Meet the DC SPJ 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees: Juan Williams

Juan Williams

Mr. Williams joined Fox News in 1997 as a political contributor. He is a regular panelist on Fox Broadcasting’s public affairs program, “Fox News Sunday.”
In addition, Williams anchors weekend live coverage on the Fox News Channel. Williams also is a news analyst for National Public Radio.
From 2000-2001, he hosted NPR’s call-in show “Talk of the Nation.” In that role, he traveled to cities across America for monthly town hall meetings broadcast before live audiences.
Williams spent 23 years at The Washington Post, where he served as an editorial writer, op-ed columnist and White House correspondent.
The recipient of an Emmy Award for television documentary writing, Williams also won widespread critical acclaim for a series of documentaries including, “Politics—The New Black Power” and “A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom.”
He is the author of the non-fiction bestseller, “Eyes on The Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965” and “Thurgood Marshall—American Revolutionary.”
Williams has also written numerous articles for national magazines including Fortune, The Atlantic Monthly, Ebony, GQ and The New Republic, in addition to appearing on television programs including ABC’s “Nightline,” PBS’ “Washington Week in Review” and “Oprah.”
He is a graduate of Haverford College and sits on a number of boards, including the Haverford College Board of Trustees, the Aspen Institute of Communications and Society Program, Washington Journalism Center and the New York Civil Rights Coalition.