier
266:bestseller lists and
218:Le Chambon-sur-Lignon
136:He was the Editor of
25:He was the Editor of
1048:George School alumni
822:Pittsburgh Quarterly
595:www.librarything.com
521:on January 30, 2011.
77:He was named one of
790:Wall Street Journal
538:Wall Street Journal
375:Black Panther Party
365:to the head of the
117:The Harvard Crimson
757:The New York Times
705:The New York Times
649:The New York Times
563:The New York Times
363:Stokely Carmichael
253:The New York Times
1033:Marshall Scholars
336:Evelyn Cunningham
318:; and playwright
296:Mary Lou Williams
223:Los Angeles Times
214:My Long Trip Home
151:—for coverage of
106:with a degree in
52:My Long Trip Home
1070:
1018:American editors
969:
931:
930:
928:
927:
913:
907:
906:
889:
883:
882:
862:
856:
855:
853:
852:
838:
832:
831:
829:
828:
814:
808:
807:
805:
804:
781:
775:
774:
772:
771:
748:
742:
741:
739:
737:
721:
715:
714:
712:
711:
697:
691:
690:
688:
687:
673:
667:
666:
664:
663:
640:
634:
633:
631:
629:
618:
605:
604:
602:
601:
587:
581:
580:
578:
577:
554:
548:
547:
545:
544:
529:
523:
522:
507:
501:
500:
498:
497:
478:
472:
471:
469:
468:
453:
195:Anthony Bourdain
145:African-American
126:Marshall Scholar
33:African-American
1078:
1077:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1068:
1067:
998:
997:
956:
940:
935:
934:
925:
923:
915:
914:
910:
891:
890:
886:
879:
864:
863:
859:
850:
848:
840:
839:
835:
826:
824:
816:
815:
811:
802:
800:
783:
782:
778:
769:
767:
750:
749:
745:
735:
733:
730:The Independent
723:
722:
718:
709:
707:
699:
698:
694:
685:
683:
675:
674:
670:
661:
659:
642:
641:
637:
627:
625:
620:
619:
608:
599:
597:
589:
588:
584:
575:
573:
556:
555:
551:
542:
540:
531:
530:
526:
509:
508:
504:
495:
493:
486:Huffington Post
480:
479:
475:
466:
464:
455:
454:
450:
445:
429:
415:
391:Maulana Karenga
344:Jackie Robinson
328:Robert Lee Vann
284:Billy Strayhorn
210:
134:
132:Media executive
122:Balliol College
112:Harvard College
103:summa cum laude
100:. He graduated
94:
89:
17:
16:American writer
12:
11:
5:
1076:
1074:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1000:
999:
996:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
954:
950:
939:
938:External links
936:
933:
932:
908:
884:
877:
868:Saying It Loud
857:
833:
809:
776:
743:
716:
692:
681:Kirkus Reviews
668:
635:
606:
582:
549:
524:
502:
473:
447:
446:
444:
441:
428:
425:
414:
411:
407:George Wallace
395:White backlash
348:Duke Ellington
316:Romare Bearden
288:Billy Eckstine
264:New York Times
259:Kirkus Reviews
209:
206:
165:2004 elections
133:
130:
108:social studies
93:
90:
88:
85:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1075:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1013:Living people
1011:
1009:
1006:
1005:
1003:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
967:
963:
959:
955:
953:
951:
949:
945:
942:
941:
937:
922:
918:
912:
909:
904:
900:
899:
894:
888:
885:
880:
878:9781982114121
874:
870:
869:
861:
858:
847:
843:
837:
834:
823:
819:
813:
810:
799:
795:
791:
787:
780:
777:
766:
762:
758:
754:
747:
744:
731:
727:
720:
717:
706:
702:
696:
693:
682:
678:
672:
669:
658:
654:
650:
646:
639:
636:
628:September 29,
623:
617:
615:
613:
611:
607:
596:
592:
586:
583:
572:
568:
564:
560:
553:
550:
539:
535:
528:
525:
520:
516:
512:
506:
503:
492:on 2013-02-03
491:
487:
483:
477:
474:
463:
459:
452:
449:
442:
440:
438:
434:
433:Alexis Gelber
427:Personal life
426:
424:
422:
421:
412:
410:
408:
404:
403:Richard Nixon
400:
399:Ronald Reagan
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
332:Wendell Smith
329:
325:
321:
320:August Wilson
317:
313:
312:Erroll Garner
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
272:
269:
265:
261:
260:
255:
254:
249:
248:Neil Drumming
245:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
224:
219:
215:
207:
205:
203:
201:
196:
192:
187:
184:
181:, succeeding
180:
175:
173:
168:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
140:
131:
129:
127:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
105:
104:
99:
91:
87:Life and work
86:
84:
82:
81:
75:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
48:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
29:
23:
21:
20:Mark Whitaker
924:. Retrieved
920:
911:
896:
887:
867:
860:
849:. Retrieved
845:
836:
825:. Retrieved
821:
812:
801:. Retrieved
789:
779:
768:. Retrieved
756:
746:
734:. Retrieved
729:
719:
708:. Retrieved
704:
695:
684:. Retrieved
680:
671:
660:. Retrieved
648:
638:
626:. Retrieved
598:. Retrieved
594:
585:
574:. Retrieved
562:
552:
541:. Retrieved
537:
527:
519:the original
514:
505:
494:. Retrieved
490:the original
485:
476:
465:. Retrieved
451:
436:
430:
418:
416:
358:
356:
304:Kenny Clarke
300:Roy Eldridge
275:
273:
263:
257:
251:
239:
233:
222:
213:
211:
198:
188:
176:
169:
137:
135:
115:
101:
95:
78:
76:
71:
63:
55:
51:
49:
26:
24:
19:
18:
1008:1957 births
944:Appearances
921:Essence.com
409:in 1968.
393:; and the "
383:Bobby Seale
379:Huey Newton
371:Black Power
326:—including
183:Tim Russert
47:Worldwide.
1002:Categories
926:2015-11-28
851:2020-12-03
827:2020-12-03
803:2020-12-03
770:2020-12-03
710:2015-11-28
686:2015-11-28
662:2015-11-28
600:2020-12-03
576:2015-11-28
543:2020-12-03
496:2013-01-30
467:2011-10-17
443:References
352:Lena Horne
292:Earl Hines
280:Pittsburgh
268:Amazon.com
236:Bill Cosby
225:Book Prize
143:the first
68:Pittsburgh
60:Bill Cosby
798:0099-9660
765:0362-4331
657:0362-4331
571:0362-4331
340:Joe Louis
314:; artist
308:Ray Brown
966:Archived
903:Archived
736:July 28,
732:. London
437:Newsweek
244:CBS News
227:and the
179:NBC News
163:and the
157:Iraq War
139:Newsweek
74:(2023).
41:NBC News
28:Newsweek
420:Essence
387:Kwanzaa
80:Essence
948:C-SPAN
875:
796:
763:
655:
569:
413:Awards
256:, and
208:Author
159:, the
155:, the
70:; and
962:MSNBC
110:from
873:ISBN
794:ISSN
761:ISSN
738:2015
653:ISSN
630:2015
567:ISSN
405:and
381:and
350:and
334:and
153:9/11
946:on
898:NPR
515:CNN
462:CNN
377:by
242:.
191:CNN
45:CNN
1004::
964:.
960:.
919:.
901:.
895:.
844:.
820:.
792:.
788:.
759:.
755:.
728:.
703:.
679:.
651:.
647:.
609:^
593:.
565:.
561:.
536:.
513:.
484:.
460:.
439:.
346:,
342:,
330:,
310:,
306:,
302:,
298:,
294:,
290:,
286:,
238:,
174:.
167:.
128:.
62:;
929:.
881:.
854:.
830:.
806:.
773:.
740:.
713:.
689:.
665:.
632:.
603:.
579:.
546:.
499:.
470:.
202:.
141:,
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.