Astead Herndon
Astead Herndon | |
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| Alma mater | Marquette University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | National politics reporter for The New York Times Political analyst and contributor for CNN |
Astead Wesley Herndon is an American journalist at The New York Times. A reporter on national politics, as well as a political analyst, he is also a contributor to CNN. Prior to joining CNN and The New York Times, he was a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Boston Globe, as well as a member of the White House press corps. Covering elections for The New York Times since 2018, he has been nominated for various journalistic awards for his reporting on elections. He is credited with having helped shape The New York Times reporting on race and identity.[1][2]
Herndon is currently the host of the political podcast "The Run-Up" on New York Times' podcast services, which has also been nominated for several awards.
Biography
Herndon was raised in Flossmoor, Illinois.[3] His father established a branch of the Church of God in Christ.[4] He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in journalism.[5][6] While there, he became involved with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). He worked with AmeriCorps during a gap year while at Marquette.[1]
Herndon worked as a journalist with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and later in Washington D.C. as part of the White House press corps.[4] After interning at The Boston Globe, Herndon became a reporter there in 2015, where he worked as part of their Metro and City Hall sections.[1] Among his pieces while at the Globe included uncovering real estate fraud in the Boston area, as well as turning down a $5,000 bribe and uncovering the source of the bribe in a two-part story.[5]
He joined The New York Times in 2018.[5] He has extensively covered national elections with the newspaper, starting with the 2018 midterm elections.[6] In 2019, he was the newspaper's reporter for Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign. His coverage of the 2020 presidential election was included as part of The New York Times nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in 2021.[7] His 2024 profile of Harris was nominated for a National Magazine Award.[8]
Herndon also works as a political analyst and contributor for CNN.[6][7]
Herndon is the host of "The Run-Up", a podcast created in 2022 and dedicated to election coverage and politics more broadly. It was named one of the best podcasts of 2022 by The Economist.[7] The podcast was also nominated for the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting and a Livingston Award.[3]
He was named a member of Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021 in their Media category.[2] In 2023, he was named a Pritzker fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics for their Winter-Spring 2023 cohort.[7] Herndon will be awarded with the Distinguished Journalist Award by DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence in 2025.[3]
References
- ^ a b c McGlothian, Elise. "The Nontraditional Route: In Conversation with Astead Herndon". Minerva Strategies. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ a b Garrett, Brianne; Shapiro, Ariel; Cuccinello, Hayley; Knight, Brett. "Forbes 30 Under 30 - Media". Forbes. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Astead Herndon of The New York Times to receive award from DePaul University". DePaul Newsroom. January 30, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ a b Everett, Laura; Lamar, Bill (January 23, 2018). "Episode 2: Astead Herndon on navigating the career pipeline as a young, black newspaper reporter". Faith & Leadership, Duke Divinity. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Astead Herndon Joining The Times". The New York Times. April 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Astead Herndon". Public Policy Institute of California. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Astead Herndon - Institute of Politics". The University of Chicago Institute of Politics. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Astead W. Herndon - House of SpeakEasy NYC". House of SpeakEasy. Retrieved March 6, 2025.