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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.
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
- Occupation
- television presenter / journalist / writer
2. Background
- High school
- New Trier High School
- University
- Princeton University
Awards & achievements
- 1977 George Polk Award
- Peabody Awards
- 1987 News and Documentary Emmy Awards
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was John Stossel born?
Born March 6, 1947 (age 79).
Where is John Stossel from?
John Stossel is from Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States.
What does John Stossel do?
John Stossel works as television presenter, journalist, writer.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.