Jason Chervokas is an American journalist, educator, writer, commentator, entrepreneur and musician. Some of his writing focuses on cultural issues.

Education

Chervokas obtained his degree from Columbia College and the

Columbia School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is located in Pulitzer Hall on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism sc ...

Career

Chervokas is the chief operating officer of New Paradigm Communications and political reporter for ''

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''. He also served as venture partner at Primedia Ventures and taught journalism at

Hunter College Hunter College is a public university in New York City. It is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York and offers studies in more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools. It also admi ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

. Chervokas was co-host and co-producer of a nine-hour program covering George Clinton and compatriots called ''Funk Radio Thang''.

Awards and honors

Chervokas was the 1993 winner of the Emily Genauer Prize in Arts Criticism at the

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for his work on jazz. In 1995, ''

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'' named him to their "New York Cyber Sixty".

Works

Chervokas co-founded @NY in 1995 with Tom Watson, a pioneering Internet publishing venture and the first publication to chronicle

Silicon Alley Silicon Alley is an area of high tech companies centered around southern Manhattan's Flatiron district in New York City. The term was coined in the 1990s during the dot-com boom, alluding to California's Silicon Valley tech center. The term has ...

. Since its launch, @NY has grown to more than 6,000. He is the author of the Uniform Hieroglyphic blog, and the creator of the popular American roots music podcast, ''Down in the Flood''. His work has appeared in ''

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 ...

'', the ''

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'', '' Pulse!'', ''

Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fra ...

'', ''

The Absolute Sound ''The Absolute Sound'' (TAS) is an American audiophile magazine which reviews high-end audio equipment, along with recordings and comments on various music-related subjects. History ''The Absolute Sound'' was founded in 1973 by Harry Pearson, ...

'', '' Goldmine'', and ''

Stereophile ''Stereophile'' is a monthly American audiophile magazine which reviews high-end audio equipment, such as loudspeakers and amplifiers, and audio-related news. History Founded in 1962 by J. Gordon Holt. ''Stereophile'' is the highest-circulation ...

''.

References

External links

Down in the FloodUniform Hieroglyphic
Living people American male journalists Columbia College (New York) alumni American male musicians American chief operating officers American commentators Hunter College faculty Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-journalist-20thC-stub