Jon Meacham biography
Jon Meacham is an American journalist, writer, reviewer, historian, and presidential biographer who is currently the historian of the Washington National Cathedral. He is also a contributing writer for The New York Times Book Review. He is a former executive editor, executive vice president of Random House and former editor-in-chief of Newsweek.
Certified author, he has written several books. Jon was the winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for American Lion: Andrew Jackson at the White House. Regarding his education, he attended The McCallie School where he developed an interest in the civil rights movement.
He later participated in Sewanee: The University of the South. After a few years, he graduated summa cum laude in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. He was even elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the University. In addition, he worked at The Chattanooga Times, until moving to Washington in 1993, where he was co-editor of Washington.
In 1995, Jon worked as Newsweek’s national affairs editor and later became its editor-in-chief in 1998. He also became the editor-in-chief of Newsweek’s print and online formats in 2006.
Over the years, he has been a frequent guest on various talk shows such as Charlie Rose, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report and Real Time with Bill Maher. He was recently chosen as the Conon Historian of the Washington National Cathedral for 2021.
Jon Meacham Age
How old is Meacham? Meacham It is 53 years old from 2021. He was born May 20, 1969, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States of America. Furthermore, he celebrates his birthday on May 20th every year and his zodiac sign is Taurus.
Jon Meacham Height
Meacham is on average height of 5 feet 10 inches and it’s from moderate weight. However, his exact weight and other body measurements are not known and will be updated.
Jon Meacham family
Meacham is the proud son of Jere Ellis Meacham (father) and Linda Brodie (mother). His father (born 1946, died 2008) was a construction and labor relations executive who was decorated for bravery in the Vietnam War. His parental grandparents are Ellis K. Meacham and Jean Austin Meacham. He was raised by them when his parents divorced. It was here that he fell in love with politics, as his grandparents always discussed politics every morning.
Jon Meacham Wife | Marriage | Children
Meacham is married to his beloved wife, Margaret Keith Smythe. They caught married in 1996. At the time, Keith was a professor, having studied at the University of Virginia and the University of Aix-en-Provence. They are proud parents of three sons, two daughters, Marie and Maggie and a son. This happy family currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Jon Meacham Net Worth
Meacham have an estimate net worth of $4 million as of 2022. His main source of income is his career as a historian and journalist.
Jon Meacham Awards
- 2009: Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for American Lion: Andrew Jackson at the White House.
- 2013: Anti-Defamation League Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Award
- 2013: Founder’s Award from the Pennsylvania Historical Society
- 2016: Spirit of Democracy Award from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute.
- Named “Global Leader of Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum
- A member of the Society of American Historians
- Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
- A trustee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and Andrew Jackson Foundation
- Chairs the national advisory board of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University.
- Distinguished Visiting Professor of History at the University of the South
- A distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University
