David Broder

David Broder, a national political correspondent reporting the on-going political scene for The Washington Post, also writes a twice-weekly column that covers an even broader aspect of American political life. The column, syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group, is carried by more than 300 newspapers across the nation.

Known to millions as a regular interviewer on NBC's Meet the Press and a panelist on PBS' Washington Week in Review, David Broder has contributed to and written several books, including The System: The American Way of Politics at the Breaking Point, Behind the Front Page: A Candid Look at How the News Is Made and Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money.

David Broder was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in May 1973 for "distinguished commentary" and was named "Best Newspaper Political Reporter" by Washington Journalism Review in 1985. A 1981 survey for Washingtonian magazine found Broder to be rated as "Washington's most highly regarded columnist" by both editorial page editors and members of Congress, leading 16 others in ratings for "overall integrity, factual accuracy and insight." An earlier American University survey of the Washington press corps concluded, "David Broder's integrity and hard work have led him to be anointed the unofficial 'chairman of the board' by national political writers... He heads an elite clan whose articles are carefully watched by the public, politicians and most important, other reporters."

Before joining the national reporting staff of The Washington Post in 1966, David Broder covered national politics for The New York Times (1965-66), The Washington Star (1960-65) and Congressional Quarterly (1955-60). He has covered every national campaign and convention since 1960, traveling as much as 100,000 miles a year to interview voters and report on the candidates.

Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois, in 1929, David Broder received his bachelor's degree and a masters' degree in political science from the University of Chicago, served two years in the U.S. Army and began his journalism career on the Bloomington Pantagraph. He has been a fellow of the Institute of Politics of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a fellow of the Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs at Duke University. David Broder and his wife have four grown sons and make their home in Arlington, Virginia.