John Dennis Patrick O'Brian (August 16, 1914 – November 5, 2000) was an entertainment journalist best known for his longtime role as a television critic for ''
New York Journal American
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The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 t ...
''.
Career
After the death of
Dorothy Kilgallen
Dorothy Mae Kilgallen (July 3, 1913 – November 8, 1965) was an American columnist, journalist, and television game show panelist. After spending two semesters at the College of New Rochelle, she started her career shortly before her 18th birth ...
, his colleague at the ''Journal American'', in November 1965, O'Brian took over her old ''Voice of Broadway'' column.
Personal and death
O'Brian was married to Yvonne Johnston, who died in 1996. They were the parents of two daughters, Bridget and
Kate O'Brian
Kate O'Brian is an American journalist and television executive. She is the head of news for the E. W. Scripps Company's national news channels, Newsy and Court TV. She was previously with Al Jazeera America as president of the network and before ...
, who was president of
Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera America was an American pay television news channel owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network. The channel was launched on August 20, 2013, to compete with CNN, HLN, MSNBC, Fox News, and in certain markets RT America. It was Al Jaze ...
.
References
External links
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Finding aid to the Jack O’Brian papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
American television critics
McCarthyism
Writers from Buffalo, New York
Writers from New York City
1914 births
2000 deaths
20th-century American writers
20th-century American journalists
American male journalists
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