David Remnick has been editor of The New Yorker since 1998 and a staff writer since 1992...
He has written many pieces for the magazine, including reporting from Russia, the Middle East, and Europe, and Profiles of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Katharine Graham, Mike Tyson, Ralph Ellison, Philip Roth, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Remnick began his reporting career as a staff writer at the Washington Post in 1982, where he covered stories for the Metro, Sports, and Style sections. In 1988, he started a four-year tenure as a Washington Post Moscow correspondent, an experience that formed the basis of his 1993 book on the former Soviet Union, “Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire.” In 1994, “Lenin’s Tomb” received both the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction and a George Polk Award for excellence in journalism.
Since Remnick became editor, The New Yorker has garnered a hundred and forty-nine nominations for National Magazine Awards and has won thirty-seven. In 2001 and again in 2005, the magazine won an unprecedented five National Magazine Awards; in 2014, the magazine won four awards. In addition, in 2000 Remnick was named Advertising Age’s Editor of the Year.
Remnick has written six books: “Lenin’s Tomb,” “Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia,” “King of the World” (a biography of Muhammad Ali), “The Bridge” (a biography of Barack Obama), and “The Devil Problem” and “Reporting,” which are collections of some of his pieces from the magazine. Remnick has edited many anthologies of New Yorker pieces, including “Life Stories,” “Wonderful Town,” “The New Gilded Age,” “Fierce Pajamas,” “Secret Ingredients,” and “Disquiet, Please!”
Remnick has contributed to The New York Review of Books, Vanity Fair, Esquire, andThe New Republic. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and has taught at Princeton, where he received his B.A., in 1981, and at Columbia. He lives in New York with his wife, Esther Fein; they have three children, Alex, Noah, and Natasha.
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David Remnick appears in the following:
Friday, January 26, 2024
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The death toll for journalists in Gaza is extremely high, and Israel has been accused of targeting them. Plus, a conversation with the Oscar-nominated director Cord Jefferson.
Friday, January 12, 2024
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The former President has upended the 2024 Republican contest without participating in a debate, and barely campaigning on the ground. Plus, actress Danielle Brooks on “The Color Purple.”
Friday, January 05, 2024
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
“Origin,” DuVernay's adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” may be her most ambitious undertaking to date.
Friday, December 29, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
Dexter Filkins reports on the chaotic situation at the southern border. Plus, a poet whose writing on the DeafBlind experience is full of humor and life.
Friday, December 22, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
After nearly half a century, the singer-songwriter has cemented his status as a rock-and-roll legend. But, true to form, he hasn’t rested on his laurels.
Friday, December 22, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
After nearly half a century, the singer-songwriter has cemented his status as a rock-and-roll legend. But, true to form, he hasn’t rested on his laurels.
Friday, December 15, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Palestinian writer is detained by Israeli forces while he tries to flee Gaza with his family. Plus, a story of Christmas at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
Friday, December 08, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
Once a top Republican, Cheney is calling out former colleagues in Congress, like Speaker Mike Johnson, for “enabling” a would-be dictator. Plus, a live performance from Brandy Clark.
Friday, December 01, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The country legend finds freedom in her first venture into rock. Plus, Jill Lepore, Jelani Cobb, and Evan Osnos on how American democracy got so precarious.
Friday, November 24, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
Bradley Cooper tells David Remnick that he has spent his life preparing for his role in “Maestro” as the iconic conductor Leonard Bernstein—and it shows.
Friday, November 17, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The normalization of antisemitism has the potential to destabilize democracies, a historian says. Plus, the godfather of artificial intelligence on why his brainchild scares him.
Friday, November 10, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The tech giant is a monopoly that harms consumers and merchants, according to a federal lawsuit. Plus, the director Emerald Fennell discusses her latest film, “Saltburn.”
Friday, November 03, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The mother of Trayvon Martin and others on what Black Lives Matter has achieved in ten years, and what it hasn’t.
Friday, November 03, 2023
Why this is perhaps the hardest story to report.
Monday, October 30, 2023
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker and the host of "The New Yorker Radio Hour" reports on his recent trip to Israel and offers analysis of the Israel-Hamas war.
Friday, October 27, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
After returning from a week of reporting in Israel, David Remnick has two important conversations about the conflict between Israelis and Arabs both in and outside of Gaza. First, he ...
Friday, October 27, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
David Remnick hears from two sources about how Israelis and Palestinians feel about the October 7th attacks, and what the future may hold for the region.
Friday, October 20, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The iconic filmmaker tells David Remnick how he got his start, how to direct Denzel, and when he’ll retire. Plus, Thomas Mallon on the TV adaptation of his novel “Fellow Travelers.”
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
When an outrageous yet charismatic candidate for president promises to kill suspected criminals, reporter Patricia Evangelista says, we should listen: it may not be just a talking point.
Friday, October 13, 2023
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David Remnick : Host, The New Yorker Radio Hour
The German filmmaking legend says the New York Times is simply “dazed and confused” when it comes to the veracity of his new memoir.