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My Take
Stossel is a figure people sort themselves over, but I respect the spine even when I question the conclusions. From Chicago Heights to Princeton to a long run across ABC, Fox Business and Reason TV, he earned the hardware first, a George Polk Award, a Peabody and an Emmy, before swinging hard into libertarian commentary. What I value is the refusal to grow comfortable: rather than resting on consumer-reporting credibility, he kept poking at conventional wisdom and asking whether the received story was actually true. You need not agree with his economics to admire a reporter who made doubt his lifelong habit. At his age, that is real persistence.
Overview
John Frank Stossel (born March 6, 1947) is an American libertarian television presenter, author, consumer journalist, political activist, and pundit. He is known for his career as a host on ABC News, Fox Business Network, and Reason TV. Stossel's style combines reporting and commentary. It reflects a "small L" libertarian political philosophy and views on economics which are largely supportive of the free market.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Stossel
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ストッセル
- Reading
- じょん・すとっせる
- Born
- March 6, 1947 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television presenter / journalist / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- New Trier High School
- University
- Princeton University
Awards & achievements
- 1977 George Polk Award
- Peabody Awards
- 1987 News and Documentary Emmy Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.