Tony Snow

Robert Anthony Snow (born on June 1st 1955 in Berea in the Kentucky), is a Journaliste and the spokesperson of the White House of the May 8th 2006 with the September 14th 2007.

Origins

Snow was born in Berea in the Kentucky and was high with Cincinnati in the Ohio. His/her father was teaching and the principal assistant of the college of Princeton in the suburbs of Cincinnati.

His/her maternal mother, assisante, died of a Cancer of the colonist in 1973 whereas it is only 17 years old.

Tony Snow is graduate in Philosophie College of Davidson in 1977.

Journalist

In 1979, it starts a career of journalist and leader-writer in North Carolina which it then continues in local newspapers of Virginia then Michigan.

In 1987, he becomes leader-writer associated with the Washington Times.

Between 1993 and 2000, its leading articles are included in more than 200 newspapers through the country.

During its journalistic career, it receives many prices and honorary distinctions for the quality of its work on behalf of its fellow-members of the media that it is association of press of Virginia, club of the press of Strait, company of the American journalists, that of the leader-writers or Associated Press and Gannett.

It also takes part in many political emissions and talk shows, that it is on television (The McLaughlin Group, The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, Face the Nation, Crossfire, or Good Morning America) or with radio operator what reinforces its national notoriety.

A journalist engaged in policy

In 1991, Tony Snow suspends his journalistic career to write the speeches of the president George H.W. Bush auprès of which it was also in load of the relationships to the media.

Of 1996 with 2003, he is commentator and presenter on the chain of information Fox News often presented like a chain of preserving information . It presents then its clean talk show on Fox News Radio until April 2006.

Spokesperson of the White House

Although having criticized on several occasions the government of George W. Bush, Snow was selected to succeed Scott McClellan, at the station of door word of the White House of this same George W. Bush in order to reassure the preserving electoral base of the Republican party. It takes its functions the May 8th 2006. Its independence of mind then appears to be the good choice for the marked White House to lock any information bound for the media.

The disease

In March 2007, he announces that he must undergo an surgical operation to treat the development of a pre-cancerous lesion which had been worth the ablation of the to him colonist in 2005. He is then replaced by his assistant Dana Perino, at the station of spokesperson.

The March 27th 2007, the White House confirms the discovery of metastasis S and that Tony Snow is well reached of a Cancer.

The April 21st 2007, Snow makes its first public appearance since surgical operation with the annual dinner of the press correspondents of the White House at the side of David Letterman.

Snow takes again its functions then the April 30th 2007 but in August 2007, he announces his resignation to be able to continue a treatment in Chimiothérapie for his Cancer of the colonist.

Career in the written press

The Greensboro Editorials Record, journalist in 1979.
The Virginian-Pile, leader-writer and journalist of 1981 with 1982.
The Newport News Daily Near, leader-writer of 1982 with 1984.
The Strait News leader-writer of 1984 with 1987.
The Washington Times, leader-writer of 1987 with 1991.
The Strait News Columnist, collaborator of 1993 with 2000.
USA Today where it holds a personal column of 1994 with 2000.

Career with the radio and on television

The Tony Snow Show.
Rush Limbaugh (participation).
National Radio operator Public (participation).
Weekend Live (participation).
Fox News Sunday 1996 - 2003 (regular participation).

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