Ronnie Eldridge ('' née'' Myers) is an American activist, businesswoman, politician, and television host. She is the current host of ''Eldridge & Co.'', a weekly television talk show on

CUNY TV , mottoeng = The education of free people is the hope of Mankind , budget = $3.6 billion , established = , type = Public university system , chancellor = Fél ...

, the television station of the City University of New York.

Life and career

In 1977, Eldridge resigned from a position as an executive producer at Channel 13, where she worked on such television series as ''

Woman Alive! ''Woman Alive!'' was a feminist television show resulting from a collaboration between ''Ms. Magazine'' and American public television. It consisted of one pilot episode (1974) and two series (1975 and 1977). Background In 1974, ''Ms. Magazine' ...

'', to enter politics and run for president of the borough of Manhattan, asking, "Does anyone honestly believe that the whole household of Manhattan can be run by men alone?." A protégé of

Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, ...

, she went on to serve New York City's Mayor John V. Lindsay as Special Assistant, and was the only female member of the cabinet of New York Governor

Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo (, ; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as ...

serving as Director of the Division for Women. Equal parts entrepreneurial and political she spearheaded Special Projects for ''Ms'' Magazine and served as Executive Director of the MS Foundation for Women. From 1989 to 2001, she represented the Upper West Side on New York's City Council. Since then she has worked on various political projects as well as several business ventures and activism campaigns focusing on women's rights. She was married to

Jimmy Breslin James Earle Breslin (October 17, 1928 – March 19, 2017) was an American journalist and author. Until the time of his death, he wrote a column for the New York ''Daily News'' Sunday edition.''Current Biography 1942'', pp. 648–51: "Patterson, ...

, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. The celebrated marriage between the feminist politician and the gruff city columnist inspired the CBS show, "American Nuclear." She and her husband are the parents of nine children and 11 grandchildren. They remained married until Breslin's death in 2017 left Eldridge widowed for a second time. In 2019, Eldridge endorsed Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.

References

Living people New York City Council members Barnard College alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{NewYork-politician-stub