Jon Carroll (born November 6, 1943) is a retired newspaper columnist, best known for his work for the '' San Francisco Chronicle'' from 1982, when he succeeded columnist Charles McCabe, to 2015, when he retired. His column appeared on the back page of the ''Chronicle''s Datebook section (the newspaper's entertainment section) Tuesdays through Fridays. Carroll was born in Los Angeles and raised in nearby Pasadena. He attended (but did not finish) UC Berkeley, where he edited the campus humor magazine, the ''

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''. Before becoming a newspaper columnist, he worked on the editorial staff at '' Rolling Stone'' magazine (assistant editor, 1970) where he wrote "Voice Denies Nixon Drug Use," ''Rags'' magazine, '' Oui'', a '' Playboy'' spinoff (editor, 1972); '' The Village Voice'' (West Coast editor, 1974); '' WomenSports'' magazine (Consulting editor); and '' New West'' magazine (editor, 1978, where he won a

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in 1979). Selected newspaper columns were published in book form in ''Near-Life Experiences'', by Chronicle Books in 1993.

Personal life

He was previously married to Sandra Rosenzweig, with whom he has two daughters; daughter Shana is a trapeze artist and cofounder of the performance troup The 7 Fingers. He currently resides in Oakland, California with his family.

References

External links

Archive of columns

Media Conference Host
at The WELL
Jon Carroll on creativity, an interview with about-creativity.com May 18, 2007

Carroll's column on the "Unitarian Jihad"

Long interview with Jon Carroll on The Rumpus

Jon Carroll blog
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