Tom Bevan (publisher)

For the British writer of boys' adventure stories, see Tom Bevan (writer).

Bevan in 2008

Thomas C. Bevan is an American writer and media executive who is co-founder and, as of 2021, publisher of RealClearPolitics.

Bevan attended Princeton University, playing at defensive back for Princeton Tigers football and graduating with a bachelor's degree in history in 1991.[1] His Princeton senior thesis was A Deadly Society: Confederate Soldiers at Point Lookout Prison, July 1863–June 1865.[2]

After graduating from Princeton, he worked as an advertising account executive in Seattle, Chicago, and Miami with Leo Burnett and Crispin Porter + Bogusky.[3][4] In 1989 he met John McIntyre; the two founded RealClearPolitics in 2000.[5][4][6] In 2012 he co-authored, with Carl M. Cannon, The RealClearPolitics Political Download: Election 2012: The Battle Begins from Crown Publishing Group and, in 2018, was named number 23 on the Princeton Alumni Weekly's list of the 25 most influential alumni of Princeton University.[7][8] As of 2021, Bevan is publisher of RealClearPolitics and also hosts a weekly radio show on WLS-AM.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Q&A with Tom Bevan '91 of Princeton Football, Founder of RealClearPolitics". The Daily Princetonian. May 28, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Bevan, Thomas C. (1991). A Deadly Society: Confederate Soldiers at Point Lookout Prison, July 1863 - June 1865 (Senior thesis). Princeton University.
  3. ^ Johnson, Steve (February 5, 2008). "Two guys + politics = 'lean, mean'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b MacKay, Rob (June 6, 2001). "Political junkies create Web site for opinion and analysis". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Chaffin, Joshua (April 4, 2008). "Web wins in White House race". Financial Times. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Zorn, Eric (October 26, 2004). "Political site polls well with election junkies". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Crown Publishers and RealClearPolitics Announce Publishing Partnership". crownpublishing.com. Crown Publishing Group. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Bernstein, Mark (January 10, 2018). "Our Most Influential Alumni". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tom Bevan". wlsam.com. WLS-AM. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "About RealClearPolitics". realclearpolitics.com. RealClearPolitics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.