Arthur Ochs "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr. (born September 22, 1951) is an American journalist.
Sulzberger was the chairman of
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American mass media company that publishes ''The New York Times''. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, New York City.
History
The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. ...
from 1997 to 2020, and the publisher of ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' from 1992 to 2018.
Early life and education
Sulzberger was born in
Mount Kisco, New York, one of two children of Barbara Winslow (née Grant) and
Arthur Ochs "Punch" Sulzberger Sr.
Barbara Winslow Grant, Mother of Times Chairman, Dies at 90
', The New York Times, New York Edition, March 10, 2019, p. A23. His sister is Karen Alden Sulzberger, who is married to author
Eric Lax
Eric Lax is an American author who has written books on modern medicine, four books on Woody Allen including a biography, and a personal memoir ''Faith: Interrupted'' about his loss of Christian faith.
Biography
Lax was raised in an Episcopalian ...
.
He is a grandson of
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Arthur Hays Sulzberger (September 12, 1891December 11, 1968) was the publisher of ''The New York Times'' from 1935 to 1961. During that time, daily circulation rose from 465,000 to 713,000 and Sunday circulation from 745,000 to 1.4 million; the st ...
and great-grandson of
Adolph Ochs. His mother was a descendant of Mayflower crew member
John Alden
John Alden (c. 1598 - September 12, 1687) was a crew member on the historic 1620 voyage of the ''Mayflower'' which brought the English settlers commonly known as Pilgrims to Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, US. He was hired in Sou ...
and
Plymouth Colony
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governor
Edward Winslow
Edward Winslow (18 October 15958 May 1655) was a Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both Edward Winslow and ...
.
Sulzberger's mother was of mostly
English
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and
Scottish origin and his father was of German Jewish origin (both
Ashkenazic
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
and
Sephardic).
Sulzberger's parents divorced when he was five years old. He was raised in his mother's
Episcopalian faith; however, he no longer observes any religion.
Sulzberger graduated from the
Browning School
The Browning School is an independent school for boys in New York City. It was founded in 1888 by John A. Browning. It offers instruction in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is a member of the New York Interschool consortium.
...
in New York City. In 1974, he received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in
political science
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from
Tufts University
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.
Career
Sulzberger was a
reporter with the ''
Raleigh Times'' in North Carolina from 1974 to 1976, and a London Correspondent for the
Associated Press
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in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1978.
Sulzberger joined ''The New York Times'' in 1978 as a correspondent in the
Washington, D.C.
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bureau. He moved to New York as a metro reporter in 1981, and was appointed assistant metro editor later that year. Sulzberger is a 1985 graduate of the Harvard Business School's program for management development.
From 1983 to 1987, Sulzberger worked in a variety of business departments, including production and corporate planning. In January 1987, Sulzberger was named assistant publisher. A year later, Sulzberger was named deputy publisher, overseeing the news and business departments. In these capacities, Sulzberger was involved in planning the ''Timess automated color printing and distribution facilities in
Edison, New Jersey
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, and at
College Point, Queens, New York, as well as the creation of the six-section color newspaper.
Sulzberger became the
publisher
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of ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'' in 1992, and
chairman of
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American mass media company that publishes ''The New York Times''. Its headquarters are in Manhattan, New York City.
History
The company was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones in New York City. ...
in 1997, succeeding his father,
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Sr. (February 5, 1926 – September 29, 2012) was an American publisher and a businessman. Born into a prominent media and publishing family, Sulzberger became publisher of ''The New York Times'' in 1963 and chairman of t ...
.
On December 14, 2017, he announced he would be ceding the post of publisher to his son,
A. G. Sulzberger, effective January 1, 2018.
Sulzberger remained chairman of ''Times'' board until December 31, 2020, when he passed that position to his son as well.
Awards and honors
*1996 - Tufts University ''Light on the Hill'' Award, Massachusetts
* 2006 -
SUNY New Paltz, New York awarded an
honorary doctorate of humane letters
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The criteria for awarding the degree differ ...
to Arthur Sulzberger Jr., chairman and publisher of
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
.
*2012 -
National Book Award Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community
*2017 -
CUNY School of Journalism Journalistic Achievement Award at the 10th Annual Awards for Excellence in Journalism, New York
Affiliations
Sulzberger played a central role in the development of the
Times Square
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Business Improvement District, officially launched in January 1992, serving as the first chairman of that civic organization.
Sulzberger helped to found and was a two-term chairman of the New York City
Outward Bound
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organization, and currently serves on the board of the
Mohonk Preserve.
Activism
Sulzberger was opposed to the
Vietnam War
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and was arrested at protest rallies in the 1970s.
Personal life
Sulzberger married
Gail Gregg in 1975, and the couple divorced in 2008. The couple have two children: a son,
Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, and a daughter, Annie Sulzberger.
Sulzberger married Gabrielle Greene 2014, and the couple filed for divorce in 2020.
See also
*
New Yorkers in journalism
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References
External links
The New York Times & 9/11: Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. Interview (2001)*
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1951 births
Living people
American chairpersons of corporations
American former Protestants
American newspaper publishers (people)
American people of English descent
American people of German-Jewish descent
American people of Scottish descent
Associated Press reporters
Collegiate School (New York) alumni
Jewish American journalists
People from Mount Kisco, New York
The New York Times writers
The New York Times publishers
Tufts University alumni
Sulzberger family
Browning School alumni
21st-century American Jews